Lambodara, Lamba-udara: 20 definitions
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Lambodara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Lambodara (लम्बोदर, “big belly”) refers to one of the fifty-six vināyakas located at Kāśī (Vārāṇasī), and forms part of a sacred pilgrimage (yātrā), described in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa (Skanda-purāṇa 4.2.57). He is also known as Lambodaravināyaka, Lambodaragaṇeśa and Lambodaravighneśa. These fifty-six vināyakas are positioned at the eight cardinal points in seven concentric circles (8x7). They center around a deity named Ḍhuṇḍhirāja (or Ḍhuṇḍhi-vināyaka) positioned near the Viśvanātha temple, which lies at the heart of Kāśī, near the Gaṅges. This arrangement symbolises the interconnecting relationship of the macrocosmos, the mesocosmos and the microcosmos.
Lambodara is positioned in the South-Eastern corner of the second circle of the kāśī-maṇḍala. According to Rana Singh (source), his shrine is located at “near Kedar Ghat, at the Lali Ghat”. Worshippers of Lambodara will benefit from his quality, which is defined as “the giver of coolness”. His coordinates are: Lat. 25.17951, Lon. 83.00467 (or, 25°10'46.2"N, 83°00'16.8"E) (Google maps)
Lambodara, and the other vināyakas, are described in the Skandapurāṇa (the largest of the eighteen mahāpurāṇas). This book narrates the details and legends surrounding numerous holy pilgrimages (tīrtha-māhātmya) throughout India. It is composed of over 81,000 metrical verses with the core text dating from the before the 4th-century CE.
Lambodara (लम्बोदर) is another name for Gaṇeśa, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.20 (“The fight between the Gaṇas and the Asuras”).—Accordingly, as Jalandhara laid siege to Kailāsa: “[...] All the three powerful Daityas obstructed the army of the Gaṇas showering arrows like the destructive clouds in the rainy season. The volleys of arrows discharged by the Daityas enveloped all the quarters and the atmosphere like huge swarms of locusts. They shook the hosts of Gaṇas. Split by hundreds of arrows, the Gaṇas shed streams of blood. They resembled the red Kiṃśuka flowers of the spring season. They did not know what to do. On seeing their army thus shattered, the infuriated leaders Nandin, Gaṇeśa [e.g., Lambodara] and Kārttikeya hurriedly checked the rushing Daityas”.
1a) Lambodara (लम्बोदर).—A son of Paurṇamāsa, and father of Cibilaka.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa XII. 1. 24.
1b) A name of Vighneśvara.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 42. 34; IV. 44. 67.
1c) A son of Śāntikarṇi (Śatakarṇi, vāyu-purāṇa.), ruled for 18 years; father of Pilaka.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 273. 4; Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 24. 45.
1d) A son of Ugra, the avatār of the Lord.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 23. 153.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
1) Lambodara (लम्बोदर) refers to one of the eight Guardians (kṣetrapāla-aṣṭaka) associated with Kāmākhya (corresponding to the eastern face of Bhairava), according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—[...] The eight Guardians (kṣetrapālāṣṭaka): Heruka, Kumāra, Kamala, Ṣaṇmukhāntaka, Kadamba, Lalita, Lambodara, Devasena.
2) Lambodara (लम्बोदर) refers to “one who has a big belly” and is used to describe Navātman, according to the Śrīmatottara-tantra, an expansion of the Kubjikāmatatantra: the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjikā cult.—Accordingly, [while describing the visualized form of Navātman Bhairava]: “[...] Navātman’s mind is blissful with his own energy and he is delighted by the bliss of (spiritual) wine. [...] (He is) adorned with a garland of skulls and is beautiful in all (his) limbs. Replete with all (the good) characteristics, he is in the midst of the host of Yoginīs. He has a large chest and a big belly (lambodara) and is very strong. A corpse is placed (under) the soles of (his) feet and, burning intensely, he is very powerful. [...]”.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
India history and geography
Lambodara (r. 85-67 BCE) is a king from the Sātavāhana dynasty of ancient India. The Sātavāhana lineage (known as Andhra in the Purāṇas) once ruled much of the Deccan region and several of the Ajantā caves at West-Khandesh (West-Khaṇḍeśa, modern Jalgaon) were carved in the 3rd century BCE when the region was ruled by kings (e.g., Lambodara) and descendants of the Sātavāhana kings. Lambodara was preceded by Śātakarṇi II and succeeded by Apilaka.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
lambōdara (लंबोदर).—a (S Long-bellied. A name of gaṇapati) Long-bellied.
lambōdara (लंबोदर).—m A name of gaṇapati a Longbellied.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Lambodara (लम्बोदर).—a. big-bellied, pot-bellied, portly. (-raḥ) 1 Name of Gaṇeśa.
2) a glutton. °जननी (jananī) Name of Pārvatī; निरालम्बो लम्बोदरजननि कं यामि शरणम् (nirālambo lambodarajanani kaṃ yāmi śaraṇam) Ā.L.11.
-rī Name of the goddess Tārā.
Lambodara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms lamba and udara (उदर).
Lambodara (लम्बोदर).—name of a yakṣa: Mahā-Māyūrī 45.
Lambodara (लम्बोदर).—m.
(-raḥ) 1. A name of Ganesa. 2. A glutton. E. lamba large, and udara the belly.
Lambodara (लम्बोदर).—m. 1. a glutton. 2. Gaṇeśa.
Lambodara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms lamba and udara (उदर).
Lambodara (लम्बोदर).—[feminine] ī having a large belly; [masculine] [Epithet] of Ganeśa.
1) Lambodara (लम्बोदर) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—father of Kamalākara, grandfather of Śaṅkara (Tārārahasyavṛttikā).
2) Lambodara (लम्बोदर):—Homapaddhati.
1) Lambodara (लम्बोदर):—[from lamba > lamb] mf(ī)n. having a large or protuberant belly, potbellied (-tā f.), [Mahābhārata; Kādambarī; Kathāsaritsāgara]
2) [v.s. ...] voracious, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] m. Name of Gaṇeśa, [Pañcarātra; Kathāsaritsāgara]
4) [v.s. ...] of a king, [Purāṇa]
5) [v.s. ...] of a Muni, [Catalogue(s)]
Lambodara (लम्बोदर):—[lambo+dara] (raḥ) 1. m. Ganesha; glutton.
Lambodara (लम्बोदर):—
1) adj. (f. ī) einen Hängebauch habend [Mahābhārata 9, 2653.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 70, 102. 125.] [Vyutpatti oder Mahāvyutpatti 206.] = ādyūna [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha 4, 277.] = uddhāna [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 3, 3, 368.] [Medinīkoṣa r. 294.] —
2) m. a) Beiname Gaṇeśa’s [Amarakoṣa.1,1,1,34.] [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 207.] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa] [Halāyudha.1,18.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 50,178. 55,162.] [Weber’s Verzeichniss 117,6.] [Oxforder Handschriften 27,a,37. 40. 148,a, No. 318, Z. 3.] [PAÑCAR.1,7,86. 93.] — b) Nomen proprium eines Fürsten [Viṣṇupurāṇa 472.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 12, 1, 22.] — c) Nomen proprium eines Muni [Oxforder Handschriften 52,b,18.] —
3) f. ī Name einer Unholdin [Suśruta 2, 388, 6.]
Lambodara (लम्बोदर):——
1) Adj. (f. ī) — a) einen Hängebauch habend. Nom.abstr. tā f. [Kād. (1872) 256,4.] — b) *gefrässig. —
2) m. — a) Beiname Gaṇeśa's. — b) Nomen proprium — α) eines Fürsten. — β) eines Muni. —
3) f. ī Nomen proprium — a) einer Unholdin. — b) eines Flusses. nadīmāhātmya n. [Bühler, Bombay 1877 .No.82.]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Hindi dictionary
Laṃbodara (लंबोदर) [Also spelled lambodar]:—(a) pot-bellied; long-bellied, paunchy; gluttunous; (nm) an epithet of Ganēsh; a glutton.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Laṃbōdara (ಲಂಬೋದರ):—
1) [noun] a man having a distended or protuberant belly.
2) [noun] a man who eats excessively or voraciously.
3) [noun] Gaṇeśa, the God of Wisdom.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Lambodara (लम्बोदर):—n. Mythol. an epithet of Ganesh;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Udara, Lamba.
Starts with: Lambodaraganesha, Lambodaraprahasana, Lambodarata, Lambodaravighnesha, Lambodaravinayaka.
Full-text (+14): Ivilaka, Lambodaraprahasana, Lambodar, Ilampotaran, Apilaka, Lambodarata, Shatakarni, Lambodaravighnesha, Lambodaraganesha, Cibilaka, Apitaka, Lambodaravinayaka, Pilaka, Lambodarinadimahatmya, Lambodari, Homapaddhati, Gillapetta, Ganesha, Shankaracarya, Devasena.
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Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 19 - The Fail of Vīrabhadra < [Section 4 - Kārttikamāsa-māhātmya]
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