Madanagopala, Madanagopāla, Madana-gopala: 7 definitions
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In Hinduism
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Source: Pure Bhakti: Brhad BhagavatamrtamMadanagopāla (मदनगोपाल) refers to:—(or Madanagopāladeva) Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the attractor of Cupid; the worshipful Lord of Śrī Gopa-kumāra. (cf. Glossary page from Śrī Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta).
Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMadanagopāla (मदनगोपाल).—an epithet of Kṛṣṇa.
Derivable forms: madanagopālaḥ (मदनगोपालः).
Madanagopāla is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms madana and gopāla (गोपाल).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMadanagopāla (मदनगोपाल).—m.
(-laḥ) Krishna.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumMadanagopāla (मदनगोपाल) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—guru of Vaikuṇṭhapurī (Dvādaśamahāvākyavivaraṇa). Oxf. 227.
Madanagopāla has the following synonyms: Gopālapurī.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Madanagopāla (मदनगोपाल):—[=madana-gopāla] [from madana > mad] m. ‘herdsman of l°’, Name of Kṛṣṇa, [Padma-purāṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of the preceptor of Vaikuṇṭha-purī, [Catalogue(s)]
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Partial matches: Madana, Gopala.
Starts with: Madanagopaladeva, Madanagopalamahatmya, Madanagopalavadaprabandha, Madanagopalavilasa.
Full-text: Madanagopalavadaprabandha, Madanagopalavilasa, Madanagopaladeva, Gopalapuri, Vaikunthapuri, Vishnupuro.
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Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 2.24.15 < [Chapter 24 - The Lord Displays His Universal Form to Advaita]
Verse 1.9.113 < [Chapter 9 - Nityānanda’s Childhood Pastimes and Travels to Holy Places]
Verse 1.17.148 < [Chapter 17 - The Lord’s Travel to Gayā]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.1.104 < [Chapter 1 - Vairāgya (renunciation)]
Verse 2.3.60 < [Chapter 3 - Bhajana (loving service)]
Verse 2.3.46 < [Chapter 3 - Bhajana (loving service)]
Bhajana-Rahasya (by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Mahasaya)
Text 17 < [Chapter 7 - Saptama-yāma-sādhana (Pradoṣa-kālīya-bhajana–vipralambha-prema)]