Mahabhagavata, Mahābhāgavata, Maha-bhagavata, Mahābhagavata: 9 definitions
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In Hinduism
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Mahābhāgavata (महाभागवत) refers to “topmost devotee of the Supreme Lord”. (cf. Glossary page from Śrīmad-Bhagavad-Gītā).
Mahābhāgavata (महाभागवत) refers to:—A pure devotee of Śrī Bhagavān in the highest stage of devotional life, who is expert in Vedic literature, has full faith in Śrī Kṛṣṇa and can deliver the whole world. (cf. Glossary page from Bhajana-Rahasya).
Mahābhagavata (महाभगवत) refers to:—Great devotee. (cf. Glossary page from Śrī Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta).
Mahābhāgavata (महाभागवत) refers to a “great devotee” according to the commentary on Piḷḷai Lōkācārya’s Arthapañcaka.—Accordingly, “The person who does this ācāryābhimāna is incapable of doing anything else. With regard to him, reflecting on his lowliness and the happiness of the Lord if he were to obtain him, like a mother, who when her child falls ill, sees this as her own fault and gives it medicine, the Ācārya is that greatly compassionate one and great devotee (mahābhāgavata) who can undertake the means of salvation for the soul. All that the souls has to do is to surrender to the love for him and, [as in the saying], ‘if you were to give me the certain prize, then we are meant to obtain it’, with regard to all his activities do and not do what he [the Ācārya] commands.”
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
Mahābhāgavata (महाभागवत).—the great Bhāgavata, one of the 18 Purāṇas.
-taḥ a great worshipper of Viṣṇu.
Derivable forms: mahābhāgavatam (महाभागवतम्).
Mahābhāgavata is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mahā and bhāgavata (भागवत).
1) Mahābhāgavata (महाभागवत):—[=mahā-bhāgavata] [from mahā > mah] m. a great worshipper of Bhagavat (Viṣṇu), [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] n. (with or [scilicet] purāṇa) the gr° Bhāgavata Purāṇa, [Catalogue(s)]
Mahābhāgavata (महाभागवत):—[mahā-bhāgavata] (taḥ-tā-taṃ) a. Greatly honoured or exalted.
Mahābhāgavata (महाभागवत):—[(ma + bhā)]
1) m. ein grosser Verehrer Bhagavant's [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 1, 12, 17. 32.] —
2) n. das grosse Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, Name eines Upapurāṇa [Weber’s Indische Studien 1, 469, 4.]
Mahābhāgavata (महाभागवत):——
1) m. ein grosser Verehrer Bhagavant's (Viṣṇu's). —
2) n. das grosse Bhāgavatapurāṇa.
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.
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Partial matches (+0): Bhagavata, Maha.
Starts with (+0): Mahabhagavatapurana.
Full-text (+0): Mahabhagavatapurana, Bhagavata, Devibhagavata, Prahlada, Bharata.
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Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 2.13.243 < [Chapter 13 - The Deliverance of Jagāi and Mādhāi]
Verse 2.14.43 < [Chapter 14 - Yamarāja’s Saṅkīrtana]
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Bhajana-Rahasya (by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Mahasaya)
Text 37 < [Chapter 2 - Dvitīya-yāma-sādhana (Prātaḥ-kālīya-bhajana)]
Śrī Brahma-Madhva-Gauḍīya Guru-paramparā
Text 2 < [Chapter 5 - Pañcama-yāma-sādhana (Aparāhna-kālīya-bhajana–kṛṣṇa-āsakti)]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.3.45 < [Chapter 3 - Bhajana (loving service)]
Verse 1.4.110 < [Chapter 4 - Bhakta (the devotee)]
Verse 1.3.86 < [Chapter 3 - Prapañcātīta (beyond the Material Plane)]
Mahabhagavata Purana (translation and study) (by Prabir Kumar Nanda Goswami)
Chapter 1 - Introduction < [Study]
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Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Studies in the Upapuranas (by R. C. Hazra)