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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Mantranāthā (मन्त्रनाथा).—Also Mantriṇī,¹ and Mantriṇīśyāmā; war master of Lalitā; residence at Kadambavanavāṭikā;² helped Kumārī in vanquishing Bhaṇḍa's sons; rode on Kiricakra; consulted Daṇḍanāthā;³ invoked Madīrāsindhu (s.v.).⁴

• 1) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 17. 22, 27; 27, 58; 19. 61.
• 2) Ib. IV. 31. 82, 89.
• 3) Ib. IV. 26. 2, 83, 113; 27. 58.
• 4) Ib. IV. 28. 14, 48, 92, 103.

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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.

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

Source: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra Tantra

Mantranātha (मन्त्रनाथ) refers to the “lord of Mantra” and is used to describe Amṛteśa, according to the Netratantra of Kṣemarāja: a Śaiva text from the 9th century in which Śiva (Bhairava) teaches Pārvatī topics such as metaphysics, cosmology, and soteriology.—Accordingly, [verse 15.1-2, while describing protection rituals]—“I shall now explain how the lord of mantra [i.e., Mantranātha—Amṛteśa] provides all protection, [how] the protector of mantra is strong and great, and how white mustard [becomes more effective] when infused with perfume. A person who receives the white mustard seed, [over which the Mantrin] has recited the mantra seven times, and who always keeps it on his head, he is freed of all faults”.

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Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.

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Partial matches: Natha, Mantra.

Full-text: Mantranayika, Mantrini, Saptavara, Shirahstha, Abhijapta.

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