Matavan, Mātavaṉ, Maṭavaṉ, Mātavāṉ: 3 definitions
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Mātavaṉ (மாதவன்) (Tamil) (in Sanskrit: Mādhava) refers to one of the Twelve Sacred Names of Viṣṇu (Dvādaśamūrti), according to the chapter 2.7 of the Tiruvāymoḻi.—Mātavaṉ and Kōvintaṉ are the lords. Mādhava destroys evil in a terrorist mind. He is ambrosia. He is a hill of red-lotus flowers. He is a lump of sugar, candy. Other epithets that come under Caturviṃśati are notified in the ‘Nālāyiram’ sporadically.
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India history and geography
Mātavaṉ (மாதவன்) (in Tamil) refers to Madhava in Sanskrit, and represents one of the proper nouns mentioned in the Kanchipuranam, which narrates the Shaivite Legends of Kanchipuram—an ancient and sacred district in Tamil Nadu (India). The Kanchipuranam (mentioning Mātavaṉ) reminds us that Kanchipuram represents an important seat of Hinduism where Vaishnavism and Shaivism have co-existed since ancient times.
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Tamil dictionary
Maṭavaṉ (மடவன்) noun < மட-மை. [mada-mai.] Stupid person; அறிவிலான். மடவர் மெல்லியர் செல்லினும் [arivilan. madavar melliyar sellinum] (புறநானூறு [purananuru] 106).
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Mātavaṉ (மாதவன்) noun < Mādhava.
1. Viṣṇu; திருமால். மாதவற்கு நான்முகற்கும் வரதன் கண்டாய் [thirumal. mathavarku nanmugarkum varathan kanday] (தேவாரம் [thevaram] 247, 7).
2. God of Spring; வசந்தன். (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [vasanthan. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
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Mātavāṉ (மாதவான்) noun See மாதுவான். [mathuvan.] (அசுவசாத்திரம் [asuvasathiram] 133.)
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
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Tirumantiram by Tirumular (English translation)
Verse 2858: Seek Him There Within < [Tantra Nine (onpatam tantiram) (verses 2649-3047)]
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Verse 433: Even the Three Gods do not Know the Mystery of Life < [Tantra Two (irantam tantiram) (verses 337-548)]
Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 464 < [Tamil-Hindi-English, Volume 2]
Page 208 < [Tamil-English-Malayalam (1 volume)]
Page 214 < [Tamil-English-Malayalam (1 volume)]
108 Tirupathi Anthathi (English translation) (by Sri Varadachari Sadagopan)
Later Chola Temples (by S. R. Balasubrahmanyam)
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Appendix: Temples or parts thereof built and miscellaneous facts < [Chapter II - Temples of Kulottunga I’s Time]
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Tiruvaymoli (Thiruvaimozhi): English translation (by S. Satyamurthi Ayyangar)
Pasuram 5.2.2 < [Section 2 - Second Tiruvaymoli (Polika Polika)]
Pasuram 10.5.7 < [Section 5 - Fifth Tiruvaymoli (Kannan Kalal-inai)]
Pasuram 10.9.5 < [Section 9 - Ninth Tiruvaymoli (Cul vicumpu ani mukil)]
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