Mayamoha, Māyāmoha: 5 definitions
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Mayamoha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationMāyāmoha (मायामोह) was created by Viṣṇu in order to delude the Asuras of the Three Cities, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.4 (“The Tripuras are initiated).—According to the present context Viṣṇu created a delusive teacher called Māyāmoha who created a Māyāśāstra of sixteen lakhs of ślokas in Apabhraṃśa, preaching Jina Dharma for misguiding the Asuras. Māyāmoha created four sorts of preachers for the propagation of Jina Dharma. He preached non-violence, forbade Śrauta and Smārta rituals, discarded Varṇāśrama system, created an order for women that resulted in leaving their home and leading the life of nuns. In some versions, the role is assigned to Bṛhaspati, the preceptor of the Gods who in the guise of their preceptor Śukra deludes the Asuras. For details, see Māyāmohaprakaraṇa in Padma. Viṣṇu, Liṅga, Matsya etc.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexMāyāmoha (मायामोह).—The form which Viṣṇu took to vanquish the Asuras under Hrāda who defeated the Gods; he approached the Asuras as a naked mendicant, clean shaven and with a bunch of peacock feathers, performing austerities in the Narmadā and led them from the path of the Vedas by calling them Arhats; they left the trodden path and abandoned vedic practices and rites, and decried vedic sacrifices.*
- * Viṣṇu-purāṇa III. 17. 14-45; 18. 1-32.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMāyāmoha (मायामोह):—[=māyā-moha] [from māyā > māya] m. ‘illusion, bewilderment’, Name of a Jina or Buddha, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa]
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryMāyāmoha (मायामोह):—n. 1. infatuation; illusion. delusion; 2. love; affection;
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.
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Full-text: Mayashastra, Barhipicchadhara, Mayapurusha, Arhata, Nagna, Devasurayuddha.
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Mayamoha < [Third Section]
The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 4 - The Tripuras are initiated < [Section 2.5 - Rudra-saṃhitā (5): Yuddha-khaṇḍa]
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 13 - The Deeds of the Avatāra (Incarnation) < [Section 1 - Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa (section on creation)]
The Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 71 - The statement of Nandikeśvara < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]
Bhagavad-gita-rahasya (or Karma-yoga Shastra) (by Bhalchandra Sitaram Sukthankar)