Meruprastara, Meruprastāra, Meru-prastara: 6 definitions
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Meruprastara 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.
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramMeruprastāra (मेरुप्रस्तार) (cf. Bhūprastāra) is a three-dimensional representation of Śrīcakra.—Meruprastāra is the core of the goddess’s maṇḍala (from here emerges the goddess, and with her, the Krama).—[...] Pīṭha (“sacred seat”) is a general term for a place where a goddess or Yoginī resides. Internalized, these places may be represented as the ‘location’ of the fifty letters within the goddess’s triangular Yoni. When viewed in this form the Yoni is called the Meruprastāra.
Source: Manblunder: Śrī Cakra Navāvaraṇa PūjāMeruprastāra (मेरुप्रस्तार) refers to one of the two types of Śrī-Cakra.— There are two types of Śrī Cakra. One is bhūprastāra and another is meruprastāra. Bhūprastāra refers to normal flat Śrī Cakra, whose surface is flat. Whether it is Śrī Cakra or Meru, it should always be in square shape. Meruprastāra, which is vertical in nature, is divided into three types. The first three āvaraṇas are sṛṣṭi-karma (creation); The next three āvaraṇas are sthiti-krama (sustenance) and the last three āvaraṇas are saṃhāra (dissolution) kramas. The height of the first three āvaraṇas (bhūpurā and eight petal lotus and 16 petal lotus) is more than the other two is one type. The height of fourth, fifth and sixth āvaraṇas is more than first three and last three āvaraṇas is the second type. All āvaraṇas having the equal height is the third type.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMeruprastāra (मेरुप्रस्तार):—[=meru-prastāra] [from meru] m. a [particular] representation of all the possible combinations of a metre in such a form as to present a fancied resemblance to mount M°, [Agni-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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusMēruprastāra (ಮೇರುಪ್ರಸ್ತಾರ):—[noun] a table of all prosodies with the symbols of prosodic groups and units arranged in an order.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Neru, Prastara, Meru.
Full-text: Bhuprastara, Pithastava, Pitha, Kukaravidya.
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