Nagabhushana, Nāgabhūṣaṇa, Naga-bhushana: 7 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Nāgabhūṣaṇa can be transliterated into English as Nagabhusana or Nagabhushana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Source: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha Chikitsa (p)Nāgabhūṣaṇa (नागभूषण) refers to “one who is adorned by (the eight divine) serpents” and is used to describe Garuḍa, according to the Viṣvaksena Samhitā (verse 26.61) which mentions the efficacy of the Garuḍa-mantra by paying obeisance to him.—It mentions that Garuḍa also renowned as Suparṇa, the king of birds and the illustrious son of Vinatā, is adorned by the eight divine serpents (aṣṭakula-nāgabhūṣaṇa) residing in the seven nether-worlds; his body is smeared with the blood of serpents he has slain. Garuḍa is eulogised as the vehicle of Viṣṇu, who can make the three worlds tremble with his primal strength, and who conquered Brahmā and the other gods (and brought the nectar) to free his mother from bondage:
Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryNāgabhūṣaṇa (नागभूषण).—an epithet of Śiva.
Derivable forms: nāgabhūṣaṇaḥ (नागभूषणः).
Nāgabhūṣaṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nāga and bhūṣaṇa (भूषण).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumNāgabhūṣaṇa (नागभूषण) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Rādh. 46 (and—[commentary]).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Nāgabhūṣaṇa (नागभूषण):—[=nāga-bhūṣaṇa] [from nāga] m. ‘decorated with serpents’, Name of Śiva, [Śivagītā, ascribed to the padma-purāṇa] (cf. -cūḍa)
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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 corpusNāgabhūṣaṇa (ನಾಗಭೂಷಣ):—[noun] Śiva, who is decorated with serpents.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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