Nageshvara, Nāgeśvara, Naga-ishvara: 8 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Nāgeśvara can be transliterated into English as Nagesvara or Nageshvara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationNageśvara (नगेश्वर) refers to the “lord of mountains” and is used to describe Himavat (Himālaya), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.22 (“Description of Pārvatī’s penance”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Nārada: “After your departure, O celestial sage, convinced that Śiva could be achieved by means of penance, Pārvatī became glad and decided to perform penance. She took her maids Jayā and Vijayā into confidence and through them made her parents acquainted. First she wanted her father Himavat, the lord of mountains [i.e., nageśvara], to hear her humble words:—[...]”.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexNāgeśvara (नागेश्वर).—A tapovana and a tīrtha near Gargeśvaram on the Narmadā, bath in, leads one to Nāgaloka.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 191. 83-84.
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.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)
Source: Wisdom Library: Rasa-śāstraNāgeśvara (नागेश्वर) or Nāgeśvararasa is the name of a Ayurvedic recipe defined in the fifth volume of the Rasajalanidhi (chapter 11, Gulma: tumour in the belly). These remedies are classified as Iatrochemistry and form part of the ancient Indian science known as Rasaśāstra (medical alchemy). However, since it is an ayurveda treatment it should be taken with caution and in accordance with rules laid down in the texts.
Accordingly, when using such recipes (e.g., nāgeśvara-rasa): “the minerals (uparasa), poisons (viṣa), and other drugs (except herbs), referred to as ingredients of medicines, are to be duly purified and incinerated, as the case may be, in accordance with the processes laid out in the texts.” (see introduction to Iatro chemical medicines)
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryNageśvara (नगेश्वर).—[masculine] king of mountains, the Himālaya, Kailāsa, etc.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumNāgeśvara (नागेश्वर) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—guru of Narasiṃha (Advaitacandrikā). L. 1139.
Nāgeśvara has the following synonyms: Śeṣāhi.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Nageśvara (नगेश्वर):—[from na-ga] m. idem, Name of Himālaya, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) Nāgeśvara (नागेश्वर):—[from nāga] m. a kind of plant, [Pañcarātra]
3) [v.s. ...] Name of a man, [Rājataraṅgiṇī]
4) [from nāga] n. Name of a Liṅga, [Śiva-purāṇa]
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Ishvara, Naga.
Starts with: Nageshvara pandita, Nageshvararaja, Nageshvararasa, Nageshvaratirtha.
Ends with: Hemanageshvara, Pannageshvara.
Full-text: Sheshahi, Nageshvaratirtha, Rajapushpa, Nageshvari, Nakecuvaran, Nageshvara pandita, Narasimha bhatta, Nageshvararasa, Madhusudana, Nagesha, Ghanteshvara, Narasimha, Ramatapaniyopanishad, Mahasri, Naga.
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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 99 - The Greatness of Nāgeśvara (nāga-īśvara-tīrtha) < [Section 3 - Revā-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 131 - The Greatness of Nāgeśvara (nāga-īśvara-tīrtha) < [Section 3 - Revā-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 164 - Installation of Nāgeśvara (Nāga-īśvara) etc. < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verses 6.14.19-20 < [Chapter 14 - The Glories of Ratnākara, Raivata, and Kācala]
Early Chola Temples (by S. R. Balasubrahmanyam)
Panels of Miniature-Sculptures < [Chapter XIII - Prasada: Component Parts]
Aditya I < [Chapter XIV - Conclusion]
Parantaka I < [Chapter XIV - Conclusion]
Sculpture at its Best < [May-June, 1929]
The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 30 - The greatness of the Jyotirliṅga Nāgeśvara < [Section 4 - Koṭirudra-Saṃhitā]
Chapter 42 - The Twelve Jyotirliṅga incarnations < [Section 3 - Śatarudra-saṃhitā]
Chapter 2 - The greatness of Śivaliṅgas < [Section 4 - Koṭirudra-Saṃhitā]