Nishekadi, Niṣekādi, Nisheka-adi: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Niṣekādi can be transliterated into English as Nisekadi or Nishekadi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Source: VedaBase: Śrīmad BhāgavatamNiṣekādi (निषेकादि):—The beginning of life (the purificatory process of garbhādhāna, performed when the father begets a child by discharging semen into the womb of the mother);
Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).
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Partial matches: Nisheka, Adi.
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