Pradyumna: 32 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
The stone known, as Pradyumna, is of a yellow colour, has a small ring-like mark, is of an elongated shape and bears on its surface a large number of impressions like pin-holes.
Pradyumna (प्रद्युम्न).—General information. A son born to Śrī Kṛṣṇa of his wife Rukmiṇī, Pradyumna was the rebirth of Kāmadeva. (For genealogy see under Kṛṣṇa). (See full article at Story of Pradyumna from the Puranic encyclopaedia by Vettam Mani)
1) Pradyumna (प्रद्युम्न) is a son of Kṛṣṇa as well as the incarnation of Kāma, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.19 (“Kāma’s destruction by Śiva”).—Accordingly, as Śiva said to the Gods: “[...] Kṛṣṇa will beget Kāma in Rukmiṇī when he goes to Dvārakā and begins to procreate children. His name will certainly be Pradyumna. The demon Śambara will abduct the boy at the time of his very birth. After abducting the boy, the great demon, Śambara, will throw him in the sea. The foolish fellow will take him for dead and will return to his city. [...]”.
2) Pradyumna (प्रद्युम्न) is mentioned as a manifestation of Śiva, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.2 (“The Prayer of the gods).—Accordingly, as the Gods eulogized Śiva: “[...] O great god, obeisance to Thee the delighter of the three worlds. Obeisance to Pradyumna, Aniruddha and Vāsudeva (these being your manifestations). Obeisance to Thee. [...]”.
1a) Pradyumna (प्रद्युम्न).—The eldest son of Kṛṣṇa by Rukminī; in his previous birth the God of Love (Kāma, Smara);1 within ten days of his birth Śambara stole him and threw the babe into the sea; was swallowed by a fish; fishermen who caught the fish presented it to Śambara who asked the cooks to cook it; when cut open there was the child inside and Nārada asked Māyāvatī in charge of the kitchen to take care of the child after telling her the truth about it; that it was the re-incarnation of her husband Kāma; she brought up the child more as a lover; asked by Pradyumna why she was not behaving as a mother but as a wife she explained that she was Ratī and himself Kāma, and also as to how he came there by Śambara's act; taught Māyāvatī the vidyā of mahāmāyā he invited Śambara to battle and cut off his head; then Māyāvatī took him by air to Dvārakā the residence of Rukmiṇī and Kṛṣṇa; in Kṛṣṇa's palace, women found the likeness of Kṛṣṇa in him and Rukminī thought of her lost son; to their wonder and joy Nārada related the life story of Pradyumna; the couple were embraced by all of them and the whole Dvārakā was filled with satisfaction.2 Won his wife Rukmāvatī (Vaidarbhī) in a svayaṃvara after vanquishing his rivals; father of Aniruddha;3 attended his son's marriage at Bhojakaṭa;4 Picture drawn by Citralekha;5 one among the Vṛṣṇis who went to attack Bāṇa's city;6 fought with Guha;7 went along with his brothers to play and seeing a huge lizard in a well reported the same to Kṛṣṇa;8 defended Dvārakā with other Yadus when Śālva besieged it; defeated Śālva's commander-in-chief and did other feats of valour; had a hit in the chest by Śālva's minister Dyumat and was taken out by his charioteer, whom he chided for his action; the charioteer defended his action under the ethics of war; attacked and vanquished Dyumat;9 went to Syamantapañcaka for the solar eclipse;10 went with Kṛṣṇa's sacrificial horse;11 unable to recover the dead son of the Dvārakā Brahmana;12 fought with Sāmba at Prabhāsa deluded by Kṛṣṇa;13 at his death his wives burnt themselves in fire.14
- 1) Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 15. 37; V. 26. 12 to the end; ch. 27 (whole); 28. 6-7; 32. 1 and 6; Bhāgavata-purāṇa I. 10. 29; 11. 17; 14. 30; X. 40. 21; 61. 7 and 9; 90. 35; Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 71. 245; 72. 1; IV. 29. 128; Vāyu-purāṇa 96. 237.
- 2) Bhāgavata-purāṇa X. ch. 55 (whole); Matsya-purāṇa 47. 15, 23; 93. 51; 101; 10; 248. 48.
- 3) Bhāgavata-purāṇa X. 61. 18, 22, 23 [8]; 90. 36. Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 15. 39.
- 4) Bhāgavata-purāṇa X. 61. 26.
- 5) Ib. X. 62. 20; Viṣṇu-purāṇa V. 32. 24.
- 6) Bhāgavata-purāṇa X. 63. 3.
- 7) Ib. X. 63. 7.
- 8) Ib. X. 64. 1-4.
- 9) Ib. X. 76. 13-33. 77. 1-3.
- 10) Ib. X. 82. 6.
- 11) Ib. X. 89. 22. [2].
- 12) Ib. X. 89. 31 and 41; 90. 33.
- 13) Ib. XI. 30. 16.
- 14) Ib. X. 31. 20; Viṣṇu-purāṇa V. 33. 12; 37. 46.
1b) A son of Cākṣuṣa Manu.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IV. 13. 16
1c) A son of Bhānumān.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 64. 19; Vāyu-purāṇa 89. 19.
1d) An epithet of Viṣṇu;1 worship of.2
- 1) Matsya-purāṇa 276. 8; Viṣṇu-purāṇa V. 18. 58; Vāyu-purāṇa 111. 21.
- 2) Bhāgavata-purāṇa I. 5. 37; IV. 24. 35; VI. 16. 18.
1e) A Vaṃśavīra.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 97. 1.
Pradyumna (प्रद्युम्न) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. I.59.43, I.65, I.61.91) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Pradyumna) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
Pradyumna (प्रद्युम्न) is the deity to be worshipped in the month Jyeṣṭha for the Anaṅgatrayodaśī-Vrata, according to the 10th century Saurapurāṇa: one of the various Upapurāṇas depicting Śaivism.—Accordingly, the Anaṅgatrayodaśī-vrata is observed in honour of Śiva for acquiring virtue, great fortune, wealth and for destruction of sins [...] This vrata is to be performed for a year from Mārgaśīra.—In Jyeṣṭha, the tooth-brush is that of aśvattha-wood. The food taken is lavaṅga. The deity to be worshipped is Pradyumna. The flowers used in worship are mallikā. The naivedya offerings is sohalikā. The result accrued equals vajapeya.
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.
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Pradyumna (प्रद्युम्न, “The illuminator”):—One of the twenty-four forms of Viṣṇu through which Nārāyaṇa manifests himself. He is accompanied by a counterpart emanation of Lakṣmī (an aspect of Devī) who goes by the name Prīti.
1) Pradyumna (प्रद्युम्न) is the name of an ancient Pāñcarātra Saṃhitā mentioned in the Padmasaṃhitā: the most widely followed of Saṃhitā covering the entire range of concerns of Pāñcarātra doctrine and practice (i.e., the four-fold formulation of subject matter—jñāna, yoga, kriyā and caryā) consisting of roughly 9000 verses.—[Cf. Jñānapāda chapter 1, verses 99-114]—First is explained the folly of following more than one Saṃhitā for a single series of rituals. Then the names of the 108 Tantras of the Pāñcarātra corpus are named [e.g., Pradyumna]. Even those who repeat these 108 titles will gain salvation.
2) Pradyumna (प्रद्युम्न) or Pradyumnasaṃhitā is also mentioned in the Mārkaṇḍeyasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra text comprising some 2200 Sanskrit verses mainly dealing with temple-building, iconography, pūjā (worship procedures), utsava (festivities) and prāyaścitta (expiatory measures).
3) Pradyumna (प्रद्युम्न) or Pradyumnasaṃhitā is also mentioned in the Viśvāmitrasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra text comprising some 2600 Sanskrit verses covering topics such as initiation (dīkṣā) and the construction, decoration and consecration of temples and icons, as well as routines of regular and special worship cycles.—
1) Pradyumna (प्रद्युम्न) is the name of a Mantra discussed in chapter 26 (Caryāpāda) of the Padmasaṃhitā: the most widely followed of Saṃhitā covering the entire range of concerns of Pāñcarātra doctrine and practice (i.e., the four-fold formulation of subject matter—jñāna, yoga, kriyā and caryā) consisting of roughly 9000 verses.—Description of the chapter [viṣṇugāyatrī-ādi-mantroddhāra]: [...] The śrīkarāṣṭākṣara-mantra is also discussed in terms of its composition, analysis, and potency (30-50a). The lakṣmīnārāyaṇa-mantra is likewise discussed in a similar manner (50b-57a). The saṃkarṣaṇa-mantra (57b-69), the pradyumna-mantra (70-74), the aniruddha-mantra (75-79a) and the caturviṃśati-mantra (79b-85a) are each briefly described and discussed in the concluding stanzas of the chapter.
2) Pradyumna (प्रद्युम्न) is the name of a Mantra mentioned in chapter 11 of the Brahmarātra section of the Sanatkumārasaṃhitā: an encyclopedic Sanskrit text written in over 3500 verses dealing with a variety of topics such as yoga, temple-building, consecration ceremonies, initiation and dhanurveda (martial arts).—Description of the chapter [mantra-kośa]: Sanatkumāra says that everything in this world can be obtained by employing mantra-formulas properly (1-4a). He then gives (in prose) the mantras that Brahma revealed to him, in each case citing the bīja, astra, kavaca, etc. The mantras given are: [e.g., Pradyumna] [...] The chapter closes by stating that the fruits obtained through reciting mantra-formulas can be selected and varied by adding particular suffixes and prefixes to the set formulas .
Pradyumna—with this Vyūha the duality of Spirit (Puruṣa) and Matter (Prakṛti) makes its appearance, by means of the aiśvarya (abso lute independence) guṇa.
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.
Shilpashastra (iconography)
Pradyumna (प्रद्युम्न) refers to one of the many varieties of the Śālagrāma (ammonite fossil stones).—The Pradyumna is cloud-coloured or yellowish hue (pītaka); a very small cakra at the opening (sūkṣma-cakra); many holes (bahu-chidra) and dents. Śālagrāma stones are very ancient geological specimens, rendered rounded and smooth by water-currents in a great length of time. They (e.g., Pradyumna stones) are distinguished by the ammonite (śālā, described as “vajra-kīṭa”, “adamantine worms”) which having entered into them for residence, are fossilized in course of time, leaving discus-like marks inside the stone.
Pradyumna (प्रद्युम्न) is the name of a deity corresponding to the third vyūha (part of five-fold manifestation of the Supreme Consciousness) according to Pāñcarātrins thought.—The third (Pradyumna) form of the Supreme Lord is clothed in a red silk shining with the fish in the flag who has the radiance of fire-flies rising (appearing) during the night of the rainy season has a single face and four hands, the two main hands are to be meditated upon as before, O wise man! the bow śārṅga in the hind (other) left hand and the fire arrows in the right.
All these (e.g., Pradyumna) wear vanamālā, have the marks of Śrīvatsa, and shine with Kaustubha, the king of gems in the chest. They are to be thought of as always having crown, crest, beautiful necklace, armlets and anklets, variegated ornamental marks in the forehead, have the shining ear rings resembling the crocodiles, have different kinds of garlands and adorned with smearing of the beautiful camphor etc.
Pradyumna is to be thought of in the petal which is in the midst of north and west.
Pradyumna (प्रद्युम्न) refers to a form of Vāsudeva whose iconographic details are discussed in chapter 24 of the Ādikāṇḍa of the Hayaśīrṣasaṃhitā: a large Pāñcarātra Āgama consisting of roughly 6500 verses dealing primarily with architecture, temple-building and consecration rituals and iconography.—Description of the chapter [nava-vyūha-pratimā-lakṣaṇa]: Ādimūrti Vāsudeva having already been treated this chapter turns to the other form of Vāsudeva with two hands (3-4a), then to [e.g., Pradyumna with his wife (6-9a)].
Shilpashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, śilpaśāstra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.
Kavya (poetry)
1) Pradyumna (प्रद्युम्न) or Pradyumnaśikhara is the name of a doorway leading to Pātāla (lower regions) made by Pradyumna, according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 73. Accordingly, as Śiva (Tryambaka) said to a certain ascetic: “... and Pradyumna, in order to deliver his son, laid it open, making a door in one place with the peak of a mountain, and he placed Durgā there, under the name of Śārikā, to guard that door, after propitiating her with hundreds of praises. Consequently even now the place is called by the two names of Peak of Pradyumna and Hill of Śārikā (Pradyumna-śikhara). So go and enter Pātāla with your followers by that famous opening, and by my favour you shall succeed there”.
2) Pradyumna (प्रद्युम्न) is the name of an ancient king from Śobhāvatī, according to the twenty-third story of the Vetālapañcaviṃśati in the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 97. Accordingly, “... it [Śobhāvatī] was ruled by a king named Pradyumna, whose sway was mighty, and who, like the god Pradyumna, was celebrated for his exceeding power and valour... In a certain part of that town there was a grant named Yajñasthala, given by that king [Pradyumna], on which many Brāhmans were settled”.
The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Pradyumna, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince Naravāhanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the vidyādharas (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of Guṇāḍhya’s Bṛhatkathā consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Pradyumna (प्रद्युम्न) refers to:—Son of Śrī Kṛṣṇa who resides in Dvārakā; samaṣṭikāmadeva, the cupid of Dvārakā and Mathurā; the third of the original quadruple expansion in Dvārakā; in the second quadruple expansion, he is the lord of the mind. (cf. Glossary page from Śrī Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta).
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’).
Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras)
Pradyumna (प्रद्युम्न) is the name of a Mantra mentioned in chapter 23 of the Lakṣmītantra: a Pāñcarātra text comprising some 3600 Sanskrit verses exclusively devoted to Goddess Lakṣmī or Śrī (the consort of Viṣṇu) besides dealing with cosmology and practical regarding Vaishnava priests and temple-building programs.—Description of the chapter [mātṛkā-prakāśa]: [...] Then follow instructions for performing pūjā to the varṇamātṛkā or the body of letters or the Alphabet (30-33). The chapter ends (36-38) by naming seven mantras of importance [e.g., Pradyumna] [...]
Mantrashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, mantraśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science of mantras—chants, incantations, spells, magical hymns, etc. Mantra Sastra literature includes many ancient books dealing with the methods reciting mantras, identifying and purifying its defects and the science behind uttering or chanting syllables.
General definition (in Hinduism)
Pradyumna (प्रद्युम्न) is also a character in the Srimad Bhagavatam. He was the son of Krishna and Rukmini. Pradyumna is considered as one of the four vyuha avatar of Vishnu. When he was a baby he was abducted by the demon Sambara. He was then cast into the sea and swallowed by a fish, but that fish was caught and carried to the house of Sambara. The fish was opened and the child was found inside. He was given to a woman in Sambara's house to raise. Narada informed her about the true identity of the child. When Pradyumna grew up, he battled the demon Sambara, defeated him. Pradyumna was later killed in a brawl in his father's court at Dwaraka. According to some accounts, Pradyumna was an incarnation of Kama, the god of love.
Pradyumna was son of Lord Krishna and 61st grandson of Adinarayan. His mother was Rukmini, whom Lord Krishna got from her father Bhimkashen Narayan. He was the version of God Kamdev. In the Treta Yuga, Kamdev was burnt by Shiva when he became a barrier to Shiva's meditation. Shiva blessed Kamdev's distraught wife, Rati and promised her that in his next birth Kamdev will be a part of Krishna and Rati will be the daughter of Bhimkaraya and that she will marry him.
Pradyumna is also a name of the Hindu god Vishnu. He is one in 24 Keshava Namas (names), praised in all pujas. It is also the only name in Sanskrit with all the 3 letters joint (referred as जोडाक्षर)
Pradyumna was the son of Krishna and Rukmini. He was very accomplished with the bow, rivalling the prowess of his illustrious father.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Pradyumna (प्रद्युम्न) or Pradyumnasūri is the name of a teacher mentioned in the Bṛhadgaccha-gurvāvalī (dealing with Jain lineages history) (in Sanskrit/Prakrit/Gujarati), which is included in the collection of manuscripts at the ‘Vincenzo Joppi’ library, collected by Luigi Pio Tessitori during his visit to Rajasthan between 1914 and 1919.—The information provided by the Bṛhadgacchagurvāvalī for the teachers [e.g., Pradyumna-sūri] includes their literary achievements, reference to installation of images, and, the case arising, their feats in debates with non-Jains. [...]
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
India history and geography
Pradyumna (प्रद्युम्न) is the name of a Poet mentioned in the 13th century Saduktikarṇāmrita by Śrīdhara Dāsa (son of Vaṭu Dāsa) who was a chief over several districts (called a mahāmaṇḍalika).—The Sadukti-Karnamrita is a collection of miscellaneous verses by different authors and on various subjects, five verses being devoted to each subject. There are 446 poets identified (for example, Pradyumna) some of which in the feminine gender (intended for females) while others are of Buddhist monks etc.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Pradyumna (प्रद्युम्न).—An epithet of Cupid, the god of love. [He was a son of Kṛṣṇa and Rukmiṇī. When only six years old, he was stolen away by the demon Śambara for he was foretold that Pradyumna would be his destroyer. Śambara cast the child into the roaring sea, and a large fish swallowed it. This fish was caught by a fisherman and taken to the demon; and when it was cut up, a beautiful child came out from the belly, and Māyāvatī, the mistress of Śambara's household, at the desire of Nārada, carefully reared him from childhood. As he grew up, she was fascinated by the beauty of his person, but Pradyumna reproved her for entertaining towards himself feelings so unbecoming a mother as he considered her. But when he was told that he was not her son, but of Viṣṇu and was cast into the sea by Śambara, he became enraged, and, challenging him to fight, succeeded in killing him by the force of illusions. He and Māyāvatī afterwards repaired to the house of Kṛṣṇa, where Nārada told him and Rukmiṇī that the boy was their own and that Māyāvatī was his wife.]
Derivable forms: pradyumnaḥ (प्रद्युम्नः).
Pradyumna (प्रद्युम्न).—(1) (= Pali Pajjunna, which is com-monly derived from Sanskrit Parjanya, Geiger 23; if so, this would be hyper-Sanskrit; according to Waldschmidt, note ad loc., Fa-t'ien also points to Pradyumna), name of a god of rain: Mahāsamājasūtra Waldschmidt, Kl. Sanskrit Texte 4,185.19; (2) name of a nāga king: Mahā-Māyūrī 247.21.
Pradyumna (प्रद्युम्न).—m.
(-mnaḥ) Kama, the Hindu Cupid, reborn as the son of Krishna. by Rukmini. He was Stolen from the lying-in-chamber by Sambara when he was but six days old. Sambara cast him into the ocean when a large fish swallowed the child. The fish was caught by a fisherman and delivered to Sambara. When the fish was cut open his wife Mayabati found the beautiful boy alive and reared him up. When Pradyumna knew that Sambara had stolen him when a child he defied the demon to battle and killed him and went back to his father’s house with Mayabati as his wife. E. pra pre-eminent, dyumna power.
Pradyumna (प्रद्युम्न).—[pra-dyumna], m. The god of love.
Pradyumna (प्रद्युम्न).—[masculine] [Epithet] of the god of love (lit. the powerful), [Name] of [several] men, a mountain, & a river.
1) Pradyumna (प्रद्युम्न) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—poet, a writer of plays. [Sūktikarṇāmṛta by Śrīdharadāsa] [Subhāshitāvali by Vallabhadeva] Peters. 2, 59.
2) Pradyumna (प्रद्युम्न):—astronomer. Quoted by Brahmagupta W. 1733.
1) Pradyumna (प्रद्युम्न):—[=pra-dyumna] m. ‘the pre-eminently mighty one’, Name of the god of love (re-born as a son of Kṛṣṇa and Rukmiṇī, or as a son of Saṃkarṣaṇa and then identified with Sanat-kumāra), [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] the pleasant (= kāma), [Subhāṣitāvali]
3) [v.s. ...] the intellect (= manas), [Śaṃkarācārya]
4) [v.s. ...] Name of a son of Manu and Naḍvalā, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
5) [v.s. ...] of a king, [Kathāsaritsāgara]
6) [v.s. ...] of sub voce authors and teachers, [Catalogue(s)]
7) [v.s. ...] of a mountain, [Rājataraṅgiṇī]
8) [v.s. ...] of a river, [ib.]
Pradyumna (प्रद्युम्न):—[pra-dyumna] (mnaḥ) 1. m. Kāma.
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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
Pradyumna (ಪ್ರದ್ಯುಮ್ನ):—
1) [noun] a pre-eminently mighty man.
2) [noun] name of one of the sons of Kṛṣṇa, considered as Kāma, the Love-God.
3) [noun] one of the four sheaths or stages of the principle of Nārāyaṇa, in which Narāyaṇa is supposed to be accomplished with wealth and virility.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Pradyumna (प्रद्युम्न):—n. Mythol. 1. an epithet of Cupid; the god of love; 2. the elder son of Krishna;
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+4): Pradyumna sharman, Pradyumnabhyudaya, Pradyumnacarita, Pradyumnacarya, Pradyumnagamana, Pradyumnagamaniya, Pradyumnaka, Pradyumnaki, Pradyumnalakshana, Pradyumnamantra, Pradyumnamurti, Pradyumnananda, Pradyumnanandiya, Pradyumnapratima, Pradyumnapratishtha, Pradyumnapura, Pradyumnarahasya, Pradyumnasamhita, Pradyumnashikhara, Pradyumnashikharapithashtaka.
Full-text (+272): Pradyumnashikhara, Pradyumnavijaya, Aniruddha, Pradyumnapura, Pradyumnabhyudaya, Pradyumnarahasya, Pradyumnaka, Raukmineya, Pradyumnagamana, Shambara, Daruki, Pradyumnashikharapithashtaka, Pradyumni, Vyuha, Rukmini, Mayavati, Rukmininandana, Rukmavati, Samjnastra, Krishnaja.
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Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vijñanananda)
Chapter 24 - On the glory of Tulasī < [Book 9]
Chapter 22 - On the Part Incarnations of the Several Devas < [Book 4]
Chapter 1 - On the questions put by Janamejaya regarding Kṛṣṇa’s incarnation < [Book 4]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Sanskrit dramas by Kerala authors (Study) (by S. Subramania Iyer)
3. Source of the Pradyumna Abhyudaya < [Chapyer 5: Pradyumnabhyudaya (Pradyumna Abhyudaya) (study)]
2. Plot (summary) of the Pradyumna Abhyudaya < [Chapyer 5: Pradyumnabhyudaya (Pradyumna Abhyudaya) (study)]
6. The sentiment (rasa) of the Pradyumna Abhyudaya < [Chapyer 5: Pradyumnabhyudaya (Pradyumna Abhyudaya) (study)]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 17: Kanakamālā and Pradyumna < [Chapter VI - Marriage of Kṛṣṇa with Rukmiṇī and others]
Part 2: Marriage of Pradyumna < [Chapter VII - Marriages of Śāmba and Pradyumna]
Part 1: Introduction (birth of Śāmba) < [Chapter VII - Marriages of Śāmba and Pradyumna]
Ushaharana Kavya of Trivikrama Pandita (Study) (by Pranesh R. Archak)
Canto 4 - Story of Pradyumna and Birth of Aniruddha < [Chapter 2 - Summary of the Ushaharana-kavya]
Subject-matter of the Ushaharana Mahakavya < [Chapter 3 - Sources of the Ushaharana-kavya]
Part 11 - Description of the Battle Scene < [Chapter 5 - Descriptive aspects of the Ushaharana-kavya]
Harivamsha Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter 107 - Shamvara Comes to the Battle-field < [Book 2 - Vishnu Parva]
Chapter 106 - Battle between Pradyumna and Shamvara’s Sons < [Book 2 - Vishnu Parva]
Chapter 105 - An Account of Pradyumna < [Book 2 - Vishnu Parva]
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