Prananatha, Prannatha, Prāṇanātha, Prana-natha: 19 definitions
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Prananatha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi. 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
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Prāṇanātha (प्राणनाथ) or Prāṇeśvara refers to:—Literally means ‘the lord of one’s life’, but it carries the sense of one who is infinitely dearer to one than one’s own life. (cf. Glossary page from Bhajana-Rahasya).
Prāṇanātha (प्राणनाथ) refers to:—The lord of one’s life; it carries the sense of one who is infinitely more dear to one than one’s own life. (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’).
Ayurveda (science of life)
Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)
Prāṇanātha (प्राणनाथ) or Prāṇanātharasa is the name of an Ayurvedic recipe defined in the fifth volume of the Rasajalanidhi (chapter 2, Rajayakshma: phthisis). 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., prāṇanātha-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.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Prāṇanātha (प्राणनाथ) refers to one’s “beloved husband”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.51 (“The resuscitation of Kāma”).—Accordingly, as Rati said to Śiva: “Why did you reduce my beloved husband (prāṇanātha) to ashes without gaining any interest when he had come near you with Pārvatī? He was my only fortunate possession very rare to get. Give me back my husband, the lord of my journey of life who used to work lovingly with me. Remove my distress caused by separation. [...]”.
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.
India history and geography
Prannatha refers to one of the “nine saints” (Navnath), according to Jogendra Nath Bhattacharya in his Hindu Castes and Sects and G. W. Briggs in his Gorakhnath and the Kanphata Yogis.—These nine teachers form the basis of the Navnath Sampradaya (the lineage of the nine Gurus). They are worshipped collectively as well as individually. [...] The nine teachers [e.g., Prannatha] are considered representative of great teachers in this tradition or Parampara tradition—a succession of Teachers (Gurus) and Disciples (Shishyasa) in Indian-origin religions such as Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism and Buddhism.
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
Marathi-English dictionary
prāṇanātha (प्राणनाथ).—m Terms of endearment for one's husband or gallant.
prāṇanātha (प्राणनाथ).—m Terms of endearment for one's husband or gallant.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Prāṇanātha (प्राणनाथ).—
1) a lover, husband.
2) an epithet of Yama.
Derivable forms: prāṇanāthaḥ (प्राणनाथः).
Prāṇanātha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms prāṇa and nātha (नाथ).
Prāṇanātha (प्राणनाथ).—m.
(-thaḥ) A husband. E. prāṇa life and nātha lord.
Prāṇanātha (प्राणनाथ).—m. a husband.
Prāṇanātha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms prāṇa and nātha (नाथ).
Prāṇanātha (प्राणनाथ).—[masculine] lord of life, i.e. husband, lover.
1) Prāṇanātha (प्राणनाथ) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—of Mālava: Sādhakasarvasva [tantric]
2) Prāṇanātha (प्राणनाथ):—son of Jīvanātha: Daivajñabhūṣaṇa.
3) Prāṇanātha (प्राणनाथ):—composed in 1827: Vaidyadarpaṇa.
1) Prāṇanātha (प्राणनाथ):—[=prāṇa-nātha] [from prāṇa > prān] m. (ifc. f(ā). ), ‘lord of life’, a husband, lover, [Amaru-śataka]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of Yama, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] Name of a heresiarch (who had a controversy with Śaṃkara at Prayāga), [Catalogue(s)]
4) [v.s. ...] (with vaidya) Name of an author of sub voce [medicine] works.
Prāṇanātha (प्राणनाथ):—[prāṇa-nātha] (thaḥ) 1. m. A husband.
Prāṇanātha (प्राणनाथ):—(1. prāṇa + nātha) m.
1) Herr über das Leben so v. a. der Liebste, Gatte [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 2, 6, 10.] [Medinīkoṣa th. 29.] [Spr. 3055.] [Sāhityadarpana 48, 2.] Am Ende eines adj. comp. f. ā [Kathāsaritsāgara 38, 140.] —
2) Beiname Yama's [Medinīkoṣa] —
3) Nomen proprium eines Sectenhauptes, mit dem Śaṃkara bei Prayāga stritt; [Oxforder Handschriften 250,b,42.]
Prāṇanātha (प्राणनाथ):—m. (adj. Comp. f. ā) —
1) Herr über das Leben. so v.a. der Liebste , Gatte. —
2) *Beiname Yama's. —
3) Nomen proprium eines Sectenhauptes.
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
Prāṇanātha (ಪ್ರಾಣನಾಥ):—
1) [noun] a man as related to his wife; a husband.
2) [noun] Yama, the Divine Law-Giver.
3) [noun] Śiva, the Supreme Being.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Prāṇanātha (प्राणनाथ):—n. 1. a lover; 2. a husband;
Prannath is another spelling for प्राणनाथ [prāṇanātha].—n. 1. a lover; 2. a husband;
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)
Partial matches: Nath, Natha, Prana.
Starts with: Prananatha vaidya.
Full-text: Prananatha vaidya, Praneshvara, Kalahantarita, Prana, Parvatiprananatha, Pranesha, Pranapati, Vaidyadarpana, Pranavallabha, Sadhakasarvasva, Bhaishajyasaramritasamhita, Bhangiman, Daivajnabhushana, Ramapradipa, Dhishana, Gokulanatha, Surya-siddhanta.
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Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.4.9 < [Chapter 4 - Vaikuṇṭha (the spiritual world)]
Verse 1.3.7-9 < [Chapter 3 - Prapañcātīta (beyond the Material Plane)]
Verse 1.7.86 < [Chapter 7 - Pūrṇa (pinnacle of excellent devotees)]
Bhajana-Rahasya (by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Mahasaya)
Text 1 < [Chapter 8 - Aṣṭama-yāma-sādhana (Rātri-līlā–prema-bhajana sambhoga)]
Text 14 < [Chapter 5 - Pañcama-yāma-sādhana (Aparāhna-kālīya-bhajana–kṛṣṇa-āsakti)]
Text 21 < [Chapter 7 - Saptama-yāma-sādhana (Pradoṣa-kālīya-bhajana–vipralambha-prema)]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 2.23.51 < [Chapter 23 - Wandering about Navadvīpa On the Day the Lord Delivered the Kazi]
Verse 3.4.190 < [Chapter 4 - Descriptions of Śrī Acyutānanda’s Pastimes and the Worship of Śrī Mādhavendra]
Verse 3.5.7 < [Chapter 5 - The Pastimes of Nityānanda]
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 456 < [Marathi-Hindi-English, Volume 2]
Page 212 < [Hindi-English-Nepali (1 volume)]
Page 399 < [Hindi-English-Nepali (1 volume)]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 8.13.45 < [Chapter 13 - A Thousand Names of Lord Balarāma]