Purari, Purāri, Pura-ari: 12 definitions

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Purari means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi, Tamil. 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

Shilpashastra (iconography)

Source: Shodhganga: Iconographical representations of Śiva (shilpa)

Purāri (पुरारि) or Purārimūrti refers to one of the eight forms (mūrti) of Śiva mentioned in the Rauravāgama: the sixteenth among the Siddhāntaśaivāgamas. The forms of Śiva (e.g., Purāri) are established through a process known as Sādākhya, described as a five-fold process of creation.

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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.

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Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

Source: eScholarship: The descent of scripture: a history of the Kamikagama

Purāri (पुरारि) refers to “Tripurāntaka”, according to the Kāmikāgama: an ancient Śaiva Āgama scripture in 12,000 Sanskrit verses dating to at least the 5th century and represented as an encyclopedic account of ritual instructions (kriyāpāda).—In modern print editions, the Kāmika-āgama is structured in two major parts. The Uttarabhāga consists of 98 chapters (paṭalas) [...] In Chapters 47 to 54, we find accounts of installation for images of Śiva with Umā and Skanda, images of Candraśekhara, Tripurāntaka (purāri-sthāpana), Liṅgodbhava, Dakṣiṇāmūrti, Bhikṣāṭana, Balibhartā, and Śarabheśa.

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Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Purāri (पुरारि).—m.,

Derivable forms: purāriḥ (पुरारिः).

Purāri is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pura and ari (अरि). See also (synonyms): purārāti, purāsuhṛd.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Purāri (पुरारि).—m.

(-riḥ) Siva. E. pura the demon pura, or more properly Tripura, and ari foe.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Purāri (पुरारि).—[masculine] [Epithet] of Śiva or Viṣṇu (lit. foe of the castles).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Purāri (पुरारि):—[from pura > pur] m. idem, [ib.; Kumāra-sambhava]

2) [v.s. ...] Name of Viṣṇu (-tva n.), [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Purāri (पुरारि):—[purā+ri] (riḥ) 2. m. Shiva.

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Purari in German

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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.

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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Purāri (पुरारि):—(nm) an epithet of Lord Shiv—the enemy of the demon ([tri]) [pura].

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Purāri (ಪುರಾರಿ):—

1) [noun] = ಪುರಹರ [purahara].

2) [noun] Viṣṇu.

3) [noun] a group consisting of one short syllablic instant followed by one long and one short ones (u-u); amphibrachys.

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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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