Purvaphalguni, Pūrvaphalgunī, Purva-phalguni: 17 definitions
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In Hinduism
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Pūrvaphalgunī (पूर्वफल्गुनी):—Name for a particular section of the ecliptic. It is also known as Pūrvaphalgunīnakṣatra. Nakṣatra means “Lunar mansion” and corresponds to a specific region of the sky through which the moon passes each day. Pūrvaphalgunī means “the first (reddish) one” and is associated with the deity known as Bhaga (God of love). The presiding Lord of this lunar house is Śukra (Venus).
Indian zodiac: |13°20'| – |26°40' Siṃha|
Siṃha (सिंह, “lion”) corresponds with Leo.
Western zodiac: |9°20'| – |22°40' Virgo|
Virgo corresponds with Kanyā (कन्या, “girl”).
Pūrvaphālguni (पूर्वफाल्गुनि) is the name of a constellation, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 6), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “If Mars (bhauma) should re-appear in the constellation of Pūrvaphālguni (sacred to Bhāga) or in that of Uttaraphālguni (sacred to Āryama), retrograde in the constellation of Uttarāṣāḍha (sacred to Viśvedeva) and disappear in the constellation of Rohiṇī (sacred to Bhauma), he will afflict the three worlds with miseries”.
Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Pūrvaphalgunī (पूर्वफल्गुनी) is the Sanskrit name for an asterism (Delta-Leonis). According to the Nāṭyaśāstra 3.14-15, the master of the dramatic art (nāṭyācārya) should perform raṅgapūjā after offering pūjā to the Jarjara (Indra’s staff). Accordingly, “After proceeding thus according to rules and staying in the phayhouse for the night, he should begin pūjā as soon as it is morning. This pūjā connected with the stage should take place under the asterism Ārdrā, Maghā, Yāmyā, Pūrvaphalgunī, Pūrvāṣāḍhā, Pūrvabhādrapadā, Aśleṣā or Mūlā”.
Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Vastushastra (architecture)
Pūrvaphālguṇī (पूर्वफाल्गुणी) refers to the eleventh of twenty-seven constellations (ṛkṣa), according to the Mānasāra. Ṛkṣa is the third of the āyādiṣaḍvarga, or “six principles” that constitute the “horoscope” of an architectural or iconographic object. Their application is intended to “verify” the measurements of the architectural and iconographic object against the dictates of astrology that lay out the conditions of auspiciousness.
The particular nakṣatra, also known as ṛkṣa (e.g., pūrvaphālguṇī) of all architectural and iconographic objects (settlement, building, image) must be calculated and ascertained. This process is based on the principle of the remainder. An arithmetical formula to be used in each case is stipulated, which engages one of the basic dimensions of the object (breadth, length, or perimeter/circumference). In the context of village planning and measurement, the text sates that among the stars (ṛkṣa), the ones that are pūrṇa (odd), are auspicious and the ones that are karṇa (even), inauspicious.
Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)
Pūrvaphalguni (पूर्वफल्गुनि) (Nakṣatra) is considered negative for the recovery for a person to be bitten by snake, as taught in the Kāśyapa Saṃhitā: an ancient Sanskrit text from the Pāñcarātra tradition dealing with both Tantra and Viṣacikitsā, which represents the Ayurvedic study on Toxicology (Agadatantra or Sarpavidyā).—The malignant asterisms and baneful lunar phases and astral combinations, with reference to snake-bite, are discussed in the tail-end of the fourth Adhyāya. [...] The Kāśyapasaṃhitā mentions the following details regarding the Nakṣatras:—The stars of a malignant nature that determine the virulence of the poison of the snake bite are [e.g., Pūrvaphalguni] (Cf. verse IV.108)
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.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Pūrvaphālgunī (पूर्वफाल्गुनी) refers to one of the twenty-seven constellations (nakṣatra) according to according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter XIV).—Pūrvaphālgunī is the Sanskrit equivalent of Chinese Tchang, Tibetan Gre and modern Leonis.
Pūrvaphālgunī is classified in the first group: “The moon revolves around the earth in 28 days. If the moon enters one of the six following constellations (e.g., Pūrvaphālgunī), then at that moment, the earth trembles (bhūmicala) as if it would collapse, this shaking extends up to the god of fire (Agni). Then there is no more rain, the rivers dry up, the year is bad for grain, the emperor (T’ien tseu) is cruel and the great ministers are evil”.
Pūrvaphalgunī (पूर्वफल्गुनी) is the name of a Nakṣatra mentioned in chapter 18 of the Candragarbha: the 55th section of the Mahāsaṃnipāta-sūtra, a large compilation of Sūtras (texts) in Mahāyāna Buddhism partly available in Sanskrit, Tibetan and Chinese.—Chapter 18 deals with geographical astrology and, in conversation with Brahmarāja and others, Buddha explains how he entrusts the Nakṣatras [e.g., Pūrvaphalgunī] with a group of kingdoms for the sake of protection and prosperity.
The Pūrvaphalgunīnakṣatra and Uttaraphalgunīnakṣatra comprises the following realms:
- Po-sseu (Persia),
- Ho-li-t'o (Harita?),
- Tch'e-k'in (Ṭhakka),
- A-mo-lo (Amara?),
- P'o-lo-p'o (Varava?),
- Sou-mo-ni-k'i (Somanikhi?),
- P'o-ye-na (Bayana?),
- San-meou-tchö (Saṃmoca?),
- Che-li-cha (Śirīṣa?),
- P'o-li (Bali?),
- Kia-neou-so or Kia-neou-p'o (Ganusa or Ganuba?),
- Mo-tchö (Maca?),
- Teou-k'ia-lo (Tukhāra),
- Mo-t'eou-che-li (Madhuśrī).
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Pūrvāphālgunī (पूर्वाफाल्गुनी) refers to the eleventh of the 28 nakṣatras (“constellations”) of the zodiac, as commonly depicted in Buddhist Iconography, and mentioned in the 11th-century Niṣpannayogāvalī of Mahāpaṇḍita Abhayākara.—The nakṣatras are described collectively in the dharmadhātuvāgīśvara-maṇḍala of the Niṣpannayogāvalī. In this maṇḍala the nakṣatras are given one face and two arms, which are clasped against the chest in the añjalimudrā:—“the deities [viz., Pūrvāphālgunī] are decked in bejewelled jackets and they all show the añjali-mudrā”.—In colour, however, they differ. [viz., Pūrvāphālgunī is given the colour green].
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
pūrvāphalgunī (पूर्वाफल्गुनी).—f (S) The first of the two lunar asterisms called Phalguni, and the eleventh of the whole.
pūrvāphālgunī (पूर्वाफाल्गुनी).—f The Same as pūrvā.
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
Pūrvaphalgunī (पूर्वफल्गुनी).—the eleventh lunar mansion containing two stars. °भवः (bhavaḥ) an epithet of the planet Jupiter.
Pūrvaphalgunī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pūrva and phalgunī (फल्गुनी).
Pūrvaphalgunī (पूर्वफल्गुनी) or Pūrvvaphalgunī.—f. (-nī) The eleventh lunar asterism; the first Phalguni, the twelfth Nakshatra, being termed Uttara or subsequent; this asterism figured by a couch contains two stars, one of which is the Leonis. E. pūrva first, and phalgunī the name of the two asterisms.
Pūrvaphalgunī (पूर्वफल्गुनी):—[=pūrva-phalgunī] [from pūrva] f. ‘the first Phalgunī’, Name of the 11th Nakṣatra (cf. uttara-phalgunī), [Viṣṇu-purāṇa; Uṇādi-sūtra [Scholiast or Commentator]]
Pūrvaphalgunī (पूर्वफल्गुनी):—[pūrva-phalgunī] (nī) 3. f. The eleventh lunar asterism.
Pūrvaphalgunī (पूर्वफल्गुनी):—(pūrva + pha) f. N. des 11ten Nakṣatra [UJJVAL.] zu [Uṇādisūtra 3, 56.] [Vyutpatti oder Mahāvyutpatti 84.] [Viṣṇupurāṇa 226, Nalopākhyāna 21.] bhava Beiname Bṛhaspati’s [Śabdamālā im Śabdakalpadruma] — Vgl. phalgunī, phālgunī .
Pūrvaphalgunī (पूर्वफल्गुनी):—f. das 11te Mondhaus.
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
Pūrvaphalguni (ಪೂರ್ವಫಲ್ಗುನಿ):—
1) [noun] the eleventh of the twenty seven lunar mansions, that contains two stars Zosma and Theta Leo.
2) [noun] rain that comes during the period when the moon is associated with this mansion.
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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Partial matches (+0): Phalguni, Purva.
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