Pushpavahana, Puṣpavāhana: 5 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Puṣpavāhana can be transliterated into English as Puspavahana or Pushpavahana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaPuṣpavāhana (पुष्पवाहन).—A King of Rathantarakalpa. He got ten thousand sons of his wife Lāvaṇyavatī. Puṣpavāhana was a hunter in his previous birth. He used to give daily lotus flowers to a harlot who was doing worship of Viṣṇu observing the Dvādaśīvrata. He was doing this service with such devotion that in the next birth he was born under the name Puṣpavāhana (carrier of flowers). The sage Bhṛgu once told him about his previous birth and asked him to observe dvādaśīvrata. Puṣpavāhana observed the vrata and attained bliss. (Sṛṣṭi khaṇḍa, Padma Purāṇa).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexPuṣpavāhana (पुष्पवाहन).—A King of Rathantara Kalpa; Brahmā was pleased at his tapas and gave him a golden lotus; after him came the 7th dvīpa, Puṣkaradvīpa (s.v); he got a vehicle of Puṣpavāhana which took him to any place; his wife was Lāvaṇyavatī; once he met the sage Prācetas and asked him the reason for his wealth etc. He said that in the previous birth he was a hunter and owing to a distressing famine, he could not get anything to eat; so he plucked some lotus flowers and went to the Vaidiśa city for selling them; none offered to buy; soon he heard a musical sound near by; going in that direction he saw a courtesan engaged in vibhūtidvādaśi vrata; there, he gave all flowers needed for the performance of the vow and did not take gold or food offered in return; he felt no thirst or hunger; and became changed at that sight; for that service he became King and the courtesan Prītī, wife of the Lord of love.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 100. 1-32.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPuṣpavāhana (पुष्पवाहन):—[=puṣpa-vāhana] [from puṣpa > puṣ] m. ‘having a flowery car’, Name of a king of Puṣkara, [Agni-purāṇa]
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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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Partial matches: Pushpa, Vahana.
Full-text: Vaidishapura, Lavanyavati, Rathantarakalpa, Pushkaradvipa, Pracetasa.
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