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Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Rajatagiri (रजतगिरि) refers to a “silver mountain” and symbolically refers to Śiva in the Śivapurāṇa 1.20 while explaining the mode of worshipping an earthen phallic image (pārthiva-liṅga) according to the Vedic rites:—“[...] he shall meditate on Śiva always in the following way:—He is like a silver mountain. He wears the beautiful moon, on his forehead. His limbs are resplendent with ornaments of gems. He holds the axe, the deer, the mudrā of boon (varahasta) and the mudrā of freedom from fear (abhītihasta) in His four hands. He is joyful. He is seated in the lotus pose. The assembled Devas stand around Him and offer prayers. He wears the hide of the tiger. He is the primordial Being, the seed of the universe. He dispels all fears. He is the three-eyed lord with five faces”.

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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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Rajatagiri (ರಜತಗಿರಿ):—[noun] the Kailāsa mountain, the abode of Śiva, in the Himalayan range of mountains.

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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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Partial matches: Giri, Rajata.

Full-text: Rajataparvata, Rajatadri.

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