The Sanskrit term Ratnacūḍeśvara can be transliterated into English as Ratnacudesvara or Ratnacudeshvara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Ratnachudeshvara.

In Hinduism

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

Source: Wisdom Library: Śaivism

Ratnacūḍeśvara (रत्नचूडेश्वर) is the name of a Liṅga (symbolical manifestation of Śiva) that is associated with the Ratnahrada-tīrtha (a sacred bathing place). It represents the thirty-fifth of the sixty-four siddhaliṅgas mentioned in the Nepalese Tyasaphu (a folding book or leporello). At each of these spots Śiva is manifest as a Liṅga. Each of these liṅgas (e.g., Ratnacūḍa-īśvara) has its own specific name, mantra, set of rituals and observances, auspicious time etc.

The auspiscious time for bathing near the Ratnacūḍeśvara-liṅga at the Ratnahrada-tīrtha is mentioned as “phālguṇa-kṛṣṇa-caturdaśī āṣāḍhapūrṇimā caitrayā saṃkrānti” (latin: phalguna-krishna-caturdashi ashadhapurnima caitraya samkranti). This basically represents the recommended day for bathing there (snānadina).

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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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Partial matches: Ishvara, Ratnacuda.

Full-text: Ratnahradatirtha.

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