Ratnesha, Ratneśa, Ratna-isha: 3 definitions
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Ratnesha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
The Sanskrit term Ratneśa can be transliterated into English as Ratnesa or Ratnesha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammarRatneśa (रत्नेश).—A grammarian who wrote a grammar work named लक्षणसंग्रहृ (lakṣaṇasaṃgrahṛ),
Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram1) Ratneśa (रत्नेश) refers to one of the Sixteen Siddhas according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—These sixteen spiritual teachers represent the disciples of the Nine Nāthas who propagated the Western Transmission noted in the Kubjikā Tantras. According to the lunar symbolism of the Kulakaulinīmata, these these sixteen teachers are the rays of the moon. This specific list of Sixxteen Siddhas [e.g., Ratneśa] is found in the Kumārikākhaṇḍa of the Manthānabhairavatantra.
Ratneśa is the Caryā name of this Nātha (i.e., the public name the Siddha uses when living as a wandering renouncer). Bhojadeva is further associated with the following: (1) Pūjā or worship-name: Śrīvimala (as one of the “five pure ones”) (alternatively, Vīra/Amṛta); (2) Divine counterpart: Kulamātaṇga; (3) Location in the body: Right shoulder (alternatively, Nostril or Skin); (4) Lineage: The lineage of the eldest (parānvaya); (5) Teacher: Gaganānanda.
2) Ratneśa (रत्नेश) is the Pūjā-name of Vīrānanda: one of the Nine Nāthas according to the Ṣaṭsāhasrasaṃhitā and Kumārikākhaṇḍa, of the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—The Nine Nāthas propagated the Western Transmission noted in the Kubjikā Tantras. Although each Siddha has a consort with which he shares some part of his spiritual discipline, she is not considered to be his wife. Thus, from the perspective of his identity as an initiate, he is not a householder.—Dāmodara is the name at birth (i.e., the original names of the Siddhas) of Vīrānanda. His Pūjā-name is Ratneśa [Alternatively, according to the Kubjikānityāhnikatilaka: Kumuda]. This Pūjā name is the one by which the Siddhas are worshipped.
3) Ratneśa (रत्नेश) is another name for Kumuda (or Kumudanātha)—one of the Nine Nāthas according to sources such as the Kumārikākhaṇḍa and Siddhakhaṇḍa.—This group of nine Nātha Siddhas related to Gorakhanātha are venerated by his followers as nine founder figures. [...] Kumuda-nātha is associated with the birth-place called Pauṇḍra and is also known as Ratneśa and Kūrma [the name found in a series of mantras addressed to the nine nāthas].
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryRatneśa (रत्नेश) or Ratnasaṃbhava.—(1): Sādhanamālā 164.9 (verse; in list of ‘transcendent’ Buddhas, replacing Ratnasaṃ°), et alibi.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Ratneshaka.
Ends with: Caturdashamaharatnesha, Chaturdashamaharatnesha.
Full-text: Lakshanasamgraha, Ratnasambhava, Shrivimala, Right shoulder, Nostril, Skin, Kulamatanga, Vidyanatha, Paranvaya, Kumudanatha, Kumuda, Vira, Vamakeshvaratantra, Kurma.
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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 100b - Yātrā Parikrama (pilgrimages) (2): Vaiśveśvarī Yātrā < [Section 2 - Uttarārdha]
Chapter 67 - In Praise of Ratneśvara < [Section 2 - Uttarārdha]
Chapter 159 - Greatness of Ratneśvara (Ratna-īśvara) < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Hevajra Tantra (analytical study) (by Seung Ho Nam)
1.5. The Four Energy Centres (cakra) < [Chapter 4 - Tantric Cult in Hevajra Tantra]