Rudrasamhita, Rudrasaṃhitā: 5 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationRudrasaṃhitā (रुद्रसंहिता) refers to one of the seven books (saṃhitās) of the Śiva-purāṇa, according to the Śivapurāṇa-māhātmya 1.30-34.—“[...] This work consists of twenty-four thousand verses divided into seven saṃhitās (compendiums) [viz., rudrasaṃhitā]. The three kinds of Devotion [(1) by meditation, (2) recital of prayer and (3) acts of worship and service] are fully explained in it. It must be listened to with great respect. [...] This divine Purāṇa of seven saṃhitās and called after Śiva stands on an equal footing with Brahman (i.e. Vedic Texts) and accords an achievement that is superior to everything else. He who reads the entire Śivapurāṇa without omitting any of the seven saṃhitās can be called a Jīvanmukta (a living liberated soul)”.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexRudrasaṃhitā (रुद्रसंहिता).—The Sūkta of the Sāmaveda, to be recited in tank ritual.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 58. 36.
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.
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Source: Wisdom Library: Pancaratra (Samhita list)Rudrasaṃhitā (रुद्रसंहिता) is the name of an ancient Pāñcarātra Saṃhitā mentioned in the Viśvāmitrasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra text comprising some 2600 Sanskrit verses covering topics such as initiation (dīkṣā) and the construction, decoration and consecration of temples and icons, as well as routines of regular and special worship cycles.—The second chapter contains a canonical list of which it says that “The Pāñcarātra system was taught to various sages who, in turn, understanding those parts only made accessible to their respective limited understandings, promulgated their teachings in a number of saṃhitā-texts [e.g., the Rudrasaṃhitā]. [...] Although the number of saṃhitā-texts extant is infinite, the particular works available from age to age differ”.
Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumRudrasaṃhitā (रुद्रसंहिता) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—jy. Ulwar 1940 (inc.). Rudrasaṃhitāyāṃ Yogaphala. Ulwar 1942.
—Karmavipāka. Ulwar 1941.
Rudrasaṃhitā (रुद्रसंहिता):—[=rudra-saṃhitā] [from rudra > rud] f. Name of [work]
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Samhita, Rudra.
Full-text: Rudra, Shatarudrasamhita, Kanyadana, Shivapurana, Jalandharapurana, Jalandhara, Gunanidhi, Mangala.
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Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Section 2.2 - Rudra-saṃhitā (2): Satī-khaṇḍa
Section 2.3 - Rudra-saṃhitā (3): Pārvatī-khaṇḍa
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Paumacariya (critical study) (by K. R. Chandra)
10.3. A Note on the Previous Birth Stories < [Chapter 6 - Sources, contribution and influence of Paumacariyam]
Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 30 - Efficacy of the Worship of Someśvara < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Sucindrasthala-mahatmya (critical edition and study) (by Anand Dilip Raj)
The Saiva Philosophy in the Siva-Purana < [Purana, Volume 7, Part 1 (1965)]
Shakti (The Power) in the Philosophy of the Puranas < [Purana, Volume 12, Part 2 (1970)]
Puranic Wise Sayings in the Literature of “Greater India” < [Purana, Volume 11, Part 1 (1969)]