The Sanskrit term Sakaleśvara can be transliterated into English as Sakalesvara or Sakaleshvara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Sakaleśvara (सकलेश्वर) refers to the “lord of all” and is used to describe Śiva, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.12.—Accordingly, after Himācala (i.e., Himālaya) brought his daughter (Pārvatī) before Śiva: “Then Śiva looked at her in the first flush of her youth. [...] On seeing Śiva the lord of all [i.e., sakaleśvara], the chief of those devoted to penance, the lord with the moon as his ornament, who can be known through spiritual insight and who was sitting in the meditative posture closing His eyes, Himācala saluted Him again. Though he was not disheartened, he entertained some doubts. Thus he, the lord of mountains, foremost of the eloquent, spoke to Śiva, the sole kinsman of the universe”.

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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.

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

Source: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra Tantra

Sakaleśvara (सकलेश्वर) refers to the “Lord of all” and is used to describe Haṃsa, according to the Netratantra of Kṣemarāja: a Śaiva text from the 9th century in which Śiva (Bhairava) teaches Pārvatī topics such as metaphysics, cosmology, and soteriology.—Accordingly, [verse 7.207, while describing rituals involving the śaśimaṇḍala]—“After [the Yogin has] visualized Bhairava, who is the Lord of Time, or [has focused] on haṃsa, who is the Lord of all (sakaleśvara), [the breath], which travels through the pathways of the nostrils, emits and absorbs the universe”.

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

Sakaleśvara (सकलेश्वर) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Jātakabodhinī.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Sakaleśvara (सकलेश्वर):—[from sa-kala] m. lord of the universe, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

2) [v.s. ...] Name of an author, [Catalogue(s)]

[Sanskrit to German]

Sakaleshvara in German

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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: Ishvara, Shakala.

Full-text: Jatakabodhini.

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