Sarvaga, Sarva-ga, Sarvagā: 18 definitions
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In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Sarvagā (सर्वगा):—One of the sixteen yoginīs representing the sixteen petals of the Dūtīcakra. The sixteen petals comprise the outer furnishment, whereupon the abode of the Dūtīs is situated. The Dūtīs refer to the eighty-one “female messengers/deties” of the Dūtīcakra.
Sarvaga (सर्वग) refers to “all-pervading”, 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 21.9cd-14]—“[...] The Gods and Asuras view mantras are seen as powerful and invincible. [Mantras] confer benefits [because they are] all-favoring, all-bestowing, all-pervading (sarvaga), and Śiva. Briefly, O Mahadeva, speak to my question. There is not anyone higher than yourself, O Lord of the World. Please tell all, O Great Śiva, if I please you, O Lord”.
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.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Sarvaga (सर्वग).—Son of Bhīmasena by his wife Balandharā. (Ādi Parva, Chapter 95, Verse 77)
Sarvaga (सर्वग) refers to “all-pervasive” and is used to describe Śiva, in the Śivapurāṇa 2.2.15. Accordingly as Brahmā narrated to Nārada:—“[...] On arrival there, after paying respects to the lord [Śiva] with great excitement we lauded Him with various hymns with palms joined in reverence. The Devas said: [...] Obeisance to the formless Being of immense form, the great, of unlimited power, the lord of the three worlds, the witness of all and all-pervasive (sarvaga)”.
1a) Sarvaga (सर्वग).—A son of Kāśī and Bhīma.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 50. 54; Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 20. 46.
1b) A mountain kingdom.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 114. 55.
Sarvaga (सर्वग) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. I.90.84) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Sarvaga) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
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.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
1) Sarvaga (सर्वग) refers to “omnipresent”, representing an aspect of Mahādeva, according to the Devīpañcaśataka, an important source of the Kālīkrama that developed in Kashmir after the Kālī Mata of the Jayadrathayāmala.—Accordingly, “The Great God—Mahādeva—is beyond Śakti, supreme bliss, free of qualities and supports, unchanging, supreme, pure, free of cause and (without) example, present within all existing things, beyond the Void, free of defects, omnipresent [i.e., sarvaga], the doer of all things, free, full of nectar and, unconditioned, is present in all living beings. [...]”.
2) Sarvaga (सर्वग) refers to the “omnipresent (universe)”, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, while describing the signs of one who is a Siddha: “[...] The most excellent characteristic of a Siddha is that he does not fear living beings (sattva). He observes the five-fold Yoga of the beginning, continuity and fulfilment, the innate and the one born from universal being; he sees the omnipresent universe [i.e., sarvaga—sarvagaṃ paśyate jagat]”.
3) Sarvaga (सर्वग) refers to one of the eight Bhairavas (bhairava-aṣṭaka) associated with Avyaktapīṭha (i.e., ‘the unmanifest seat’ representing the act of churning—manthāna), according to the Manthānabhairavatantra.—[...] The eight Bhairavas (bhairavāṣṭaka): Nitya, Nāda, Aja, Kāraṇa, Avyaya, Sarvaga, Śāśvata, Sthāṇu.
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.
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Sarvaga (सर्वग) refers to “all-pervasive”, according to the Devyāmata f. 30r2-3 (From the Paramatattvavicārapaṭala verse 57-60b).—Accordingly: while discussing the dichotomy of Śiva as mental and transmental: “[Śiva as] the receptacle of divisions is mental whereas the supreme Śiva is beyond mind. The mental [aspect] is that which has mind alone, into which Śiva is fused and from which he does not ascend. That which has no mind and from which the mind does not return, is known as the no-mind [aspect of] the omniscient and all-pervasive (sarvaga) Śiva”.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Sarvaga (सर्वग) refers to “that (word) which permeates all”, according to the 10th-century Ḍākārṇava-tantra: one of the last Tibetan Tantric scriptures belonging to the Buddhist Saṃvara tradition consisting of 51 chapters.—Accordingly, “[...] O, goddess! At the outset, [a practitioner] contemplates the word śrī-he-ru-ka, [which] permeates all (sarvaga). [He should visualize] a seed of knowledge [representing] the self-existent one (viz., hūm) at the center of a lotus on a sun [disk] in [his] heart. Then he should emit rays of various colors, [which] fill the sky. [...]”.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Sarvaga (सर्वग) refers to “all-pervading” and is used to describe the Self (Ātman), according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “This self itself is clearly a great ocean of excellent virtues. It is all-knowing, all-pervading (sarvaga), having all forms, supreme [and] pure”.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Sarvaga (सर्वग).—a. all-pervading, omnipresent. (-gaḥ) 1 Śiva.
2) the Supreme Being.
3) Brahman.
4) the spirit, soul.
-gam water.
Sarvaga is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sarva and ga (ग).
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Sarvagā (सर्वगा).—the plant called प्रियङ्गु (priyaṅgu).
Sarvagā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sarva and gā (गा).
Sarvaga (सर्वग) or Sarvvaga.—mfn.
(-gaḥ-gā-gaṃ) Going every where, all-pervading. n.
(-gaṃ) Water. m.
(-gaḥ) 1. Siva. 2. Brahma. 3. Soul, spirit. 4. Air, wind. f.
(-gā) A plant, commonly Priyangu. E. sarva all, ga what goes.
Sarvaga (सर्वग).—[sarva-ga], I. adj. All-pervading. Ii. m. 1. Brahman. 2. Śiva. 3. Soul, spirit. Iii. n. Water.
Sarvaga (सर्वग).—[adjective] going everywhere, all-pervading, omnipresent, universal.
1) Sarvaga (सर्वग):—[=sarva-ga] [from sarva] mfn. all-pervading, omnipresent (-tva n.), [Upaniṣad; Mahābhārata; Yājñavalkya] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] m. the universal soul, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] spirit, soul, w.
4) [v.s. ...] Name of Brahman, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] of Śiva, [ib.]
6) [v.s. ...] of a son of Bhīma-sena, [Mahābhārata]
7) [v.s. ...] of a son of Paurṇamāsa, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa]
8) [v.s. ...] of a son of Manu Dharma-sāvarṇika, [ib.]
9) Sarvagā (सर्वगा):—[=sarva-gā] [from sarva-ga > sarva] f. the Priyaṅgu plant, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
10) Sarvaga (सर्वग):—[=sarva-ga] [from sarva] n. water, [ib.]
Sarvaga (सर्वग):—(gaṃ) 1. n. Water. m. Brahma; Shiva; spirit. 1. f. Priyangu. a. All-pervading.
Sarvaga (सर्वग):—
1) adj. [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 3, 2, 48.] überall befindlich, allgegenwärtig, überall verbreitet [Muṇḍakopaniṣad 3, 2, 5.] [ŚVETĀŚV. Upakośā 6, 17.] [Yājñavalkya’s Gesetzbuch 3, 130.] [NṚS. TĀP. Upakośā] in [Weber’s Indische Studien 9, 162. fg.] [Mahābhārata 1, 10. 13, 743. 801.] [Suśruta 2, 133, 21.] [Oxforder Handschriften 170], a, [5.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 324.] [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 47, 8.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 4, 20, 7. 6, 8, 31. 7, 2, 22.] [PAÑCAR. 4, 3, 14.] a [Scholiast] zu [Kapila 1, 125.] sarvagatva n. nom. abstr. [Suśruta 1, 249, 10.] —
2) m. a) die Weltseele [Śabdamālā im Śabdakalpadruma] — b) ein N. Brahman's [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha 3, 132. fg.] [Medinīkoṣa g. 49.] — c) ein N. Śiva’s ebend. — d) Nomen proprium α) eines Sohnes des Bhīmasena von der Balaṃdharā [Mahābhārata 1, 3829]; vgl. sarvagata und sarvatraga . — β) eines Sohnes des Paurṇamāsa [Viṣṇupurāṇa 1, 10, 6.] —
3) f. ā Fennich (priyaṅgu) [Śabdacandrikā im Śabdakalpadruma] —
4) n. Wasser [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Sarvaga (ಸರ್ವಗ):—
1) [noun] one who can go anywhere or is going everywhere; the Supreme Being.
2) [noun] Śiva.
3) [noun] Brahma.
4) [noun] Vishṇu.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+12): Carva-kalaiakarati, Carvakan, Carvakarttiruttuvam, Carvakataiyam, Carvakati, Sarva-kalacalai, Sarva-kalasankam, Sarvagam, Sarvagama, Sarvagamamaya, Sarvagamana, Sarvagambhira, Sarvagami, Sarvagamin, Sarvagamopanishad, Sarvagana, Sarvaganadhyaksha, Sarvagandha, Sarvagandhamaya, Sarvagandhaprabhasavati.
Full-text (+3): Sarvagam, Sarvagatva, Sarvagata, Sarvatraga, Sarvatragata, Svaranga, Mikkon, Sarvvaga, Carvakan, Sushanta, Avyaya, Sthanu, Aja, Asangadharma, Shashvata, Bhanu, Nada, Kashi, Nitya, Sabhaga.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 8.13.69 < [Chapter 13 - A Thousand Names of Lord Balarāma]
Verse 1.11.32 < [Chapter 11 - Description of Śrī Kṛṣṇacandra’s Birth]
Verse 4.1.45 < [Chapter 1 - The Story of the Personified Vedas]
Brahma Sutras (Govinda Bhashya) (by Kusakratha das Brahmacari)
Adhikarana 18: The Lord is All-pervading < [Adhyaya 3, Pada 2]
Adhikarana 17: The Lord’s Incarnations are not Part and Parcel of the Lord, for They are the Lord Himself < [Adhyaya 2, Pada 3]
Sūtra 3.2.38 < [Adhyaya 3, Pada 2]
Mundaka Upanishad (Madhva commentary) (by Srisa Chandra Vasu)
Brahma Archana Paddhati (text and translation) (by Prabhunath Dwivedi)
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Purana Ratna < [Purana, Volume 12, Part 2 (1970)]
Shakti (The Power) in the Philosophy of the Puranas < [Purana, Volume 12, Part 2 (1970)]
Eulogy of Vamana by Brahma < [Purana, Volume 12, Part 1 (1970)]