Sarvatokshishiromukha, Sarvatokṣiśiromukha, Sarvatokshishiro-mukha: 3 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Sarvatokṣiśiromukha can be transliterated into English as Sarvatoksisiromukha or Sarvatokshishiromukha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationSarvatokṣiśiromukha (सर्वतोक्षिशिरोमुख) refers to “one who has eyes, heads and mouths everywhere” and is used to describe Śiva, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.6 (“Prayer to Śiva”).—Accordingly, as the Gods eulogized Śiva: “Obeisance to you, the soul of all, obeisance to Śiva the remover of distress, [...] I bow to you everywhere, you who have hands, legs, eyes, heads, mouths, ears and noses everywhere (sarvatokṣiśiromukha) [sarvatokṣiśiromukham | sarvataśśravaṇaghrāṇaṃ tvāṃ ]. I bow to you everywhere, you who are omniscient who pervade everything, you who are unveiled as the lord of al, you who are omniformed and odd-eyed. [...]”.
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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySarvatokṣiśiromukha (सर्वतोक्षिशिरोमुख):—[=sarvato-kṣi-śiro-mukha] [from sarvato > sarva] mfn. having eyes and head and mouth everywhere, [Śvetāśvatara-upaniṣad; Viṣṇu-smṛti, viṣṇu-sūtra, vaiṣṇava-dharma-śāstra; Mahābhārata]
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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.
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Partial matches: Mukha.
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