Satsanga, Sat-samga, Satsaṃga, Satsamga, Satsaṅga: 13 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Satsaṅga (सत्सङ्ग).—The need for and value of; Kṛṣṇa's speech to Uddhava on its importance.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa XI. 12. 2-7.
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)
Satsaṅga (सत्सङ्ग) refers to one of the topics discussed in the Mahāmokṣa-Tantra, a Sanskrit manuscript collected in volume 12 of the catalogue “Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (second series)” by Mahamahopadhyaya Haraprasad Shastri.—The Mahāmokṣatantra manuscript, consisting of 3,024 ślokas (metrical verses), is deposit: Dhaka, Vikramapura Majhapada, Babu Rasavihari Raya. It deals with the salvation, cosmogony (i.e., the order of cosmic regions) and contains a bibliography of Tantric literature.— The catalogue includes the term—Satsaṅga-ādi in its ‘subject-matter list’ or Viṣaya (which lists topics, chapters and technical terms). The complete entry reads—61 tame paṭale,—satsaṅgādimāhātmyakathanam.
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
Marathi-English dictionary
satsaṅga (सत्संग).—m (S) satsaṅgati f (S) satsamāgama m (S) Good society, good company, good association or connection.
satsaṅga (सत्संग).—m satsaṅgati f satsamāgama m Good society, good company, good association.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Satsaṃga (सत्संग).—company or society of the good, association with the good; तथा सत्संनिधानेन मूर्खो याति प्रवीणताम् (tathā satsaṃnidhānena mūrkho yāti pravīṇatām) H.1; सत्संगजानि निधनान्यपि तारयन्ति (satsaṃgajāni nidhanānyapi tārayanti) Uttararāmacarita 2.11; सत्संगतिः कथय किं न करोति पुंसाम् (satsaṃgatiḥ kathaya kiṃ na karoti puṃsām) Bhartṛhari 2.23.
Derivable forms: satsaṃgaḥ (सत्संगः).
Satsaṃga is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sat and saṃga (संग). See also (synonyms): satsaṃsarga, satsaṃnidhāna, satsaṃgati, satsamāgama.
Satsaṅga (सत्सङ्ग).—m.
(-ṅgaḥ) Association with the good. E. sat, and saṅga association.
Satsaṃga (सत्संग).—[masculine] intercourse with good people.
Satsaṅga (सत्सङ्ग):—[=sat-saṅga] [from sat] m. intercourse or association with the good, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā; Pañcatantra; Purāṇa etc.]
Satsaṅga (सत्सङ्ग):—(ṅgaḥ) 1. m. Idem.
Satsaṅga (सत्सङ्ग):—(sant + saṅga) m. der Verkehr mit Guten (s. u. 1. saṅga 2): vijaya Titel eines Schauspiels [Notices of Skt. Mss. 38.]
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.
Hindi dictionary
Satsaṃga (सत्संग) [Also spelled satsang]:—(nm) intercourse or association with good/pious men; also ~[gata] (nf); ~[gī] one who lives in good/noble company.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Satsaṃga (ಸತ್ಸಂಗ):—[noun] a being associated with good, respectable, virtuous persons.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Satsaṅga (सत्सङ्ग):—n. good company; congregation; holy gathering;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Satsamgati, Satsangadi, Satsangadi, Satsangavijaya.
Full-text (+8): Satsangavijaya, Satsangadi, Satsang, Satsamagama, Sanga, Asatsanga, Satsahavasa, Satsankam, Kubja, Yajnapatni, Muktasanga, Vaṇikpatha, Satsamsarga, Satsamnidhana, Satsamgati, Jatayu, Vibhishana, Hanuman, Vrishaparvan, Sugriva.
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Prasthanatrayi Swaminarayan Bhashyam (Study) (by Sadhu Gyanananddas)
12.1. Satsaṅga: Sādhanā for Daily Life (Introduction) < [Chapter 4 - Analysis on the Basis of Spiritual Endeavour]
6.2. The Process of Āśraya-grahaṇa < [Chapter 4 - Analysis on the Basis of Spiritual Endeavour]
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Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
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Page 363 < [Hindi-English-Nepali (1 volume)]
Page 219 < [Hindi-Gujarati-English Volume 3]
Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 12 - The Performance and Renunciation of Prescribed Karmas < [Book 11 - Eleventh Skandha]
Chapter 3 - Description of twenty-four incarnations of lord Viṣṇu < [Book 1 - First Skandha]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 8.10.6 < [Chapter 10 - The Paddhati and Paṭala of Lord Balarāma]
Verse 5.10.19 < [Chapter 10 - The Stories of the Washerman, Weaver, and Florist]
Verse 1.1.31 < [Chapter 1 - Description of Śrī-Kṛṣṇa’s Glories]
Life and Work of Sri Sri Paramahansa Yogananda < [July – September, 2008]
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A True Servant—A True Master (by Swami Bhaktivedanta Madhava Maharaja)