Shekharajyoti, Śekharajyoti: 1 definition

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Shekharajyoti means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

The Sanskrit term Śekharajyoti can be transliterated into English as Sekharajyoti or Shekharajyoti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Kavya (poetry)

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Source: Wisdom Library: Kathāsaritsāgara

Śekharajyoti (शेखरज्योति) is the name of an ancient king, according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 72. Accordingly, as king Vinītamati said to Somaśūra: “... the next morning a king, named Śekharajyoti, a pupil of that hermit’s [Śubhanaya], who had come to have an interview with him, saw him in that state. Then, being tortured with sorrow for his spiritual guide, he questioned him, and found out the state of the case, and had a search made for those robbers, and had them brought to that very spot”.

The story of Śekharajyoti was narrated by Vinītamati in order to teach Somaśūra the doctrine of the perfection of patience (kṣamāpāramita) as known in the Buddhist doctrine with the object of dissuading Somaśūra from ignorance (ajñāna).

The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Śekharajyoti, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince Naravāhanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the vidyādharas (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of Guṇāḍhya’s Bṛhatkathā consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.

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Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.

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