Shishnadeva, Śiśnadeva, Shishna-deva: 6 definitions
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Shishnadeva 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 Śiśnadeva can be transliterated into English as Sisnadeva or Shishnadeva, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: archive.org: Vedic index of Names and SubjectsŚiśnadeva (शिश्नदेव), occurring twice in the Ṛgveda in the plural, means “those who have the phallus for a deity”. The term most probably refers to the phallus worship of the aborigines.
Source: Shodhganga: The saurapurana - a critical study (h)Śiśnadeva (शिश्नदेव) refers to the “people to whom the Phallus is a god”.—In present day India in the Shaiva-temples and sanctuaries, the most sacred object of worship is the Shiva-linga. The Linga-Cult is traced to the Rigveda where the Vedic Aryans swear at the barbarians describing them as shishnadevas (people to whom the Phallus is a god).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚiśnadeva (शिश्नदेव).—a lustful or unchaste man (sporting with the penis); मा शिश्नदेवा अपि गुर्ऋतं नः (mā śiśnadevā api gurṛtaṃ naḥ) Ṛv.7.21.5;1.99.3.
Derivable forms: śiśnadevaḥ (शिश्नदेवः).
Śiśnadeva is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śiśna and deva (देव). See also (synonyms): śistadeva.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚiśnadeva (शिश्नदेव).—[masculine] [plural] a class of tailed demons or false gods.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚiśnadeva (शिश्नदेव):—[=śiśna-deva] [from śiśna] (śiśna-) m. ‘having the gen° organ for a god’, a phallus-worshipper, (or) a tailed or priapic demon ([according to] to [Sāyaṇa] ‘one who sports with the generative organ’; [according to] to [Nirukta, by Yāska iv, 19], ‘mfn. unchaste, lustful’), [Ṛg-veda]
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Shishna, Deva, Teva.
Full-text: Muradeva, Shistadeva, Linga.
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