Shitaladevi, Śitalādevī, Shitala-devi, Śītalādevī: 2 definitions
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Shitaladevi means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 terms Śitalādevī and Śītalādevī can be transliterated into English as Sitaladevi or Shitaladevi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shilpashastra (iconography)
Śītalādevī (शीतलादेवी) is a form of Devī whose Pratimālakṣaṇa (Śakti-based iconographical details) are discussed in verse 1.106 of the Śrītattvanidhi of Śrī Kṛṣṇarāja Uḍaiyar (in its Tañcāvūr Sarasvatī Mahal Library edition). Śītalādevī (citing Śītalākalpa of the Rudrayāmala) is digambarī (nude) and seated on a donkey (rāsabha). She is pan-Indian because the text cited is the Rudrayāmala. She is kṛṣṇavarṇa (black). Two hands carry marjanī (broomstick) and kalaśa (full-pitcher), emblems of a mixture of opposites suggesting wrath and grace. She carries a winnowing basket on the head; that is why she is described as Śūrpālamkṛta-mastakā. Śītalā—“She who makes cold”—is a goddess presiding over smallpox, causes pestilences, and eradicates epidemics if duly propitiated. The Devī is Vyādhināśinī—annihilating ailments, and Śiva is Vaidhyanātha. The broomstick and winnowing basket are pointers of cleanliness. If the house is clean, no epidemic/endemic storms.
Shilpashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, śilpaśāstra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
śitaḷādēvī (शितळादेवी).—f (śītalādēvī S) The small-pox-goddess; Dewi as presiding over the small pox.
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śītalādēvī (शीतलादेवी).—f (S) The goddess presiding over the small pox; the small pox personified.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Shitala, Devi.
Starts with: Shitaladevimantra.
Full-text: Citalatevi, Shitala, Tintukkal, Mariyamman, Muttalamman, Mutyalamma.
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