Shivabhakti, Śivabhakti, Śivābhakti: 6 definitions
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The Sanskrit terms Śivabhakti and Śivābhakti can be transliterated into English as Sivabhakti or Shivabhakti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Śivābhakti (शिवाभक्ति) [=Śivabhakti?] refers to “one devoted to Śivā”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.5.—Accordingly, after Goddess Śivā (i.e., Umā/Durgā) granted a boon to Menā:—“Saying so, the Goddess Śivā vanished from there even as Menā was watching. [...] She told her husband about the boon, which had already been understood by him through good omens, by her words which were rendered useless. On hearing the words of Menā, the lord of mountains became delighted. He praised his wife who was devoted to Śiva [Śivā?] lovingly [i.e., śivābhakti-rata]. [...]”.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Śivabhakti (शिवभक्ति).—[feminine] worship of Śiva.
Śivabhakti (शिवभक्ति) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Rice. 326.
Śivabhakti (शिवभक्ति):—[=śiva-bhakti] [from śiva] f. devotion to the worship of Śiva
Śivabhakti (शिवभक्ति):—f. die Verehrung Śiva’s: siddhi oder śivaśaktisiddhi Titel einer Schrift [HALL 161.] in der Einl. zu [VĀSAVAD. 18.] [Oxforder Handschriften 119,a,5.]
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.
Nepali dictionary
Śivabhakti (शिवभक्ति):—n. Father-Mother God; both immanent and transcendent;
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)
Partial matches (+0): Shiva, Bhakti.
Starts with (+0): Shivabhaktimahatmya, Shivabhaktimuktabharana, Shivabhaktisudhanidhi, Shivabhaktisudharnava, Shivabhaktisudhodaya, Shivabhaktivilasa, Shivabhaktivivardhana, Shivabhaktivivardhana.
Full-text (+0): Shivabhaktisudhodaya, Shivabhaktimuktabharana, Shivabhaktimahatmya, Shivabhaktisudharnava, Shivabhaktivilasa, Shivabhaktivivardhana, Shivabhaktisudhanidhi, Shivbhakti, Nayaṉmar, Mukti.
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Jivanandana of Anandaraya Makhin (Study) (by G. D. Jayalakshmi)
Advaitic aspects of Act I < [Chapter 5 - Advaitic principles in Jīvanandana Nāṭaka]
Act IV (Summary) < [Chapter 3 - Summary of the Play Jīvānandana Nāṭaka]
Saura-purana (analytical study) (by Priyanku Chakraborty)
Part 2.6.1 - Concept of Śiva-bhakti in the Saura-purāṇa < [Chapter 4 - The Vedic and other Elements as Reflected in the Saura-purāṇa]
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Part 2.1.1 - The tradition of Vedic sacrificial rituals and the Saura-purāṇa < [Chapter 4 - The Vedic and other Elements as Reflected in the Saura-purāṇa]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
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Revisiting the Experiential World of Women’s Bhakti Poetry < [Volume 14, Issue 6 (2023)]
Śaivism after the Śaiva Age < [Volume 12, Issue 3 (2021)]