Shravanadvadashi, Śravaṇadvādaśī: 6 definitions

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The Sanskrit term Śravaṇadvādaśī can be transliterated into English as Sravanadvadasi or Shravanadvadashi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«previous next»] — Shravanadvadashi in Purana glossary
Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

Śravaṇadvādaśī (श्रवणद्वादशी).—A holy day. Observance of a fast on this day after a bath at the confluence of two rivers is believed to bring Mokṣa.

Source: Shodhganga: The saurapurana - a critical study

Śravaṇadvādaśī (श्रवणद्वादशी) or Śravaṇadvādaśīvrata refers to type of Vrata (“religious observances”), according to the 10th century Saurapurāṇa: one of the various Upapurāṇas depicting Śaivism.—The Śravaṇadvādaśī-vrata is described in the Saurapurāṇa (15.3ff) by the Sun-god to Yājñavalkya. The twelfth tithi is very dear to Viṣṇu. It is called vaiṣṇavī-tithi. If the twelfth tithi of Śuklapakṣa is united with Śravaṇa-nakṣatra it is called vijayā-dvādaśī.

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Fasting on this day if somebody performs this vrata all his sins are destroyed. That twelfth tithi with Puṣya constellation is called javādvādaśī. The performer should fast on the eleventh tithi and on the twelfth should worship Viṣṇu with different flowers, incense, offerings etc. He should adore Viṣṇu’s feet in honour of Matsya, waist for Kūrma, belly for Varāha, chest for Narasiṃha, throat for Vāmana, arms for Paraśurāma and Balarāma, face for Rāma, nose for Pradyumna, eyes for Kṛṣṇa, head for Buddha and hair for Kalki and all the limbs for Vāmana.

At night worshipping Govinda and Gopāla with devotion, the wise performer should place the black antelope skin in front of the deity. On the kṛṣṇājina sesamam seed (tila) measuring one fourth of a droṇa is to be placed. In case of the nonavailability of tila, yava may be placed and if yava is not available godhuma may be placed.

According to his capacity the performer should make a pot of gold or silver or copper. The pot is to be covered with faultless cloth. Preparing an idol of Vāmana of gold and placing inside the pot the performer should worship Hari with flowers, incense, fruits etc. with various Mantras for Matsya, Kūrma, Varāha etc. Then naivedva is to be offered. Further he should place a pot of cooked curd and water jar containing fragrant substances. An umbrella, a string of rosary, footwear and molasses are to be placed in front of the idol of Vāmana. Then worshipping Janārdana the performer should remain awake the whole night there by engaging himself in song, music and musical instruments. In the next morning the vow-performer should donate the Brahmins with devotion and then the text enjoins various mantras for dāna.

Note: This Śravaṇadvādaśī-vrata is referred to in Agnipurāṇa 185.1-17, Bhaviṣyapurāṇa Uttarakhaṇḍa 75.1-71; Padmapurāṇa 6.69.1-75; See also Hemādri’s Caturvargacintāmaṇi Vratakhaṇḍa 1.1162-1171 quoted from the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa  1.161.1-8 P.V. Kane HDS, V Part-I, p.431. Nirṇaya Sindhu 137-140 Kṛtyakalpataru, Vratakhaṇḍa 348.

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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.

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Marathi-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Shravanadvadashi in Marathi glossary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

śravaṇadvādaśī (श्रवणद्वादशी).—f (S) The twelfth of the light half of Bhadrapad or of Phalgun when the Shrawan̤-nakshatra prevails.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Shravanadvadashi in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

Śrāvaṇadvādaśī (श्रावणद्वादशी) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—[dharma] Burnell. 110^b. Bp. 300.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Śravaṇadvādaśī (श्रवणद्वादशी):—[=śravaṇa-dvādaśī] [from śravaṇa] f. a [particular] Tithi or lunar day (when certain religious observances of great efficacy are performed; it is said to fall on the twelfth of the light half of Bhādra, when that month is connected with the asterism Śravaṇa), [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

2) Śrāvaṇadvādaśī (श्रावणद्वादशी):—[=śrāvaṇa-dvādaśī] [from śrāvaṇa > śravaṇa] f. the twelfth day of the month Śrāvaṇa

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Shravanadvadashi in German

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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.

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