Shravanadvadashivrata, Śravaṇadvādaśīvrata: 3 definitions

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Shravanadvadashivrata 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 Śravaṇadvādaśīvrata can be transliterated into English as Sravanadvadasivrata or Shravanadvadashivrata, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«previous next»] — Shravanadvadashivrata in Purana glossary
Source: Shodhganga: The saurapurana - a critical study

Śravaṇadvādaśīvrata (श्रवणद्वादशीव्रत) or simply Śravaṇadvādaśī 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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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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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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

1) Śravaṇadvādaśīvrata (श्रवणद्वादशीव्रत) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—from the Brahmavaivartapurāṇa. Bhk. 25. See Śrāvaṇadvādaśīvrata.

2) Śrāvaṇadvādaśīvrata (श्रावणद्वादशीव्रत):—from the Nāradapurāṇa. Taylor. 1, 410.
—from the Bhavishyottarapurāṇa. Taylor. 1, 124.
—from the Saurapurāṇa. Taylor. 1, 411. 416.

3) Śravaṇadvādaśīvrata (श्रवणद्वादशीव्रत):—by Kalyāṇarāya. L.. 667.

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

1) Śravaṇadvādaśīvrata (श्रवणद्वादशीव्रत):—[=śravaṇa-dvādaśī-vrata] [from śravaṇa-dvādaśī > śravaṇa] n. Name of a [chapter] of the [Brahma-purāṇa]

2) Śrāvaṇadvādaśīvrata (श्रावणद्वादशीव्रत):—[=śrāvaṇa-dvādaśī-vrata] [from śrāvaṇa-dvādaśī > śrāvaṇa > śravaṇa] n. Name of [work]

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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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