Shrisukta, Śrīsūkta, Shri-sukta: 6 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Śrīsūkta can be transliterated into English as Srisukta or Shrisukta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexŚrīsūkta (श्रीसूक्त).—In honour of Śrī;1 to be uttered when founding temples.2
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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚrīsūkta (श्रीसूक्त).—Name of a Vedic hymn (Ṛv.1.165).
Derivable forms: śrīsūktam (श्रीसूक्तम्).
Śrīsūkta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śrī and sūkta (सूक्त).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Śrīsūkta (श्रीसूक्त) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—vaid. Oxf. 7^b. 398^b. Kh. 63. B. 1, 30 (and—[commentary]). Taylor. 1, 50. 282 (and—[commentary]). 309. 427. Oppert. 120. 6840. 7029. Ii, 2174.
—[commentary] L. 3219. Bl. 2. Oppert. 1049. 5686. 6536.
—[commentary] by Rāvaṇa. L. 3017.
—[commentary] by Lakṣmaṇadāsa. Oudh. 1877, 2.
—[commentary] by Sāyaṇa. Oppert. Ii, 3076.
2) Śrīsūkta (श्रीसूक्त):—vaid. Stein 10 (inc.).
—[commentary] by Raṅganātha. Gov. Or. Libr. Madras 100.
3) Śrīsūkta (श्रीसूक्त):—khila. Ak 45. L.. 15-17.
Śrīsūkta has the following synonyms: Lakṣmīsūkta.
4) Śrīsūkta (श्रीसूक्त):—a khila of the Ṛv. L.. 15-17. Peters. 6, 47. 527 (and C.). C. by Rāmacandra. Hpr. 2, 229. C. by Vaidyanātha. Peters. 6, 47. C. by Sāyaṇa. Hz. 1552.
Śrīsūkta has the following synonyms: Lakṣmīsūkta.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚrīsūkta (श्रीसूक्त):—[=śrī-sūkta] [from śrī] n. Name of the hymn, [Ṛg-veda i, 165; Śāṅkhāyana-brāhmaṇa; Agni-purāṇa]
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusŚrīsūkta (ಶ್ರೀಸೂಕ್ತ):—[noun] name of a hymn in the Řgvēda.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Shri, Shukta.
Starts with: Shrisuktabhashya, Shrisuktanyasa, Shrisuktapaddhati, Shrisuktavidhana, Shrisuktavidhi.
Full-text: Shrisuktavidhana, Shrisuktavidhi, Shrisuktanyasa, Karishini, Lakshmisukta, Ishvara.
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The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Chapter 62 - Mode of installation of the image of Goddess Lakṣmī
Chapter 263 - Appeasing rites for portents (utpāta-śānti)
The Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 27 - Worship of Liṅga (liṅgārcana) < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]
Chapter 36 - The mode of gifting Lakṣmī < [Section 2 - Pūrvabhāga]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 41 - The Festival of Holy Bath on Puṣya Day < [Section 2 - Puruṣottama-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 85 - Greatness of Mahālakṣmī < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]
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The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 232 - The Rise of Goddess Lakṣmī < [Section 6 - Uttara-Khaṇḍa (Concluding Section)]
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Expiatory Rites in Keralite Tantra (by T. S. Syamkumar)
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1.4. Expiatory Rites in Viṣṇusaṃhitā < [Chapter 3 - Expiatory Rites in Kerala Tantric Ritual Manuals]
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
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