The Sanskrit term Śvetapadma can be transliterated into English as Svetapadma or Shvetapadma, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

Śvetapadma (श्वेतपद्म) refers to “white lotuses” (used for worship during October-November), as discussed in the twenty-second chapter of the Aniruddhasaṃhitā, an ancient Pāñcarātra Āgama text dealing with the annual festivals of temples and regular temple worship routines.—[Cf. the chapter mahotsava-vidhi]:—Certain special festivals may be celebrated at optional times: worship with white lotuses (śvetapadma) during October-November; [...] Some general instructions for celebrating the above festivals are given (23b-31), followed by more specialized directions in relation to a few of the above-mentioned celebrations (32-63). All ministrations in the festivals cited are to be done to the immovable idol [mūlabera] as well as the sacred fire-pit [homakuṇḍa] and subsidiary deities (64-65). A few additional directions are recorded, and the chapter ends with the rewards [phala] to those who supervise such undertaking (66-69).

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Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śvetapadma (श्वेतपद्म).—a white lotus.

Derivable forms: śvetapadmam (श्वेतपद्मम्).

Śvetapadma is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śveta and padma (पद्म). See also (synonyms): śvetakamala.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śvetapadma (श्वेतपद्म).—n.

(-dmaṃ) The white lotus. E. śveta white, and padma a lotus.

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

Śvetapadma (श्वेतपद्म):—[=śveta-padma] [from śveta > śvit] n. a wh° lotus, [Pañcarātra; Kālacakra]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śvetapadma (श्वेतपद्म):—[śveta-padma] (dmaṃ) 1. n. The white lotus.

[Sanskrit to German]

Shvetapadma 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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Partial matches: Shveta, Padma.

Full-text: Shvetakamala.

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