Shvetavarahakalpa, Śvetavārāhakalpa, Shvetavaraha-kalpa: 3 definitions
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Shvetavarahakalpa 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 Śvetavārāhakalpa can be transliterated into English as Svetavarahakalpa or Shvetavarahakalpa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationŚvetavārāhakalpa (श्वेतवाराहकल्प) or Śvetakalpa refers to one of the thirty Kalpas, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.4.13 (“The birth of Gaṇeśa”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā said to Nārada: “Due to the difference of Kalpas, the story of the birth of Gaṇeśa is told in different ways. According to one account he is born of the great lord. His head looked at by Śani was cut off and an elephant’s head was put on him. Now we narrate the story of the birth of Gaṇeśa in Śvetakalpa [i.e., śvetavārāhakalpa] when his head was cut off by the merciful Śiva. [...]”.
Notes: According to the Purāṇas the legends of one Kalpa are repeated in the other. In this process some modifications in the accounts are bound to happen with the changes in the happenings. The legend of Gaṇeśa as recorded in this chapter belongs to Śvetavārāhakalpa (Śvetakalpa). It is distinct from the one referred to above.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚvetavārāhakalpa (श्वेतवाराहकल्प):—[=śveta-vārāha-kalpa] [from śveta-vārāha > śveta > śvit] m., a [particular] Kalpa, the first day in the month of Brahmā
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 corpusŚvētavarāhakalpa (ಶ್ವೇತವರಾಹಕಲ್ಪ):—[noun] (myth.) name of a particular period of thousand yugas (eras); (4,320 million years).
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: Shvetavaraha, Varaha, Shveta, Kalpa.
Full-text: Kalpa, Shveta Varaha Kalpa, Shvetakalpa, Shvetavaraha, Kalpokta.
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The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 13 - The birth of Gaṇeśa < [Section 2.4 - Rudra-saṃhitā (4): Kumāra-khaṇḍa]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
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Sri Krishna-Chaitanya (by Nisikanta Sanyal)
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