Siddhishvara, Siddhi-ishvara, Siddhīśvara: 4 definitions
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Siddhishvara 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 Siddhīśvara can be transliterated into English as Siddhisvara or Siddhishvara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: KathāsaritsāgaraSiddhīśvara (सिद्धीश्वर) is the name of a holy place (kṣetra) situated on the Tridaśa mountain, as mentioned in the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 114. Accordingly, as the the two heavenly swans (Piṅgeśvara and Guheśvara) said this to King Brahmadatta (Maṇipuṣpeśvara): “... come, let us go to that holy place of Śiva on the Tridaśa mountain, rightly named Siddhīśvara, where the gods performed asceticism in order to bring about the destruction of the Asura Vidyuddhvaja. And they slew that Asura in fight, with the help of Muktāphalaketu, the head of all the Vidyādhara princes, who had been obtained by the favour of Śiva”.
The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Siddhīśvara, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince Naravāhanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the vidyādharas (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of Guṇāḍhya’s Bṛhatkathā consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySiddhīśvara (सिद्धीश्वर).—[masculine] the lord of magic arts, [Epithet] of Śiva.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Siddhīśvara (सिद्धीश्वर):—[from siddhi > sidh] m. ‘lord of magical power’, Name of Śiva, [Kathāsaritsāgara]
2) [v.s. ...] n. Name of a district sacred to Śiva, [ib.]
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Ishvara, Siddhi.
Full-text: Tridashashaila, Tridasha, Vidyuddhvaja, Padmavati.
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Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 1.8.183 < [Chapter 8 - The Disappearance of Jagannātha Miśra]
Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
Chapter CXIX < [Book XVII - Padmāvatī]
Chapter CXV < [Book XVII - Padmāvatī]
Chapter CXIV < [Book XVII - Padmāvatī]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Early Chola Temples (by S. R. Balasubrahmanyam)
Temples in Tirunaraiyur < [Chapter VIII - Temples of Uttama Chola’s Time]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 294 - Greatness of Ajogandheśvara (Ajogandha-īśvara) < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 97 - Holy Spots in Vārāṇasī < [Section 2 - Uttarārdha]
Varahi Tantra (English Study) (by Roberta Pamio)