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Six-headed means something in the history of ancient India. 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.
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Source: Singhi Jain Series: Ratnaprabha-suri’s Kuvalayamala-katha (history)Six-headed God refers to Kārttikeya, who was worshiped in ancient India, as depicted in the Kathās (narrative poems) such as Uddyotanasūri in his 8th-century Kuvalayamālā (a Prakrit Campū, similar to Kāvya poetry).—Page 82.30: Here is a list of religious establishments of different denominations as mantra-jāpa-maṇḍapa, brāhmaṇa-śālā, rudra-bhavana, dhārmika-maṭha, Home of Kāpālikas, Holy platforms of Yakṣas, Nāgas etc., Brahmanical songs were sung in āvasati, Jinagṛha, Buddhavihāra or Buddhist monasteries, Shrine of goddess Kottavī, Temple of six-headed god Kārttikeya and temple of other deities.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
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Partial matches: Six.
Full-text: Karttikeya, Dvadashalocana, Buddhavihara, Mantrajapamandapa, Brahmanashala, Dharmikamatha, Mantramandapa, Jinagriha, Japamandapa, Rudrabhavana, Shrine, Temple, Dvishat, Avyakula, Harinayaka, Pracanda, Subrahmaṇya, Skanda.
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Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 2.6.82 < [Chapter 6 - The Lord’s Meeting with Advaita Ācārya]
Tiruvaymoli (Thiruvaimozhi): English translation (by S. Satyamurthi Ayyangar)
Introduction to Section 4.10 < [Section 10 - Tenth Tiruvaymoli (Onrum-tevum, ulakum)]
The Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 81 - The holy rite for the release of Paśus (paśupāśa-vimocana) < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]
The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 7 - The gods pray < [Section 2.5 - Rudra-saṃhitā (5): Yuddha-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 9 - Boasting of Tāraka and fight between him and Indra, Viṣṇu, Vīrabhadra < [Section 2.4 - Rudra-saṃhitā (4): Kumāra-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 13 - Description of good conduct (sadācāra) < [Section 1 - Vidyeśvara-saṃhitā]
Jainism in Odisha (Orissa) (by Ashis Ranjan Sahoo)
Iconography of Jain Gods and Goddess < [Chapter 6]
Some Guhyas and Ganas < [January – March, 1987]