Skandasvati, Skandasvāti: 2 definitions
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Skandasvati means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexSkandasvāti (स्कन्दस्वाति).—An Āndhra king who ruled for seven years.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 273. 6.
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.
India history and geography
Source: Shodhganga: Ajanta’s antiquitySkandasvāti (r. 19-12 BCE) is a king from the Sātavāhana dynasty of ancient India. The Sātavāhana lineage (known as Andhra in the Purāṇas) once ruled much of the Deccan region and several of the Ajantā caves at West-Khandesh (West-Khaṇḍeśa, modern Jalgaon) were carved in the 3rd century BCE when the region was ruled by kings (e.g., Skandasvāti) and descendants of the Sātavāhana kings. Skandasvāti was preceded by Svāti and succeeded by Mṛgendra Śātakarṇi.
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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Full-text: Mrigendrasvatikarna, Svati, Mrigendra.
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The Matsya Purana (critical study) (by Kushal Kalita)
Part 2.2g - The Andhra Dynasty < [Chapter 3 - Historical aspects in the Matsyapurāṇa]
Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
Dynasty of Āndhra < [Chapter 6 - Human history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]