Somavaravrata, Somavāravrata: 2 definitions
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Somavaravrata 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.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Somavāravrata (सोमवारव्रत) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Burnell. 145^b. Taylor. 1, 123. 270. 411. 413. 417.
—from the Skandapurāṇa. W. p. 342.
2) Somavārāvrata (सोमवाराव्रत):—Ak 208.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySomavāravrata (सोमवारव्रत):—[=soma-vāra-vrata] [from soma-vāra > soma] n. a fast observed in the evening of a Monday in honour of Śiva and Durgā (ta-kalpa m. ta-vidhi m. tācaraṇa-krama m. todyāpana n. Name of works), [Catalogue(s)]
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: Vrata, Somavara.
Starts with: Somavaravratacaranakrama, Somavaravratakalpa, Somavaravratamahatmya, Somavaravratavidhi.
Full-text: Gandharvasena, Devarata, Skandapurana.
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Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 25 - Description of Somavāra Vrata < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 54 - Greatness of Gandharveśvara (Gandharva-īśvara) < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 24 - Importance of Somavāra Vrata < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Hindu Pluralism (by Elaine M. Fisher)
Twin Texts: The Canonization of the Tiruviḷaiyāṭal Purāṇam < [Chapter 4 - The Language Games of Śiva]
Dvisahasri of Tembesvami (Summary and Study) (by Upadhyay Mihirkumar Sudhirbhai)