Sphatikacala, Sphaṭikācala, Sphatika-acala: 6 definitions
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Sphatikacala 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Sphatikachala.
In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Sphaṭikācala (स्फटिकाचल) refers to “immovable quartz”, according to the Netratantra of Kṣemarāja: a Śaiva text from the 9th century in which Śiva (Bhairava) teaches Pārvatī topics such as metaphysics, cosmology, and soteriology.—Accordingly, [verse 10.7cd-17ab, while describing the worship of Bhairavī and Bhairava]—“[...] One should always worship [in times of] peace and prosperity, to suppress sickness and vice, [which are] the root cause of wasting away, [and] for the protection of cows, Brahmins, and men. One meditates on [Bhairava] as having equal radiance to snow, jasmine, the moon, or pearls. [He is] as clear as the curved moon and similar to immovable quartz (sphaṭikācala-saṃnibha). [He is] clear like the burning of the end of time, resembles a flower on the sacred tree, appears red like innumerable suns or, rather, red like a lotus. [...]”.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Sphaṭikācala (स्फटिकाचल).—the mount Meru.
Derivable forms: sphaṭikācalaḥ (स्फटिकाचलः).
Sphaṭikācala is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sphaṭika and acala (अचल).
Sphaṭikācala (स्फटिकाचल).—m.
(-laḥ) Mount Kailasa. E. sphaṭika Crystal, acala a mountain.
Sphaṭikācala (स्फटिकाचल):—[from sphaṭika > sphaṭ] m. = ka-śikharin, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Sphaṭikācala (स्फटिकाचल):—[sphaṭikā+cala] (laḥ) 1. m. Mount Kailāsa.
Sphaṭikācala (स्फटिकाचल):—(sphaṭika + a) m. der Berg Kailāsa [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1028.]
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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