Stavaraja, Stavarāja: 5 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Shaktism
2. Pancaratra
Languages
1. Sanskrit
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Introduction:

Stavaraja 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.

In Hinduism

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Stavarāja (स्तवराज) refers to a hymn Dakṣa composes to praise Śiva and to atone for having failed to invite him along with the other gods to his sacrifice.

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Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

Stavarāja (स्तवराज) refers to the “king of the stotras”, as discussed in chapter 16 of the (first part of the) Śāṇḍilyasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra text comprising 3600 Sanskrit verses dealing with devotion towards Kṛṣṇa who is identified with the Supreme, as well as ethical behavior and pious practices to be observed by devotees (bhaktas).—Description of the chapter [stotra-nirūpaṇa]: Stotras, the use of which will lead to mokṣa, are given here to the Guru, to Hari, to the Lord as maṅgalāṣṭaka, and for accompanying the lamp-waving ceremony. [...] Finally the king of the stotras [stavarāja] is given (31 verses).

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Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

1) Stavarāja (स्तवराज) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Oppert. Ii, 7996.

2) Stavarāja (स्तवराज):—Gov. Or. Libr. Madras 110.

3) Stavarāja (स्तवराज):—a hymn to Gaṇeśa. L.. 1297.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Stavarāja (स्तवराज):—[=stava-rāja] [from stava > stu] m. ‘chief of hymns’, a [particular] mystical prayer or incantation (also as Name of [work])

[Sanskrit to German]

Stavaraja in German

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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.

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Verse 1.2.157 < [Part 2 - Devotional Service in Practice (sādhana-bhakti)]

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Part 1 - Teachers and Pupils of the Nimbārka School < [Chapter XXI - The Nimbārka School of Philosophy]

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Chapter 128 - Greatness of Sāgarāditya (Sāgara-āditya) < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]

Chapter 239 - Greatness of Nāgarārka < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]

Chapter 10 - The Concluding Rites in the Lord’s Worship < [Section 5 - Mārgaśīrṣa-māhātmya]

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