Sudevi, Sudevī: 3 definitions
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Sudevi 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
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Sudevī (सुदेवी).—The mother of Ṛṣabha.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa II. 7. 10.
1b) A devī and consort of Kṛṣṇa.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 71. 251; Vāyu-purāṇa 96. 234.
1c) Wife of Dharma.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 171. 48.
Sudevī (सुदेवी) is the daughter of Vasu and wife of king Naravarman, according to the 10th century Saurapurāṇa: one of the various Upapurāṇas depicting Śaivism.—Accordingly, “[...] In the svāyaṃbhūva-manvantara there was a pious king named Naravarman in the country of Pāñcāla. Sudevī was her chief queen, who rendered service in the Śiva temple. Being asked by the priest Gālava as to why she rendered whole-hearted service to the temple of Śiva, she narrated how in her previous birth as female vulture, she went to the Kiṣkindhā mountain and swept the dust near the khaliṅga of Śiva by means of the wind of her wings while trying to take the offering made there and how, after death, she was born as the daughter of Vasu and married to King Naravarman”.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySudevi (सुदेवि):—[=su-devi] [from su > su-tanaya] f. (mc. for vī) Name of the wife of Nābhi and mother of Ṛṣabha, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Devi, Cu, Shu.
Starts with: Sudevika.
Ends with: Vasudevi.
Full-text: Anurupamaya, Sudivi, Sangramajit, Ashtasakhi, Kishkindha, Vara, Sahasrajit, Shatajit, Naravarman, Nirriti, Vishvavasu, Vayu, Dhruva, Rishabha, Soma, Yama.
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Bhajana-Rahasya (by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Mahasaya)
The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 7 - Some Līlāvatāras and their work < [Book 2 - Second Skandha]
The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 71 - The Vṛṣṇi dynasty (vaṃśa) < [Section 3 - Upodghāta-pāda]