Svarnacula, Svarṇacūla, Svarna-cula: 3 definitions
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Svarnacula means something in Jainism, Prakrit, 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 Svarnachula.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: archive.org: TrisastisalakapurusacaritraSvarṇacūla (स्वर्णचूल) is the name of an ancient Bhūta, according to chapter 5.4 [śāntinātha-caritra] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.
Accordingly, as King Ghanaratha said:—“[...] The cocks (i.e., later incarnations of Dhanavasu and Datta) agreed to what Ghanaratha (king of Puṇḍarīkiṇī) said, fasted, and both died. After death they became powerful chiefs of the Bhūtas, named Tāmracūla and Svarṇacūla, in the forest Bhūtaratnā. Knowing their former birth from clairvoyant knowledge, they created an aerial car and went to Megharatha, their benefactor in a former birth”.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySvarṇacūla (स्वर्णचूल):—[=svarṇa-cūla] [from svarṇa] m. ([probably]) idem, [Kathāsaritsāgara]
[Sanskrit to German]
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: Svarna, Cula.
Full-text: Svarnashikha, Tamracula.
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Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 5: Incarnation as Megharatha (continued) < [Chapter IV - Tenth incarnation as Megharatha]