Tapaseshvara, Tāpaseśvara: 1 definition
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Tapaseshvara 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.
The Sanskrit term Tāpaseśvara can be transliterated into English as Tapasesvara or Tapaseshvara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexTāpaseśvara (तापसेश्वर).—Here to the wonderment of a hunter, a deer which fell in water due to dread was taken to the world above.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 191. 102-4.
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.
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Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
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Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 18 - More Tīrthas on the Bank of Narmadā < [Section 3 - Svarga-khaṇḍa (section on the heavens)]