Taptamudra, Taptamudrā, Tapta-mudra: 5 definitions
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Taptamudra means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarytaptamudrā (तप्तमुद्रा).—f (S) The prints or impressions which the followers of viṣṇu burn into their flesh.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryTaptamudrā (तप्तमुद्रा).—Mark of divine weapons stamped on the body by devotees with heated metals.
Taptamudrā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms tapta and mudrā (मुद्रा).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryTaptamudrā (तप्तमुद्रा):—[=tapta-mudrā] [from tapta > tap] f. (Viṣṇu’s) mark burnt (on the skin with red-hot iron), [Horace H. Wilson]
[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: Tapta, Mudra.
Starts with: Taptamudradharanamahatmya, Taptamudradharanavidhi, Taptamudradharane, Taptamudrakhandana, Taptamudramkana, Taptamudravidalana, Taptamudravidravana, Taptamudravilasa.
Full-text: Shishayishu.
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The Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)
2. The Padma Purāṇa < [Preface]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 3 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 22 - Raṅgācārya < [Chapter XX - Philosophy of the Rāmānuja School of Thought]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 6 - Marks of Viṣṇu’s Devotee < [Section 1 - Veṅkaṭācala-māhātmya]
The Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vijñanananda)
Chapter 1 - On what is to be thought of in the morning < [Book 11]
Chapter 15 - On the rules of using the Tripuṇḍra and Ūrdhapuṇḍra marks < [Book 11]
Chapter 34 - On the description of the various hells < [Book 9]
Hindu Pluralism (by Elaine M. Fisher)
The Practical Applications of Textual Criticism < [Chapter 3 - Constructing Sectarian Identities in Early Modern South India]