Trilocana, Tṛlocana, Tri-locana: 22 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Shaktism
2. Purana
3. Shaivism
4. Vyakarana
5. Nyaya
India history
Languages
1. Marathi
2. Sanskrit
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Introduction:

Trilocana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, 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.

The Sanskrit term Tṛlocana can be transliterated into English as Trlocana or Trilocana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Trilochana.

In Hinduism

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Wisdom Library: Śāktism

Trilocana (त्रिलोचन, “Three-Eyed”):—One of the male offspring from Mahākālī (tamas-form of Mahādevī). Mahākālī is one of the three primary forms of Devī, the other two being Mahālakṣmī and Mahāsarasvatī. Not to be confused with Kālī, she is a more powerful cosmic aspect (vyaṣṭi) of Devi and represents the guṇa (universal energy) named tamas. Also see the Devī Māhātmya, a Sanskrit work from the 5th century, incorporated into the Mārkaṇḍeya-Purāṇa.

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

1) Trilocana (त्रिलोचन) (cf. Trinetra) refers to “the three-eyed one” and is used to describe Ardhanarīśvara, according to the second recension of the Yogakhaṇḍa of the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, as Bhadrakālī said to Śrīkaṇṭha: “[...] (You are) he, the Siddha who has been pierced (by the power of the Command) and, made of universal bliss, is accompanied by Yogeśvarī [...]. (He is) the Lord (īśvara), supreme Śambhu, who bears a divine form and is auspicious. O Mahādeva, the three-eyed [i.e., trilocana] one, who, self-generated, is such as was repeatedly praised with greatly divine and mental hymns”.

2) Trilocanā (त्रिलोचना) refers to “she who has three eyes” and is used to describe Goddess Nādamaṅgalyā (Vinayā), according to the Manthānabhairavatantra.—Accordingly, “Nādamaṅgalyā (Vinayā) is in the north-east. She has the face of a bird and three eyes [i.e., trilocanā]. She sits on a pig. She has ten arms and is very fierce. In the right hands she holds a sword, lance, bow, double-headed drum, and skeleton; in the left, a dagger, a skull, trident, fetter, and goad. [...]”.

Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (shaktism)

Trilocanā (त्रिलोचना) refers to “she who is three-eyed” and is used to describe the Goddesses of the accomplishments (mahāsiddhi), according to the King Vatsarāja’s Pūjāstuti called the Kāmasiddhistuti (also Vāmakeśvarīstuti), guiding one through the worship of the Goddess Nityā.—Accordingly, “[...] I take refuge with the goddesses of becoming minute and other great accomplishments for the sake of success. They hold wish-fulfilling jewels in both hands. They are moon-crested, three-eyed (trilocanā), and red in complexion. I revere Brahmāṇī and the other mother-goddesses. They carry a skull-bowl and red lily in their hands, their bodies are dark-colored like the leaves of bamboo, and they are clad in lovely [red] clothes resembling bandhūka flowers. [...]”.

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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.

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

1) Trilocana (त्रिलोचन) refers to “one having three eyes”, used to describe the appearance of Goddess Durgā, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.2.11. Accordingly as Brahmā said to Nārada:—“[...] O celestial sage, on being thus lauded Caṇḍikā, the mystic slumber, appeared before me. [...] Her face shone like the autumnal moon, the crescent moon bedecked her forehead. She had three eyes (trilocana), looked beautiful and the nails of her lotus-like feet glistened”.

2) Trilocana (त्रिलोचन) refers to one who has “three eyes” which is used to describe the appearance of Śiva, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.2.17. Accordingly as Brahmā narrated to Nārada:—“[...] When her Nandā rites were concluded on the ninth day (Navamī), while she was engrossed in meditation, Śiva became visible to her. [...] He was fair-complexioned, handsome in appearance, had five faces and three eyes (trilocana). The crescent moon adorned His forehead. [...] On seeing Śiva directly in such a form she bent her head from shyness and she knelt at his feet. Although He desired her to be his wife He wished to bestow on her the fruit of her penance. Thus He spoke to her in the state of her penance”.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

1a) Trilocana (त्रिलोचन).—Śiva known in Trayambaka Kṣetra; meditation of.^*

* Matsya-purāṇa 22. 47; 131. 35; 266. 36; Viṣṇu-purāṇa V. 33. 1.

1b) A name of Vighneśvara.^*

* Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 44. 67.

Source: Shodhganga: The saurapurana - a critical study

Trilocana (त्रिलोचन) or Trilocanaliṅga the name of a Tīrtha (holy places) situated at Vārāṇasī, according to the 10th century Saurapurāṇa: one of the various Upapurāṇas depicting Śaivism.—Vārāṇasī has remained a place dear to Śiva. It is supposed to be a place of mokṣa for all living creatures. There are many sacred places and innumerable liṅgas which are even unknown to Brahmā, so says the Saurapurāṇa. [...] The Saurapurāṇa states that a śivaliṅga named Trilocana is in Varanasi in which lord Śiva always resides. By visiting Trilocana-liṅga, the result of visiting all the liṅgas of Vārāṇasī is attained. This liṅga destroys all sins which a person incurred knowingly or unknowingly. He liberates all creatures who are bound by the fetters of māyā. This liṅga is faced to the western direction and is decorated with snakes. The sight of this liṅga gives the result of worshipping crores of liṅgas.

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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.

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

Source: Wisdom Library: Śaivism

Trilocana (त्रिलोचन) is the Sanskrit name of a deity presiding over Virajā, one of the sixty-eight places hosting a svāyambhuvaliṅga, which is one of the most sacred of liṅgas according to the Śaivāgamas. The list of sixty-eight svāyambhuvaliṅgas and presiding deities (e.g., Trilocana) is found in the commentary on the Jirṇoddhāra-daśaka by Nigamajñānadeva. The word liṅga refers to a symbol used in the worship of Śiva and is used thoughout Śaiva literature, such as the sacred Āgamas.

Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions

Tṛlocana (तृलोचन) refers to a “third eye”, according to the Kiraṇatantra chapter 49 (dealing with vratacaryā).—Accordingly, “Garuḍa spoke: ‘You have taught me, O great Lord, the activities of the Neophyte, the Putraka and the Ācārya. Tell me those of the Sādhaka’. The Lord spoke: ‘[...] This is the auspicious Raudra-vrata: imposing with a chignon of matted locks, marked by a trident and khaṭvāṅga, equipped with a clean half skull, awe-inspiring with a third eye (tṛlocana-kṛtādara), clothed in the skin of a tiger, peaceful. For one firm [in this observance], the highest siddhi will arise in six months; middling [powers] in four months; the lowest [powers] will arise in three months. [...]’”.

Source: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra Tantra

1) Trilocana (त्रिलोचन) refers to a “three-eyed deity”, according to the Netratantra of Kṣemarāja: a Śaiva text from the 9th century in which Śiva (Bhairava) teaches Pārvatī topics such as metaphysics, cosmology, and soteriology.—Accordingly, [verse 3.17-23, while describing a meditation on Amṛteśa in his form as Mṛtyujit]—“And so now, having constructed the amṛtāmudrā or the padmamudrā, [the Mantrin] should meditate on the Ātman. [...] [He is] one-faced, three-eyed (trilocana), seated on a white lotus, fixed in the bound lotus seat. [He is] four-armed, large-eyed, the hand [fixed in the position] of granting wishes and safety, [holding] a full moon, radiant, filled with amṛta, holding a water pot, [and] completely full of the world, the moon in his lovely hand. [The Mantrin] should remember him adorned with a reverence that is all white”.

2) Trilocana (त्रिलोचन) or “three-eyed” is also used to describe Tumburu.—Accordingly, [verse 11.1-24ab, while describing the appearance and worship of Tumburu]—“Now, at this moment, I will tell the highest-most teaching to be worshipped with this mantra, for the sake of peace from all calamities, resulting in the fruits of all Siddhis. [He worships] Deva as Tumburu in the middle of an eight petaled lotus, in the maṇḍala, [starting] in the East, O Devī. [The Sādhaka] honors the Lord who is ten-armed, five-faced, and three eyed (trilocana), with the form and faces like Sadāśiva. [...]”.

3) Trilocana (त्रिलोचन) or “three-eyed” is also used to describe Sūrya.—Accordingly, [verse 13.17-25ab, while describing the appearance and worship of Sūrya]—“Now, I explain that which consists of light [i.e., Sūrya]. [...] [He] looks like the flower of a pomegranate [and] resembles Soma at the end of time. [Sūrya has] one face, three eyes (trilocana), four arms, possess a noble nature, and [holds his] hands in the shape of the wish-granting and protection [mudrās]. [...]”.

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Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.

Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)

Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar

Trilocana (त्रिलोचन).—A scholar of grammar who has written a small work named अव्ययशब्दवृत्ति (avyayaśabdavṛtti) on the uses of indeclinables.

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Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.

Nyaya (school of philosophy)

Source: Shodhganga: A study of Nyāya-vaiśeṣika categories

Trilocana (त्रिलोचन), a brilliant Naiyāyika wrote Nyāyamañjarī. His time is speculated as about 900 A.D. Though the title Nyāyamañjarī is identical with the title of Jayanta Bhaṭṭa’s great work on Nyāya, the work is different in nature. However, it has given rise to some confusion also.

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Nyaya (न्याय, nyaya) refers to a school of Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. The Nyaya philosophy is known for its theories on logic, methodology and epistemology, however, it is closely related with Vaisheshika in terms of metaphysics.

India history and geography

Source: Shodhganga: a concise history of Sanskrit Chanda literature (history)

Trilocana (त्रिलोचन) was an elder brother of Gokunātha Upādhyāya (C. 1650-1740 C.E.): the author of Ekāvalī and Vṛttataraṅgiṇī. Gokulanātha was the son of Pītāmbara Upādhyāya and Umā and grandson of Rāmabhadra. He was the younger brother of Trilocana and Dhanañjaya and elder brother of Jagaddhara.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

trilōcana (त्रिलोचन).—m Having three eyes. An epithet of Shiva.

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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 dictionary

Trilocana (त्रिलोचन).—epithets of Śiva; R.3. 66; Kumārasambhava 3.66;5.72.

Derivable forms: trilocanaḥ (त्रिलोचनः).

Trilocana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms tri and locana (लोचन). See also (synonyms): trinayana, trinetra.

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Trilocana (त्रिलोचन).—Śiva. (-nā) 1 an unchaste woman.

2) an epithet of Durgā.

Derivable forms: trilocanaḥ (त्रिलोचनः).

Trilocana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms tri and locana (लोचन).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Trilocana (त्रिलोचन).—mfn.

(-naḥ-nī-naṃ) Tri-ocular, three-eyed. m.

(-naḥ) A name of Siva. f.

(-nā) A female deity of the Jainas. f. (-nī) A name of Durga. E. tri three, and locana an eye: see tridṛś, &c.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Trilocana (त्रिलोचन).—adj. having three eyes; epithet and name of Śiva, [Raghuvaṃśa, (ed. Stenzler.)] 3, 66.

Trilocana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms tri and locana (लोचन).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Trilocana (त्रिलोचन).—[adjective] three-eyed; [masculine] [Epithet] of Śiva, a man’s name.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

1) Trilocana (त्रिलोचन) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—poet. Śp. p. 32. Peters. 2, 63 (wrote Pārthavijaya).

2) Trilocana (त्रिलोचन):—Vidagdhamukhamaṇḍanaṭīkā Subodhinī.

3) Trilocana (त्रिलोचन):—Avyayaśabdavṛtti.

4) Trilocana (त्रिलोचन):—Locanī, a C. on Viśvanātha’s Bhāṣāparichedavyākhyā (Nyāyasiddhāntamuktāvalī).

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

1) Trilocana (त्रिलोचन):—[=tri-locana] [from tri] mfn. three-eyed (Śiva), [Dhyānabindu-upaniṣad; Kaivalya-upaniṣad; Rāmāyaṇa i; Raghuvaṃśa] etc.

2) [v.s. ...] m. (with rasa) a kind of mixture, [Rasaratnākara]

3) [v.s. ...] Name of a poet, [Śārṅgadhara-paddhati]

4) [v.s. ...] = trilocana-dāsa, [Hemacandra [Scholiast or Commentator]]

5) [v.s. ...] = trilocana-pāla, [Rājataraṅgiṇī vii; Kṣitīśa-vaṃśāvalī-carita]

6) Trilocanā (त्रिलोचना):—[=tri-locanā] [from tri-locana > tri] f. a disloyal wife, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

7) [v.s. ...] Name of a goddess (also nī, [Horace H. Wilson]), [Brahma-purāṇa ii, 18, 20]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Trilocana (त्रिलोचन):—[tri-locana] (naḥ) 1. m. A name of Shiva. f. Female deity of the Jainas; Durgā. a. Tri-ocular.

[Sanskrit to German]

Trilocana in German

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