Udvasana, Udvāsana: 13 definitions
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Udvasana 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.
In Hinduism
Dharmashastra (religious law)
Udvāsana (उद्वासन) refers to “taking down (the marriage canopy)” and represents one of the various Marriage Rites (saṃskāra) according to the Saṃskāra-kaustubha of Anantadeva p. 532-533 and Saṃskāra-ratna-mālā of Gopīnatha p. 555-556—The main outlines of the marriage saṃskāra show a remarkable continuity for several thousand years from the times of the Rig Veda down to modern times.—Devakotthāpana and Maṇḍapa-udvāsana respectively refers to “taking leave of the deities that had been invoked before the ceremonies began and taking down the paṇḍal (canopy)”.—
Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Udvāsana (उद्वासन) refers to “(the rite of) putting out (the sacrificial fire)”, as discussed in chapter 11 (Caryāpāda) of the Padmasaṃhitā: the most widely followed of Saṃhitā covering the entire range of concerns of Pāñcarātra doctrine and practice (i.e., the four-fold formulation of subject matter—jñāna, yoga, kriyā and caryā) consisting of roughly 9000 verses.—Description of the chapter [mahotsava-vidhi]: [...] The festival closes as the attendant gods are dismissed, a śāntihoma is performed, the sacrificial fire is put out [agni-udvāsana], the flag is lowered and the flag-pole given to the Yajamāna, etc. (247-268). The rewards that come to those who help in any way in a festival are elaborately listed (269-284). [...]
Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Udvāsana (उद्वासन) (also: Visarjana) refers to “bidding adieu to the Deity” and represents one of the Upacāras (ways of service) according to the Skandapurāṇa 2.4.26 (“Dialogue between King Cola and Viṣṇudāsa”).—Accordingly, as Viṣṇu (in the form of celestial attendants) narrated to Dharmadatta: “[...] Viṣṇudāsa continued to stay in the temple performing the Vratas. He performed all the austerities as laid down—those which cause satisfaction to Viṣṇu. [...] All the sixteen services [e.g., udvāsana] were performed by him. There were auspicious songs and dances. He performed the worship of Viṣṇu regularly. He observed these Vratas. Even as he walked about he remembered Viṣṇu. He used to sleep on the ground. He viewed all impartially. He saw Viṣṇu dwelling in all living beings. [...]”.
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.
Vastushastra (architecture)
Udvāsana (उद्वासन) refers to the “extraction of life (from the idol)” and represents one of the rituals related to removing of the damaged idol, according to Kerala ritual texts such as the Śaivāgamanibandhana, Prayogamañjarī and the Īśanagurudevapaddhati.—While the installation process (pratiṣṭhā) is performed in the ‘order of creation’ (sṛṣṭi) in which the priest makes the presence of the god permeate the entire temple complex, the deconsecration, or extraction of life from the idol (jīva-udvāsana), is performed in the ‘order of destruction’ (saṃhāra) in which the priest makes the presence of the god be reabsorbed back into the idol before it is extracted.
Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
udvāsana (उद्वासन).—n (S) Dismissing the divinity from an image or other object into which he has been summoned. 2 fig. Expulsion (from office).
udvāsana (उद्वासन).—n Dismissing the divinity from an image. Expulsion from office.
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
Udvāsana (उद्वासन).—
1) Expelling, banishing.
2) Abandoning.
3) Taking out of or away (from the fire).
4) Killing, slaughter.
Derivable forms: udvāsanam (उद्वासनम्).
Udvāsana (उद्वासन).—n.
(-naṃ) 1. Quitting, abandoning. 2. Expelling, banishing. 3. Killing, slaughter. E. ut forth, out, vas to abide, in the causal form, and lyuṭ aff.
1) Udvāsana (उद्वासन):—[=ud-vāsana] [from ud-vas] n. the act of taking out or away (from the fire), [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra; Kauśika-sūtra]
2) [v.s. ...] quitting, abandoning
3) [v.s. ...] expelling, banishing
4) [v.s. ...] taking out in order to kill, killing, slaughter, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Udvāsana (उद्वासन):—[udvā+sana] (naṃ) 1. n. Abandoning; banishing; killing.
Udvāsana (उद्वासन):—(von vas, vasati im caus. mit ud) n.
1) das Herausnehmen, Wegnehmen vom Feuer [Kātyāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 2, 7, 28. 8, 6, 31. 9, 1, 2. 25, 8, 9.] [Kauśika’s Sūtra zum Atuarvaveda 6.] —
2) das Schlachten (das Hinausführen zur Schlachtbank; vgl. nirvāsana, pravāsana) [Amarakoṣa 2, 8, 2, 83.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 371.]
Udvāsana (उद्वासन):—n. —
1) das Herausnehmen , Wegnehmen vom Feuer. —
2) *das Schlachten (Hinausführen zur Schlachtbank).
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Udvāsana (ಉದ್ವಾಸನ):—
1) [noun] the formal conclusion of worshipping and ceremonial removal of the idol worshipped.
2) [noun] a driving out, ousting of a person, army, animal, etc. from a place; expulsion.
3) [noun] the act of killing a living being.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Starts with: Udvasanaprabandha.
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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Isanasivagurudeva Paddhati (study) (by J. P. Prajith)
26. Pratishtha and Nityotsava-vidhi of Sarasvati < [Chapter 4 - Worship of Gods and Goddesses]
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Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 26 - Dialogue between King Cola and Viṣṇudāsa < [Section 4 - Kārttikamāsa-māhātmya]
Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 22 - The rites on the eleventh day for the ascetics < [Section 6 - Kailāsa-saṃhitā]
Temple worship and Rituals as per Shaiva Agamas (by Gayathri Balasubramanian)
Part 11.4 - Devapuja (Shiva worship mentioned in Dharmasastra) < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 22 - The consecration of the Tattvas < [Section 2 - Pūrvabhāga]