Upadevata, Upadevatā: 7 definitions
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Upadevata means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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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Source: Yale Journal of Music & Religion: Ritual Music in Contemporary Brahmanical Tantric Temples of KeralaUpadevatā (उपदेवता) refers to “lesser gods/goddesses”.—[In Kerala history during the thirteenth century]—the mutual influence of Brahmanical and Dravidian cults and practices was a crucial factor in the cultural and social formation of these centuries of medieval Kerala. Indeed, various local gods and goddesses were incorporated into the Brahmans’ pantheon, included in their temples as lesser gods/ goddesses (upadevatas) and worshipped as such. At the same time, Dravidian society incorporated Vedic-Purāṇic concepts, modifying them to suit to its worldview
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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryUpadevatā (उपदेवता).—A minor or inferior god (as the Yakṣas, Gandharvas and Apsarasas).
See also (synonyms): upadeva.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryUpadevatā (उपदेवता).—f.
(-tā) A minor divinity, as a Yaksha, Gandharba, Apsara, &c. E. upa and devatā a divinity.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryUpadevatā (उपदेवता):—[=upa-deva-tā] [from upa-deva] f. a minor or inferior deity, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryUpadevatā (उपदेवता):—[upa-devatā] (tā) 1. f. Minor divinity.
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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.
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Partial matches: Upadeva, Devata, Upa, Ta.
Full-text: Upadeva, Shankhini, Candrahasa.
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The Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vijñanananda)
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