Urdhvalingin, Ūrdhvaliṅgin, Ūrdhvaliṅgī, Urdhva-lingin, Urdhva-lingi, Urdhvalingi: 3 definitions
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Urdhvalingin 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.
In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Ūrdhvaliṅgin (ऊर्ध्वलिङ्गिन्) refers to “unadorned” [?], 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 13.1-9, while describing the appearance and worship of Viṣṇu]—“Or, [the Mantrin] worships a very handsome, eight-armed, yellow Deva. He is naked, sits on a ram, and is unadorned (ūrdhvaliṅgin—devi digvastraṃ cordhvaliṅginam). He rests on one horn [of a sheep and] offer up a pile of wheel spokes, the hand... having the shape of a boy. [He is] constantly at play with a flock of beautiful, naked women. [...]”.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Ūrdhvaliṅgin (ऊर्ध्वलिङ्गिन्).—Name of Śiva. (Having the membrum virile above, i. e. chaste)
Ūrdhvaliṅgin is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ūrdhva and liṅgin (लिङ्गिन्). See also (synonyms): ūrdhvaliṅga.
1) Ūrdhvaliṅgin (ऊर्ध्वलिङ्गिन्):—[=ūrdhva-liṅgin] [from ūrdhva] mfn. having the membrum above (id est. chaste)
2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of Śiva, [Mahābhārata; Hemādri’s Caturvarga-cintāmaṇi]
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: Lingin, Urdhva.
Full-text: Urdhvalinga.
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