Vireshvara, Vīreśvara, Vira-ishvara: 9 definitions
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Vireshvara means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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.
The Sanskrit term Vīreśvara can be transliterated into English as Viresvara or Vireshvara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexVīreśvara (वीरेश्वर).—Icon of; seated on the bull, with plaited tuft, and trident and Vīṇā in his hands; generally in the presence of mātṛgaṇa images.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 261. 39.
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.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara SamadhiVīreśvara (वीरेश्वर) refers to the “lord of heroes” [i.e., oṃ namo bhagavate vīravīreśvarāya hūṃ phaṭ], according to the Cakrasaṃvara Samādhi [i.e., Cakrasamvara Meditation] ritual often performed in combination with the Cakrasaṃvara Samādhi, which refers to the primary pūjā and sādhanā practice of Newah Mahāyāna-Vajrayāna Buddhists in Nepal.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVīreśvara (वीरेश्वर).—
1) epithets of Śiva.
2) a great hero.
Derivable forms: vīreśvaraḥ (वीरेश्वरः).
Vīreśvara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vīra and īśvara (ईश्वर). See also (synonyms): vīreśa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVīreśvara (वीरेश्वर).—m.
(-raḥ) 1. Virabhadra, one of Siva'S attendants. 2. A great hero. E. vīra a hero, and īśvara lord or chief.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Vīreśvara (वीरेश्वर) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—son of Lakṣmaṇa, father of Veṇīdatta (Alaṃkāracandrodaya). Io. 235.
2) Vīreśvara (वीरेश्वर):—one of the compilers of the Vivādārṇavabhañjana.
3) Vīreśvara (वीरेश्वर):—a writer on dharma. Quoted three times by Raghunandana.
4) Vīreśvara (वीरेश्वर):—Jāgadīśīṭīkā.
5) Vīreśvara (वीरेश्वर):—Jyeṣṭhāpūjāvilāsa.
6) Vīreśvara (वीरेश्वर):—Divākarapaddhatiprakāśavivaraṇa. See Jātakapaddhati by Śrīpati.
7) Vīreśvara (वीरेश्वर):—son of Hari Paṇḍita, grandson of Śiva Paṇḍita, of Puṇyastambha, wrote in 1598: Āhnikamañjarīṭīkā.
8) Vīreśvara (वीरेश्वर):—son of Devīdāsa, of Kānyakubja, composed in 1669: Rogārogavāda med.
9) Vīreśvara (वीरेश्वर):—Rogārogavāda med.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vīreśvara (वीरेश्वर):—[from vīra > vīr] m. ‘chief of heroes’, Name of Śiva or Vīra-bhadra, [Kāśī khaṇḍa, from the skanda-purāṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of various authors etc. (also with bhaṭṭa, paṇḍita, ṭhakkura, dīkṣita, maudgalya etc.), [Catalogue(s)]
3) [v.s. ...] any great hero, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryVīreśvara (वीरेश्वर):—[vīre+śvara] (raḥ) 1. m. One of Shiva's attendants; a great hero.
[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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusVīrēśvara (ವೀರೇಶ್ವರ):—
1) [noun] an excellent, valorous man.
2) [noun] Śiva.
3) [noun] Vīrabhadra.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Ishvara, Vira.
Starts with: Vireshvara bhatta, Vireshvara bhatta godavole, Vireshvara dikshita, Vireshvara mahadakara, Vireshvara maudgalya, Vireshvara pandita, Vireshvara thakkura, Vireshvaralinga, Vireshvarananda, Vireshvarasamvada, Vireshvarastotra, Vireshvarasunu.
Ends with: Manohara vireshvara, Manoharavireshvara, Viravireshvara.
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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 46 - Vīreśvara (vīra-īśvara-liṅga) < [Section 2 - Caturaśīti-liṅga-māhātmya]
Chapter 10 - The Worlds Of Indra And Agni < [Section 1 - Pūrvārdha]
Chapter 83 - Manifestation of Vīreśvara < [Section 2 - Uttarārdha]
The Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter CXVII - The Ananga trayodasi Vratam < [Brihaspati (Nitisara) Samhita]
Varahi Tantra (English Study) (by Roberta Pamio)
Chapter 29 - The worship of Caṇḍikā < [Summary of the Vārāhī Tantra]
Later Chola Temples (by S. R. Balasubrahmanyam)
Temples in Tribhuvanam < [Chapter XII - Temples of Kulottunga III’s Time]
The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 13 - The incarnation of Gṛhapati < [Section 3 - Śatarudra-saṃhitā]
Chapter 44 - The birth of Vyāsa < [Section 5 - Umā-Saṃhitā]
Chapter 35 - Śiva-sahasranāma: the thousand names of Śiva < [Section 4 - Koṭirudra-Saṃhitā]
Preceptors of Advaita (by T. M. P. Mahadevan)
(i) Jñānadeva < [56. Some Authors of Works in Regional Languages]