Varahakshetra, Varaha-kshetra, Varāhakṣetra, Vārāhakṣetra: 2 definitions
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Varahakshetra 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.
The Sanskrit terms Varāhakṣetra and Vārāhakṣetra can be transliterated into English as Varahaksetra or Varahakshetra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: KathāsaritsāgaraVārāhakṣetra (वाराहक्षेत्र) is the name of a sacred field located at Kāśmīra (Kashmir), according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 39. Accordingly, as king Vīrabhuja said to Surakṣita: “do not attempt to brazen it out, but go to Kashmir [Kāśmīra] to wash away your [Surakṣita’s] sin (where are those holy fields, Vijayakṣetra, and Nandikṣetra the purifying, and the kṣetra of the boar), the land which was hallowed by Viṣṇu, the bow-handed god, where the stream of the Ganges bears the name of Vitastā, where is the famous Maṇḍapakṣetra, and where is Uttaramānasa; when your sin has been washed away by a pilgrimage to these holy places you shall behold my [king Vīrabhuja] face again”.
The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Vārāhakṣetra, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince Naravāhanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the vidyādharas (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of Guṇāḍhya’s Bṛhatkathā consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
India history and geography
Source: archive.org: Personal and geographical names in the Gupta inscriptionsVarāhakṣetra (वराहक्षेत्र).—Himavacchikhara has been identified with Barāhachatra (Varāhakṣetra) in Nepal, which is the same as the Kokāmukha-tīrtha mentioned in the Mahābhārata and the Purāṇas. Himavacchikhara is the name of a locality mentioned in the Gupta inscription No. 36. The Gupta empire (r. 3rd-century CE), founded by Śrī Gupta, covered much of ancient India and embraced the Dharmic religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Kshetra, Varaha.
Ends with: Adivarahakshetra.
Full-text: Kokamukhatirtha, Kshetra, Barahachatra, Dongagrama, Himavacchikhara, Chatra.
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Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 1.15.8 < [Chapter 15 - Marriage with Śrī Viṣṇupriyā]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 35 - The Confluence of Kalyā with Suvarṇamukharī < [Section 1 - Veṅkaṭācala-māhātmya]
Chapter 58 - End of Arjuna’s Pilgrimage < [Section 2 - Kaumārikā-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 1 - Superiority of the Holy Place Badarikāśrama over all Tīrthas < [Section 3 - Badarikāśrama-māhātmya]