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Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Varānanā (वरानना) refers to “sweet-faced one” and is used to describe Pārvatī, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.29 (“Śivā-Śiva dialogue”).—Accordingly, as Śiva said to Pārvatī: “O great Goddess, listen to my important statement. See that our marriage rites are performed in the proper manner without deficiency. O sweet-faced one (varānanā), all the living beings Brahmā and others are non-eternal. O beautiful lady, know all these visible things to be perishable. Know that the single beings assumed manifold forms. The attributeless took over the attributes. That which is self-luminous had other lights imposed on it. [...]”.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Varānana (वरानन).—A daughter of the Gandharvas.^*

• * Vāyu-purāṇa 69. 10.

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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.

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

1) Varānanā (वरानना) refers to one of the Goddesses (parā-ṣaṭka) associated with Candrapīṭha (or Candrapīṭhapura), according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—[...] The six Goddesses (parāṣaṭka): Mantrāṅgī, Candradevyāvvā, Khecarāvvā, Varānanā, Somāvvā, Amṛtāvvā

2) Varānanā (वरानना) refers to a “fair lady”, according to the Kularatnoddyota verse 1.30-35ab.—Accordingly, “[...] And that also, O fair lady (varānanā), consisting of six authorities, is two-fold, divided into prior and subsequent. O most excellent daughter of the mountains, this Kula has six modalities, namely, Ānanda, Āvali, Prabhu and Yogin, in due order, (along with) Atīta, and the one called Pāda. Such is the Kula tradition characterized by supreme non-duality”.

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Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Varānanā (वरानना).—a lovely-faced woman.

Varānanā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vara and ānanā (आनना).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Varānanā (वरानना).—[feminine] fair-faced.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Varānanā (वरानना):—[from vara] f. a lovely-faced woman, [Rāmāyaṇa]

2) [v.s. ...] Name of an Apsaras, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa]

[Sanskrit to German]

Varanana in German

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Vara, Anana.

Starts with: Varananamuni, Varananana.

Full-text: Somavva, Amritavva, Mantrangi, Candradevyavva, Khecaravva, Citrangi, Apsaras.

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