Vasuretas, Vasu-retas: 7 definitions

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In Hinduism

Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

Vasuretas (वसुरेतस्) is the name of a deity associated with the second court (āvaraṇa) of the temple, as discussed in the ninth chapter of the Īśvarasaṃhitā (printed edition), a Pāñcarātra work in 8200 verses and 24 chapters dealing with topics such as routines of temple worship, major and minor festivals, temple-building and initiation.—Description of the chapter [dvārāvaraṇa-devatālakṣaṇa-ādi-vidhi]: This chapter concerns the daily ritual obligations owed to the deities whose abodes are fixed in the temple doorways—[...] In the second court [āvaraṇa] will be found Garuḍa’s shrine (52-58), as  well as Upendra, Tejodhara, Duratikrama, Mahākarmā, Mahāhrada, Agrāhya, Vasuretas and Vardhamāna in the various directions, with Sākṣī in the sky and Ādhāranilaya beneath. At the gopuras leading into this second courtyard will be found Śaṅkha and Padma in front and Bhadra and Subhadra in back (51b-83). Further descriptions and eulogies of selected names from the lists above are given (84-88).

Pancaratra book cover
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Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vasuretas (वसुरेतस्).—m. fire; संप्राप्तो यत्र सांनिध्यं सदासीद् वसुरेतसः (saṃprāpto yatra sāṃnidhyaṃ sadāsīd vasuretasaḥ) Rām.7.31.7; Mahābhārata (Bombay) 1.13.3.

Vasuretas is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vasu and retas (रेतस्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vasuretas (वसुरेतस्).—m.

(-tāḥ) Fire.

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

Vasuretas (वसुरेतस्).—m. fire, Mahābhārata 1, 1021.

Vasuretas is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vasu and retas (रेतस्).

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

Vasuretas (वसुरेतस्).—[masculine] fire or the god of fire (lit. seed of wealth or of the Vasus).

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

1) Vasuretas (वसुरेतस्):—[=vasu-retas] [from vasu > vas] m. fire or the god of fire, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa]

2) [v.s. ...] Name of Śiva (also taḥ-su-vapuḥ), [Mahābhārata]

[Sanskrit to German]

Vasuretas 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.

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