Vishnupadi, Viṣṇupadī, Vishnu-padi: 5 definitions
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Vishnupadi 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.
The Sanskrit term Viṣṇupadī can be transliterated into English as Visnupadi or Vishnupadi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Wisdom Library: Varāha-purāṇaViṣṇupadī (विष्णुपदी) is the name of a river mentioned in a list of rivers, flowing from the five great mountains (Śailavarṇa, Mālākhya, Korajaska, Triparṇa and Nīla), according to the Varāhapurāṇa chapter 82. Those who drink the waters of these rivers live for ten thousand years and become devotees of Rudra and Umā.
One of the five mountains situated near Bhadrāśva, according to the Varāhapurāṇa chapter 82. The Varāhapurāṇa is categorised as a Mahāpurāṇa, a type of Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, instructions for religious ceremonies and a whole range of topics concerning the various arts and sciences. The original text is said to have been composed of 24,000 metrical verses, possibly originating from before the 10th century.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexViṣṇupadī (विष्णुपदी).—A river of the Bhadrā country.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 43. 29.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryViṣṇupadī (विष्णुपदी).—
1) an epithet of the Ganges; निर्गता विष्णुपादाब्जात् तेन विष्णुपदी स्मृता (nirgatā viṣṇupādābjāt tena viṣṇupadī smṛtā) Brav. P.; Bhāgavata 1.19. 7.
2) the sun's passage (into the zodiacal signs vṛṣabha, siṃha, vṛścika and kumbha).
Viṣṇupadī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms viṣṇu and padī (पदी).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Viṣṇupadī (विष्णुपदी):—[=viṣṇu-padī] [from viṣṇu-pada > viṣṇu] f. the sun’s passage (into the zodiacal signs of Taurus, Leo, Scorpio and Aquarius), [Tithyāditya]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of the Ganges (as issuing from V°’s foot), [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa; Rāmāyaṇa] etc.
3) [v.s. ...] of the town Dvārikā, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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 corpusViṣṇupadi (ವಿಷ್ಣುಪದಿ):—[noun] Gange, the celestial river, born from the foot of Viṣṇu.
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: Vishnu, Padi, Pati.
Starts with: Vishnupadicakra, Vishnupati.
Ends with: Shrivishnupadi, Vishnupati.
Full-text: Shrivishnupadi, Vishnupadicakra, Vishnupatam, Vittunupati, Ekapad, Shadashiti, Pad.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 4.19.114 < [Chapter 19 - A Thousand Names of Srī Yamunā]
Verse 5.24.106 < [Chapter 24 - The Killing of the Kola Demon]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 24 - Origin of Viṣṇupadī Tīrtha < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]
Chapter 25 - Greatness of Viṣṇupadī Gaṅgā (Continued) < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]
Chapter 114 - Greatness of Vāmanasvāmī (Vāmanasvāmin) < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Rivers in Ancient India (study) (by Archana Sarma)
5a. The river Gaṅgā in the Purāṇas (Introduction) < [Chapter 5 - Rivers in the Purāṇic Literature]
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 77 - The Vow of Saptamī in Houour of the Sun < [Section 1 - Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa (section on creation)]
Chapter 30 - Origin of Viṣṇu’s steps < [Section 1 - Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa (section on creation)]