Vidyadharacakravartin, Vidyādharacakravartī, Vidyādharacakravartin, Vidyadhara-cakravartin, Vidyadhara-cakravarti, Vidyadharacakravarti: 2 definitions
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Vidyadharacakravartin 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Vidyadharachakravartin.
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (shaktism)Vidyādharacakravartin (विद्याधरचक्रवर्तिन्) refers to “one who is the sovereign among the Vidyādharas” and is used to describe Varsarāja, according to his own Pūjāstuti called the Kāmasiddhistuti (also Vāmakeśvarīstuti), guiding one through the worship of the Goddess Nityā.—Accordingly, “[...] Here ends the Vāmakeśvarīstuti composed by Vatsarāja, the king of great kings, the sovereign among the Vidyādharas [i.e., vidyādharacakravartin]”.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVidyādharacakravartin (विद्याधरचक्रवर्तिन्):—[=vidyā-dhara-cakravartin] [from vidyā-dhara > vidyā > vid] m. a supreme lord of the Vidyādharas, [Vāsavadattā]
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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Partial matches: Cakravartin, Vidyadhara.
Full-text: Cakravartin, Kamasiddhi, Vamakeshvari, Kamasiddhistuti, Vamakeshvaristuti, Vatsaraja.
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