Vighneshvara, Vighneśvara, Vighna-ishvara: 7 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Vighneśvara can be transliterated into English as Vighnesvara or Vighneshvara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha)
Source: Google Books: Ganapati: Song of the SelfVighneśvara (विघ्नेश्वर) is an epithet of Gaṇeśa and refers to the “lord of obstacles”.—Gaṇeśa is said to preside over the Mūlādhāracakra (the fountainhead of evolutionary energy, located at the base of the spine, where it is coiled up like a sleeping serpent). When activated, the human consciousness expands and unknown and unexpected faculties emerge. Subtle powers of intelligence and accomplishment arise. For this reason, Gaṇeśa is well known as Vighneśvara (lord of obstacles) and Siddhi Vināyaka (bestower of success). He represents the divine power that works from the lower levels removing obstacles and uplifting life to stages of supreme consciousness.
Ganapatya (गाणपत्य, gāṇapatya) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Ganesha is revered and worshipped as the prime deity (ishta-devata). Being a minor though influential movement, Ganapatya evovled, llike Shaktism and Shaivism, as a separate movement leaving behind a large body of literature.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVighneśvara (विघ्नेश्वर).—epithets of Gaṇeśa; विघ्नेशो वः स पायाद्विवृतिषु जलधीन् पुष्कराग्रेण पीत्वा (vighneśo vaḥ sa pāyādvivṛtiṣu jaladhīn puṣkarāgreṇa pītvā). °वाहनम् (vāhanam) a rat.
Derivable forms: vighneśvaraḥ (विघ्नेश्वरः).
Vighneśvara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vighna and īśvara (ईश्वर). See also (synonyms): vighneśa, vighneśāna.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVighneśvara (विघ्नेश्वर).—[masculine] = vighnapati.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumVighneśvara (विघ्नेश्वर) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—a tāntric teacher. Mentioned in Śaktiratnākara Oxf. 101^a.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vighneśvara (विघ्नेश्वर):—[=vi-ghneśvara] [from vi-ghna > vi-ghana] m. = ghna-pati, [Kathāsaritsāgara]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of a teacher, [Śaktiratnākara] (-kavaca n. -saṃhitā f. -sahasra-nāman n. varāṣṭottara-śata n. Name of works.)
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusVighnēśvara (ವಿಘ್ನೇಶ್ವರ):—
1) [noun] = ವಿಘ್ನೇಶ [vighnesha].
2) [noun] a kind of mystical hymn.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Partial matches: Ishvara, Vi, Vighna.
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