Vindhyacala, Vindhyācala, Vindhya-acala: 4 definitions
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Vindhyacala 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 Vindhyachala.
In Hinduism
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Source: ISKCON Press: GlossaryVindhyācala (विन्ध्याचल).—A range of mountains west of the Himālayas; Agastya Muni—a great sage who authored many Vedic hymns and writings on Ayurvedic medicine. The son of Mitra and Varuṇa, he was born from a water jar. Once he swallowed the ocean and forced the Vindhya mountain range to prostrate itself before him.
Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVindhyācala (विन्ध्याचल).—m.
(-laḥ) The Vind'hya-range or mountains. E. vindhya and acala a mountain; also vindhyaparvata, and vindhyaśaila .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVindhyācala (विन्ध्याचल):—[from vindhya] m. = ya-giri, [Varāha-mihira]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryVindhyācala (विन्ध्याचल):—[vindhyā+cala] (laḥ) 1. m. The Vindhya range of mountains.
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: Vindhya, Acala.
Starts with: Vindhyacalavasini.
Full-text: Vindhyacalavasini, Vindhyagiri, Ashtakulacala, Mitthu, Vindhya, Agasti.
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Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 1.6.108 < [Chapter 6 - Priyatama (the most beloved devotees)]
The Matsya Purana (critical study) (by Kushal Kalita)
Part 2 - Rivers and Mountains of Bhāratavarṣa < [Chapter 8 - Geographical data in the Matsyapurāṇa]
The Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vijñanananda)
Vastu-shastra (1): Canons of Architecture (by D. N. Shukla)
(iv.b) Aparājitapṛcchā (Subject-matter and Creation) < [Chapter 5 - Study of Hindu Science of Architecture]
The Markandeya Purana (Study) (by Chandamita Bhattacharya)
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 35 - Ruins of Dharmāraṇya Repaired < [Section 2 - Dharmāraṇya-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 1 - Yudhiṣṭhira’s Enquiries < [Section 2 - Dharmāraṇya-khaṇḍa]