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)

[«previous next»] — Vindhyacala in Vaishnavism glossary
Source: ISKCON Press: Glossary

Vindhyācala (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.

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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’).

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Vindhyacala in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vindhyācala (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 Dictionary

Vindhyācala (विन्ध्याचल):—[from vindhya] m. = ya-giri, [Varāha-mihira]

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

Vindhyācala (विन्ध्याचल):—[vindhyā+cala] (laḥ) 1. m. The Vindhya range of mountains.

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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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