Viratpurusha, Virat-purusha, Virāṭpuruṣa: 5 definitions
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Viratpurusha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 Virāṭpuruṣa can be transliterated into English as Viratpurusa or Viratpurusha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Virāṭpuruṣa (विराट्पुरुष).—Virāja created by Brahmā; Vairāja Manu, his son by Śatarūpā.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 10. 15; Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 9. 39.
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.
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Virāṭpuruṣa (विराट्पुरुष) refers to—Universal form.
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
Marathi-English dictionary
virāṭpuruṣa (विराट्पुरुष).—m S The Universe-male; the Demiurge and Pervading Spirit of the Universal system. See virāṭ.
virāṭpuruṣa (विराट्पुरुष).—m The pervading spirit of the universal system.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Kannada-English dictionary
Virāṭpuruṣa (ವಿರಾಟ್ಪುರುಷ):—[noun] the Supreme Being who is incomprehensibly gigantic and who encompasses the entire universe and is beyond that.
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: Viraj, Purusha.
Full-text: Viraj, Abhimana, Mukacar, Viratpurutan, Bhuman, Stri, Pitri, Yaksha, Sadhya, Tapa, Brahma, Prakritasrishtiprakasha, Viraja.
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Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 6 - Cosmology: Creation of the Universe < [Book 3 - Third Skandha]
Chapter 10 - The Ten Characteristics of the Bhāgavata Purāṇa < [Book 2 - Second Skandha]
Chapter 26 - Kapila’s description of Creation (Sāṃkhya Cosmology) < [Book 3 - Third Skandha]
Lord Hayagriva in Sanskrit Literature (by Anindita Adhikari)
Central Myth (1): Nārāyaṇa as Virāṭ Puruṣa < [Chapter 3]
Central Myth (6): Birth of Madhu-Kaiṭabha < [Chapter 3]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Narayaniya (Narayaneeyam) (by Vishwa Adluri)
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Page 183 < [Volume 14 (1912)]
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