Vrindavana, Vṛndāvana, Bṛndāvana, Vrindāvana, Vrinda-vana, Brindavana: 20 definitions

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The Sanskrit terms Vṛndāvana and Bṛndāvana can be transliterated into English as Vrndavana or Vrindavana or Brndavana or Brindavana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)

Source: ISKCON Press: Glossary

1) Vṛndāvana (वृन्दावन).—Kṛṣṇa’s eternal abode, where He fully manifests His quality of sweetness.

2) Vṛndāvana (वृन्दावन).—The village on this earth in which He enacted His childhood pastimes five thousand years ago.

3) Vṛndāvana (वृन्दावन).—The topmost transcendental abode of the Supreme Lord. It is His personal spiritual abode descended to the earthly plane. It is situated on the Western bank of the river Yamunā.

Source: Pure Bhakti: Brhad Bhagavatamrtam

Vṛndāvana (वृन्दावन) refers to:—The forest of Vṛndā; the famous place where Śrī Kṛṣṇa enacted His enchanting līlās, such as rāsa-līlā. Vṛndāvana is situated approximately 12 kilometers northeast of Mathurā, along the western bank of the Yamunā River. It is one of the twelve forests of Vraja. (cf. Glossary page from Śrī Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta).

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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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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Bṛndāvana (बृन्दावन).—The Gopas left Bṛhadvana and settled here as it was quite suitable for their cattle; nearby was Govardhana as also the Yamunā;1 Agha's form as a boaconstrictor mistaken for the landscape of Bṛndāvana by the cowherd boys; his skin used as an artificial cavern by the cowherds;2 made holy by Kṛṣṇa's rambles;3 a description of; here summer presented the appearance of the spring season; description of winter and spring at the place;4 music of the Lord at; Gopis met Kṛṣṇa at the place and enjoyed his presence;5 Gopis searched for Kṛṣṇa at.6

  • 1) Bhāgavata-purāṇa X. 11. 28, 36.
  • 2) Ib. X. 12. 18-23. 36; 13. 59.
  • 3) Ib. X. 15. 1.
  • 4) Ib. X. 15. 5-8; 18. 2-8; 20 (whole).
  • 5) Ib. X. 21 5 and 10.
  • 6) Ib. X. 30. 23; 47. 43.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

1) Vṛndāvana (वृन्दावन).—Sacred to Rādhā.*

  • * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 33. 24; 36. 32. Matsya-purāṇa 13. 38; Viṣṇu-purāṇa V. 25. 4.

2) Vrindāvana (व्रिन्दावन).—The Gopas immigrated to this forest region from Vraja to avoid omens that threatened that place.*

  • * Viṣṇu-purāṇa V. 6. 24 ff; 16. 1.
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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.

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Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

1) Bṛndāvana (बृन्दावन) refers to the “dancing Kṛṣṇa”, as discussed in chapter 18 (Kriyāpāda) of the Padmasaṃhitā: the most widely followed of Saṃhitā covering the entire range of concerns of Pāñcarātra doctrine and practice (i.e., the four-fold formulation of subject matter—jñāna, yoga, kriyā and caryā) consisting of roughly 9000 verses.—Description of the chapter [mūrti-berakathana]: Bhagavān continues his discourse from the preceding chapter by turning now to the incarnation of Kṛṣṇa. He details first his general characteristics (1-13a), then turns to specific aspects of this deity as Pārthasārathi (13b-18a), as the Bṛndāvana-Kṛṣṇa (18b-21), as the dancing Kṛṣṇa (22-24a), as the serpent-killer (24b-28), et. al. (29-37). He then turns to a description of Kalkin (38-46a). There is then a brief series on the varieties of the Nārāyaṇa aspects of the Lord (46-71).

2) Bṛndāvana (बृन्दावन) or Bṛndāvanavarṇana (lit. “a description of Bṛndāvana”) is the name of chapter 4 of the (second section of the) Bṛhadbrahmasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra text containing over 4600 Sanskrit verses dealing primarily with Vaiṣṇava theology and practical matters concerning the Śrī-Vaiṣṇava community but also discussing aspects of Viśiṣṭādvaita philosophy.—Description of the chapter [bṛndāvana-varṇana]: This turns to a description of the earthly regions—its seven islands, the seven oceans, the mountains, rivers, trees, gardens, etc. (1-42). [...] The discussion moves thereupon to Bṛndāvana—its merits, its saintly inhabitants, the legend of Bṛndā, the advent of Kṛṣṇa there, and the virtues of living there (93-170). The chapter closes with a mystical definition of gopī and a brief recapitulation of the relation of Kṛṣṇa to the Lord and of the wives to the Lord’s consorts (171-182).

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Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.

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General definition (in Hinduism)

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Source: Wisdom Library: Hinduism

Vṛndāvana (वृन्दावन)—One of the seven forests on the western bank of the Yamunā.

Source: Google Books: The Sword and the Flute

Finally, in perhaps his most famous “battle” in Vṛndāvana, Kṛṣṇa defeats the many-headed serpent Kaliya. Kaliya lives in a nearby stream and has poisoned its waters, causing the death of many cattle. Kṛṣṇa arrives on the scene, surveys the situation, climbs into a tree, and leaps into the poisonous waters, where he begins to bait the monster by swimming and playing there. The enraged Kaliya emerges from his lair beneath the watersm and the battle begins.

Source: WikiPedia: Hinduism

Vrindavana : A wood in the district of Mathura where Krishna passed his youth, under the name of Gopala, among the cowherds.

India history and geography

Source: Shodhganga: a concise history of Sanskrit Chanda literature (history)

Vṛndāvana (वृन्दावन) is the son of Kālīsahāya and the grandson of Durgāsahāya (C. 1775-1850 C.E.): author of Vṛttavivecana and the son of Vilāsa and grandson of Śrīrāma Miśra. Durgāsahāya was also the father of Kālīsahāya and grandfather of Vṛndāvana. He hailed from Pañcāla (presently Punjab) and belonged to the class of Sārasvata Brahmins, who were resided on the banks of river Sarasvatī. He belonged to Vatsagotra and his family name is Jaitaliya (K. V. Sarma says that this Jaitali is modern Jaitely). Durgāsahāya describes the name of his father and grandfather in the penultimate verse of Vṛttavivecana. Other references are collected from the introduction of K. V. Sarma to his edition of Vṛttavivecana.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Bṛndāvana.—(EI 12), a tomb. Note: bṛndāvana is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Vrindavana in Marathi glossary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

vṛndāvana (वृंदावन).—n (S) The little tower-form erection of earth and stones in which the tuḷasa (Holy basil) is planted. 2 The name of a wood near gōkūḷa, a place of resort and sport of Kriṣṇa, now a place of pilgrimage. 3 A plant of the genus Cucumis; distinguished into kaḍū vṛndāvana & gōḍa vṛndāvana. vṛndāvanaphala n is understood esp. of Cucumis colocynthis, Colocynth.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

vṛndāvana (वृंदावन).—n A raised bed for Basil plant.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Vrindavana in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vṛndāvana (वृन्दावन).—

1) Name of a forest near Gokula; वृन्दारण्ये वसतिधुना केवलं दुःखहेतुः (vṛndāraṇye vasatidhunā kevalaṃ duḥkhahetuḥ) Pad. D.38, 41; R.6.5; वृन्दा यत्र तपस्तेपे तत्तु वृन्दावनं स्मृतम् । वृन्दयाऽत्र कृता क्रीडा तेन वा मुनिपुङ्गव (vṛndā yatra tapastepe tattu vṛndāvanaṃ smṛtam | vṛndayā'tra kṛtā krīḍā tena vā munipuṅgava) || Brav. P.

2) a raised mound of earth to plant and preserve the holy basil.

Derivable forms: vṛndāvanam (वृन्दावनम्).

Vṛndāvana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vṛndā and vana (वन). See also (synonyms): vṛndāraṇya.

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

Vṛndāvana (वृन्दावन).—[neuter] [Name] of a sacred grove.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

Vṛndāvana (वृन्दावन) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Gopālastavarājabhāṣya.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Vṛndāvana (वृन्दावन):—[=vṛndā-vana] [from vṛndā > vṛnda] n. ‘Rādhā’s forest’, a wood near the town Go-kula in the district of Mathurā on the left bank of the Jumnā (celebrated as the place where Kṛṣṇa in the character of Go-pāla, or cowherd, passed his youth, associating with the cowherds and milkmaids employed in tending the cattle grazing in the forest), [Harivaṃśa; Kāvya literature] etc.

2) [v.s. ...] a raised platform or mound of earth on which the worshippers of Kṛṣṇa plant and preserve the Tulasī, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

3) [v.s. ...] m. Name of various authors and others (also with go-svāmin and śukla), [Catalogue(s)]

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Vṛndāvana (वृन्दावन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Biṃdrāvaṇa, Viṃdāvaṇa.

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Vrindavana in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Bṛṃdāvana (ಬೃಂದಾವನ):—

1) [noun] a tower-like structure for growing holy basil, usu. in front of the house.

2) [noun] a similar structure constructed as a monument where saints of some sects are buried.

3) [noun] a similar structure raised in the name of such a saint, elsewhere.

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Vṛṃdāvana (ವೃಂದಾವನ):—

1) [noun] a wood near the Mathura, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, in North India, particularly associated with the early life of Kṛṣṇa.

2) [noun] a square-type structure with a basin at the top for planting Tulasi (Ocimum sanctum) which usu. kept at every Hindu house for purpose of worshipping.

3) [noun] similar structure constructed on the place where the Vaiṣṇava monks are buried, esp. that of Śrī Rāghavēndra Swāmi, in Mantrālaya.

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