Vrishaparvan, Vṛṣaparvan, Vrisha-parvan: 9 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Vṛṣaparvan can be transliterated into English as Vrsaparvan or Vrishaparvan, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Vṛṣaparvan (वृषपर्वन्) is the name of a Dānava (fighting in the army of Śaṅkhacūḍa), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.36 (“Mutual fight”).—Accordingly: “[As the war between Śiva and Śaṅkhacūḍa started]: The musical instruments formally announced the beginning of war. There was a great tumult along with the shouts of the heroes. O sage, the mutual fight between the gods and the Dānavas ensued. Both the hosts of the gods and the Dānavas fought righteously. Mahendra fought with Vṛṣaparvan. Bhāskara fought with Vipracitti. Viṣṇu fought a great battle with Dambha, Kala with the Asura Kāla and the firegod fought with Gokarṇa. [...]”.
1a) Vṛṣaparvan (वृषपर्वन्).—A son of Danu. Father of Śarmiṣṭhā whom Yayātī married. Sudarī and Candrā were his other daughters. Helped Vṛtra against Indra, and fought with Aśvins in the Devāsura war.1 Heard of Śukra's anger on account of the offence given by his daughter to Devayānī and requested Śukra to stay on, promising to make his daughter a servant of Devayānī.2 Attained salvation by satsaṅga.
- 1) Bhāgavata-purāṇa VI. 6. 31-2; 10. 20; VIII. 10. 30; Viṣṇu-purāṇa I. 21. 5; Vāyu-purāṇa 68. 8; 93. 16; Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 6. 8, 23; 68. 15; Matsya-purāṇa 6. 20-22; 24. 52; 25. 6.
- 2) Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 18. 4 and 6, 26-28; XI. 12. 5; Matsya-purāṇa chh. 27 and 29.
1b) Not to marry with Aṅgiras and Virūpas.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 196. 40.
Vṛṣaparvan (वृषपर्वन्) refers to one of the sons of Bāṇa or Bāṇāsura: the son of Bali, according to one account of Vaṃśa (‘genealogical description’) of the 10th century Saurapurāṇa: one of the various Upapurāṇas depicting Śaivism.—Accordingly, Prahlāda’s son was Virocana who was killed by Viṣṇu and his son Bali became the king. He was pious and virtuous and was bound to Pātalā by Viṣṇu. Bāṇāsura was the son of Bali, who was a devotee of Śiva. The Lord gave Bāṇāsura the status of the leader of a Gaṇa. The son’s of Bāṇa were [viz., Vṛṣaparvan].
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Vṛṣaparvan (वृषपर्वन्).—m.
1) an epithet of Śiva.
2) Name of a demon who with the aid of Śukra, preceptor of the Asuras, maintained struggle with the gods for a long time. His daughter Śarmiṣṭhā was married by Yayāti; see Yayāti and Devayānī.
Vṛṣaparvan is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vṛṣa and parvan (पर्वन्).
Vṛṣaparvan (वृषपर्वन्) or Vṛṣaparvvan.—m.
(-rvā) 1. Siva. 2. Name of a demon. 3. A wasp. 4. A sort of grass, (Scripus kysoor.) E. vṛṣa a bull, &c., parvan a joint.
Vṛṣaparvan (वृषपर्वन्).—[adjective] strong-jointed, [Epithet] of Viṣṇu etc.
1) Vṛṣaparvan (वृषपर्वन्):—[=vṛṣa-parvan] [from vṛṣa > vṛṣ] a See under 2. vṛṣa.
2) [=vṛṣa-parvan] [from vṛṣa > vṛṣ] b mfn. (vṛṣa-) strong-jointed (Indra), [ib.]
3) [v.s. ...] m. the root of Scirpus Kysoor, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] the areca-nut tree, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] Name of Viṣṇu, [Mahābhārata]
6) [v.s. ...] of Śiva, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
7) [v.s. ...] of a Dānava (father of Śarmiṣṭhā), [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa] etc.
8) [v.s. ...] of a Rājarṣi, [Mahābhārata; Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa]
9) [v.s. ...] of a monkey, [Rāmāyaṇa]
Vṛṣaparvan (वृषपर्वन्):—[vṛṣa-parvan] (rvvā) 5. m. Shiva; a demon; a wasp; sort of grass.
Vṛṣaparvan (वृषपर्वन्):—(vṛṣan + pa)
1) adj. gewaltige Gelenke habend: Indra [Ṛgveda 3, 36, 2.] —
2) m. a) die Wurzel von Scirpus Kysoor (kaśeru) Roxb. [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha 4, 194.] [VIŚVA. im Śabdakalpadruma] — b) = śṛṅgārin [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] = bhṛṅgāruvṛkṣa (!) [VIŚVA im Śabdakalpadruma] — c) Beiname Śiva’s [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa.3,3,260.] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa Nalopākhyāna 246.] [Oxforder Handschriften 191,a,3.] Viṣṇu’s [Mahābhārata 13, 6977.] — d) Nomen proprium eines Dānava, Vaters der Śarmiṣṭhā, [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa] [Mahābhārata 1, 2352. 2651. fg. 3185. fgg. 5, 5044.] [Harivaṃśa 201. 13079. 13190. 13229. 13703. fgg. 14285.] [Viṣṇupurāṇa 147.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 6, 6, 31. 10, 20. 8, 10, 29. 9, 18, 4. 26.] — e) Nomen proprium eines Rājarṣi [Mahābhārata 3, 11444. 11543. fgg. 12344. fg.] [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 134, 5.] — f) Nomen proprium eines Affen [Rāmāyaṇa 5, 9, 65.] — Vgl. vārṣaparvaṇī .
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