Yashodanandana, Yaśodānandana: 4 definitions
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Yashodanandana 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.
The Sanskrit term Yaśodānandana can be transliterated into English as Yasodanandana or Yashodanandana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexYaśodānandana (यशोदानन्दन).—Is Kṛṣṇa.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 33. 20.
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)
Source: Pure Bhakti: Bhagavad-gita (4th edition)Yaśodānandana (यशोदानन्दन) refers to “son of Yaśodā, Śrī Kṛṣṇa”. (cf. Glossary page from Śrīmad-Bhagavad-Gītā).
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: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryYaśodānandana (यशोदानन्दन):—[=yaśo-dā-nandana] [from yaśo-dā > yaśo > yaśas] m. ‘Yaśo-dā’s son’, [metronymic] of Kṛṣṇa. ([Pañcarātra])
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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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Bhajana-Rahasya (by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Mahasaya)
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Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 1.7.132 < [Chapter 7 - Pūrṇa (pinnacle of excellent devotees)]
Shrimad Bhagavad-gita (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verse 12.1 < [Chapter 12 - Bhakti-yoga (Yoga through Pure Devotional Service)]
Verse 10.3 < [Chapter 10 - Vibhūti-yoga (appreciating the opulences of the Supreme Lord)]
Verse 9.11 < [Chapter 9 - Rāja-guhya-yoga (Yoga through the most Confidential Knowledge)]
Srila Gurudeva (The Supreme Treasure) (by Swami Bhaktivedanta Madhava Maharaja)
The Path of Auspiciousness < [Chapter 1.1 - Śrī Guru Tattva and Śrī Guru Sevaka]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Viṣṇu-sahasranāma (Garland of a Thousand Epithets of Viṣṇu) < [Section 1 - Avantīkṣetra-māhātmya]