Yajnavaraha, Yajñavarāha, Yajna-varaha: 10 definitions

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Yajnavaraha 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.

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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Yajñavarāha (यज्ञवराह).—An avatār in Gomatī tīrtha;¹ vārāham rūpa; the boar described; the Vedas are the feet, upa, teeth; yajña, breast; citi, mouth; fire, tongue; kuśa grass, hair; Brahmā, head; day and night, eyes; Vedangas and śrutis, jewels; ghee, nose; sruva, face; sāmaghoṣa, the speech, embodiment of satya and dharma, ūrdhvagātra, nerves; homa, linga; the residence, ocean; Vedi, the inner body; mantras, the hinder part, soma, blood; Veda, skandha; havi, the smell and pride; havya-kavya fast running; prāgvaṃśa prāyaścitta, the terrible chariot; the body, Dakshiṇa heart; upākarmeṣṭhi, the pleasant form, pravargya materials, ornaments; different metres footpath, upaniṣad the seat; Chāyā wife and tall as Maṇisṛṅga.²

1) Matsya-purāṇa 22. 13; 248. 77.
2) Vāyu-purāṇa 6. 11-23.

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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.

Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

Yajñavarāha (यज्ञवराह) is the name of a Mantra discussed in chapter 28 (Caryāpāda) 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 [yajñamūrtyādi-mantroddhāra]: Bhagavān continues to give instructions regarding the composition, the japa-repetitions and the respective potencies of other mantras: [e.g., yajñavarāha-mantra (83b-103)] [...] Also with those mantras addressed to Saṃkarṣaṇa, Aniruddha, Pradyumna and the avatāra-forms (169b-194).

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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.

Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras)

Source: Wisdom Library: Mantrashastra

Yajñavarāha (यज्ञवराह) refers to one of the topics discussed in the Ṛśyaśṛṅgasaṃhitā, an ancient Sanskrit text dealing with Mantraśāstra (instruction manuals for understanding and reciting mantras) which, being a Vaiṣṇava-oriented scripture, specifically deals with elaborate mantras of Viṣṇu and his incarnations, manifestations and consorts.—The term Yajñavarāha-yantra is mentioned in Chapter 52 (dvipaṃcāśe'dhyāye) of the Ṛśyaśṛṅga-Saṃhitā. The complete entry reads: śrīvarāhamahāvidyāyāḥ yajñavarāhayaṃtroddhārasya tatpūjā prakārasya kṣetre sidhyupāyānāṃ ca nirūpaṇama.

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Mantrashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, mantraśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science of mantras—chants, incantations, spells, magical hymns, etc. Mantra Sastra literature includes many ancient books dealing with the methods reciting mantras, identifying and purifying its defects and the science behind uttering or chanting syllables.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Yajñavarāha (यज्ञवराह).—Viṣṇu in his boar incarnation.

Derivable forms: yajñavarāhaḥ (यज्ञवराहः).

Yajñavarāha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms yajña and varāha (वराह).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Yajñavarāha (यज्ञवराह).—m.

(-haḥ) Vishnu in his boar-incarnation. E. yajña, and varāha the boar.

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

Yajñavarāha (यज्ञवराह).—m. Viṣṇu, [Johnson's Selections from the Mahābhārata.] 94, 55 (

Yajñavarāha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms yajña and varāha (वराह).

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

Yajñavarāha (यज्ञवराह):—[=yajña-varāha] [from yajña > yaj] m. Viṣṇu in the boar-incarnation, [Horace H. Wilson]

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

Yajñavarāha (यज्ञवराह):—[yajña-varāha] (haḥ) 1. m. Boar incarnation.

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Yajnavaraha in German

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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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Yajna-varaha—Some more Material < [Purana, Volume 6, Part 1 (1964)]

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Chapter 277 - Greatness of Bhūdhara (Yajñavarāha) < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]

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