Irutikecan, Iruṭikēcaṉ, Iruṭīkēcaṉ: 2 definitions

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Irutikecan means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Tamil. 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.

In Hinduism

Shilpashastra (iconography)

Source: academia.edu: Dvādaśa-mūrti in Tamil Tradition (iconography)

Iruṭikēcaṉ (இருடிகேசன்) (Tamil) (in Sanskrit: Hṛṣikeśa) refers to one of the Twelve Sacred Names of Viṣṇu (Dvādaśamūrti), according to the chapter 2.7 of the Tiruvāymoḻi.—Iruṭikēcaṉ and Paṟpanāpaṉ are the lords. Hṛṣikeśa dislodged the demonic race in Laṅkā. Other epithets that come under Caturviṃśati are notified in the ‘Nālāyiram’ sporadically.

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Shilpashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, śilpaśāstra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.

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Languages of India and abroad

Tamil dictionary

[«previous next»] — Irutikecan in Tamil glossary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Iruṭīkēcaṉ (இருடீகேசன்) noun < hṛṣīka + iśa. Viṣṇu, as the great ordainer of the senses; திருமால். [thirumal.] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் திருவாய்மொழி [nalayira thivyappirapandam thiruvaymozhi] 2, 7, 10.)

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

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