Nimbarka, Nimba-arka, Nimbārka: 4 definitions

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In Hinduism

General definition (in Hinduism)

Source: New World Encyclopedia: Nimbarka

Śrī Nimbārkācārya (or simply Nimbārka, निम्बार्क) is believed to be the incarnation of the Sudarśana Chakra (the Discus weapon of Śrī Kṛṣṇa ), Shri Sakhi Ranga Devi, Shri Tosha Sakha, a cow named Ghusara, a stick for herding cows, the luster of the limbs of Shrimati Radharani, and the nose ring of Srimati Radharani.

In the Naimiṣa Kaṇḍa of the Bhaviṣya Purāṇa the following is recorded:

At the end of Tretā Yuga, the Brāhmaṇas (Brahmins), being afraid of the Asuras [atheists], prayed to Lord Hari. They also prayed to Brahmā (brahma) who himself prayed to Lord Hari again. Then the Lord summoned his own Sudarśana Cakra-a part of Himself- and commanded him to descend on earth to revive and teach the Vaiṣṇava Dharma (see Vaishnavism) which was waning and which he could learn from Nārada, and spread it all around.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Nimbārka (निम्बार्क).—Name of the founder of a Vaiṣṇava sect.

Derivable forms: nimbārkaḥ (निम्बार्कः).

Nimbārka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nimba and arka (अर्क). See also (synonyms): nimbāditya.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

1) Nimbārka (निम्बार्क) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—otherwise called niyamānanda son of Jagannātha. He was the founder of the Nimbārka sect. A list of his successors is given Bhr. p. 212, his next successor was Śrīnivāsācārya: Kṛṣṇastavarāja. Oudh. Xii, 42. Guruparamparā. Np. Vii, 62. Daśaślokī or Siddhāntaratna. Hall. p. 114. NW. 308. Madhvamukhamardana (?). NW. 274. Vedāntatattvabodha. Oudh. 1877, 42. Viii, 24. Vedāntapārijātasaurabha. Hall. p. 114. Vedāntasiddhāntapradīpa. L. 2826. Svadharmādhvabodha. L. 1216.

Nimbārka has the following synonyms: Nimbāditya.

2) Nimbārka (निम्बार्क):—. His original name was Bhāskara: Aitihyatattvarāddhānta.

Nimbārka has the following synonyms: Nimbāditya, Niyamānanda.

3) Nimbārka (निम्बार्क):—i. e. Nimbāditya: Pañcasaṃskārapramāṇavidhi.

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

Nimbārka (निम्बार्क):—[from nimba] m. idem

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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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