Shrikshetra, Śrīkṣetra, Shri-kshetra: 2 definitions
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Shrikshetra 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 Śrīkṣetra can be transliterated into English as Sriksetra or Shrikshetra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Source: Dhiti blog: The Navakalevara Ceremony at PuriŚrīkṣetra (श्रीक्षेत्र) is another name for Puri: a sacred site for time immemorial. The Blue Hill (Nīlādri, or Nīlācala, the conch or tortoise-shaped hill and eternal abode of Śrī Jagannātha, Śrī Baladeva, Śrī Subhadrā and Sudarśana-cakra) on which the temple is situated is known as the eternal place, the nityaśāla of Kṛṣṇa. Jagannāth, has been there since the beginning of creation and shall remain for all of time to come. [...]
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 DictionaryŚrīkṣetra (श्रीक्षेत्र):—[=śrī-kṣetra] [from śrī] n. Name of a country, [Buddhist literature]
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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Partial matches: Kshetra, Shri.
Starts with: Shrikshetramahatmya.
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Full-text: Shrikshetramahatmya, Sutradharamandana, Puri, Purushottamakshetra.
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Temples of Purushottama Kshetra Puri (by Ratnakar Mohapatra)
2. Different Names of the Purushottama-kshetra < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
14. Notes and References for chapter 6 < [Chapter 6 - Shakta Temples of Purushottama Kshetra]
10. Notes and References for chapter 7 < [Chapter 7 - Miscellaneous Temples of Purushottama Kshetra]
Sri Lanka at the Crossroads of History (by Zoltán Biedermann)
The making of the Pali cosmopolis < [Chapter 3 - Sri Lanka and the Theravada Buddhist ecumene]
Harivamsha Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter 110 - Baladeva’s Mantra for Protecting Pradyumna < [Book 2 - Vishnu Parva]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 1.1.158 < [Chapter 1 - Summary of Lord Gaura’s Pastimes]
Verse 3.7.114 < [Chapter 7 - Pastimes in Śrī Gadādhara’s Garden]
Verse 3.10.135 < [Chapter 10 - The Glories of Śrī Puṇḍarīka Vidyānidhi]
Srila Gurudeva (The Supreme Treasure) (by Swami Bhaktivedanta Madhava Maharaja)
Śrīla Gurudeva’s Samādhi < [Chapter 2.19 - The Concluding Transcendental Pastimes]
Buddhist records of the Western world (Xuanzang) (by Samuel Beal)
Chapter 6 - Country of San-mo-ta-ch’a (Samotaṭa) < [Book X - Seventeen Countries]