Shvetakalpa, Śvetakalpa: 3 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Purana
Languages
1. Sanskrit
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Introduction:

Shvetakalpa 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 Śvetakalpa can be transliterated into English as Svetakalpa or Shvetakalpa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Śvetakalpa (श्वेतकल्प) or Śvetavārāhakalpa refers to one of the thirty Kalpas, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.4.13 (“The birth of Gaṇeśa”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā said to Nārada: “Due to the difference of Kalpas, the story of the birth of Gaṇeśa is told in different ways. According to one account he is born of the great lord. His head looked at by Śani was cut off and an elephant’s head was put on him. Now we narrate the story of the birth of Gaṇeśa in Śvetakalpa when his head was cut off by the merciful Śiva. [...]”.

Notes: According to the Purāṇas the legends of one Kalpa are repeated in the other. In this process some modifications in the accounts are bound to happen with the changes in the happenings. The legend of Gaṇeśa as recorded in this chapter belongs to Śvetakalpa (Śvetavārāhakalpa). It is distinct from the one referred to above.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Śvetakalpa (श्वेतकल्प).—The first kalpa; explained in the vāyavya purāṇa;¹ Dharmavṛtā performed tapas in and became turned to a stone;² Vārāha in;³ Śiva takes the avatār of Sadyojāta, all white, when Gāyatrī also is born with him.⁴

1) Matsya-purāṇa 290. 3; 53. 18.
2) Vāyu-purāṇa 107. 6.
3) Ib. 105. 7; 106. 32; 109. 35.
4) Ib. 23. 63.

context information

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.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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

Śvetakalpa (श्वेतकल्प):—[=śveta-kalpa] [from śveta > śvit] m. a [particular] Kalpa or world-period, [Hemādri’s Caturvarga-cintāmaṇi]

context information

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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