Siddheshvara, Siddha-ishvara, Siddheśvara: 11 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Siddheśvara can be transliterated into English as Siddhesvara or Siddheshvara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexSiddheśvara (सिद्धेश्वर).—A tīrtha sacred to Pitṛs.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 22. 43; 191. 108, 122.
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.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: Wisdom Library: ŚaivismSiddheśvara (सिद्धेश्वर) is a Sanskrit word referring to one of the sixty-eight places hosting a svāyambhuvaliṅga, one of the most sacred of liṅgas according to the Śaivāgamas. The presiding deity residing over the liṅga in this place (Siddheśvara) is named Dhvani. The list of sixty-eight svāyambhuvaliṅgas is found in the commentary of the Jirṇoddhāra-daśaka by Nigamajñānadeva. The word liṅga refers to a symbol used in the worship of Śiva and is used thoughout Śaiva literature, such as the sacred Āgamas.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
Source: Shodhganga: a concise history of Sanskrit Chanda literatureSiddheśvara (सिद्धेश्वर) or Siddheśvara Yogin is the father of Rāmacandra Paṇḍita (19th century) who belonged to Ātreyagotra and Kṛṣṇayajurveda mentioning about this at the end of Vṛttābhirāma. Rāmacandra composed a commentary named Jyotsnā on Vājasaneyiprātiśākhya in 1817 C.E. and Vṛttābhirāma in 1824 C.E.
Chandas (छन्दस्) refers to Sanskrit prosody and represents one of the six Vedangas (auxiliary disciplines belonging to the study of the Vedas). The science of prosody (chandas-shastra) focusses on the study of the poetic meters such as the commonly known twenty-six metres mentioned by Pingalas.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: archive.org: Blue Annals (deb-ther sngon-po)Siddheśvara (सिद्धेश्वर) refers to a “master of spiritual realization” and represents a title of dam pa sangs rgyas: an ancient master of the Holy Doctrine (called sdug bsngal zhi byed).—dam pa sangs rgyas was a great master of spiritual realization (siddheśvara), and endowed with countless perfections. He was born as a son of a father named brtson 'grus go cha (=Vīryavarman), who belonged to the caste of jewel merchants, and mother named Ba-ra-sa-ha, who belonged to the caste of incense makers, and was expert in the offerings to the Jewel, in a place where dwelt numerous devotees, in a district called khron pa'i gling (=Kūpadvīpa) in the province of Carasiṃha in the country of Be-ba-la in southern India. He was born with all his teeth out. [...]
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and DrugsSiddhesvara [सिद्धेश्वर] in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Lagerstroemia indica L. from the Lythraceae (Crape Myrtle) family having the following synonyms: Lagerstroemia indica var. alba, Lagerstroemia elegans, Lagerstroemia minor. For the possible medicinal usage of siddhesvara, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.
Siddhesvara [सिद्धेश्वर] in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Delonix elata (L.) Gamble from the Caesalpiniaceae (Gulmohar) family having the following synonyms: Poinciana elata.
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Siddhesvara in India is the name of a plant defined with Delonix elata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Poinciana elata L. (among others).
2) Siddhesvara is also identified with Lagerstroemia indica It has the synonym Murtughas indica (L.) Kuntze (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Systema Naturae
· Centuria II. Plantarum (1756)
· Flora of the Presidency of Madras (1919)
· Interpr. Herb. Amboin. (1917)
· Genera Plantarum (1789)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
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Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySiddheśvara (सिद्धेश्वर).—[masculine] the lord of the blessed.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Siddheśvara (सिद्धेश्वर) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—son of Rāmarāma, father of Gopāladāsa (Yogamṛtaṭīkā). L. 1629.
2) Siddheśvara (सिद्धेश्वर):—father of Rāmacandra (Vājasaneyiprātiśākhyajyotsnā 1814). L. 1938.
3) Siddheśvara (सिद्धेश्वर):—Śivamuktāvalī.
4) Siddheśvara (सिद्धेश्वर):—Pañcākṣarīmuktāvalī.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Siddheśvara (सिद्धेश्वर):—[from siddha > sidh] m. idem, [ib.] (f(ī). , [Varāha-purāṇa])
2) [v.s. ...] Name of various authors etc. (also with bhaṭṭa.), [Catalogue(s)]
3) [v.s. ...] of a mountain, [Inscriptions]
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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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionarySiddheśvara (सिद्धेश्वर):—(nm) an epithet of Lord Shiv.
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Partial matches: Ishvara, Siddha.
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Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 52 - Greatness of Siddheśvara (Siddha-īśvara) < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 176 - Greatness of Siddheśvara (Siddha-īśvara) < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 301 - Greatness of Siddheśvara (Siddha-īśvara) < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
The Structural Temples of Gujarat (by Kantilal F. Sompura)
2.21. Caulukyan temples at Visavada < [Appendix A - Description of some undescribed Temples in Gujarat]
Chapter 8 - The Ground plan of the Mandapa (attached halls) < [Part 2, Section 3: The Architectural Canons]
3.7. The Great temple of Somanatha at Prabhas Patan (Junagadh) < [Chapter 4 - Structural temples of the Caulukyan period (942-1299 A.D.)]
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Later Chola Temples (by S. R. Balasubrahmanyam)
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Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 3.2.401 < [Chapter 2 - Description of the Lord’s Travel Through Bhuvaneśvara and Other Placesto Jagannātha Purī]
Verse 3.2.308 < [Chapter 2 - Description of the Lord’s Travel Through Bhuvaneśvara and Other Placesto Jagannātha Purī]
Bhaktavijaya: Stories of Indian Saints (by Justin E. Abbott)
22.16: Changdev’s letter to Dnyandev < [Chapter 22 - Matsyendranath, Gorakhnath and Changdev]