Sukaramukha, Shukaramukha, Sūkaramukha, Śūkaramukhā: 7 definitions
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Sukaramukha means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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 Śūkaramukhā can be transliterated into English as Sukaramukha or Shukaramukha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaSūkaramukha (सूकरमुख).—A hell. (See under Kāla, the section 'Hell').
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexSūkaramukha (सूकरमुख).—One of the twenty-eight hells, intended for the king or his officials who punish the innocent, and Brahmans with corporal punishment.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa V. 26. 7 and 16.
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.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Wisdom Library: Śrīmad Devī BhāgavatamŚūkaramukha (शूकरमुख) refers to one of the thirty hells (naraka) mentioned in the Devī-bhāgavata-purāṇa 8.21 (on the narrative of hells). The hells are destinations where dead beings brought by messengers of Yama (the God of the Pitṛs), and get punished by him according to their karmas and faults.
The Devī-bhāgavata-purāṇa or Śrīmad-devī-bhāgavatam (mentioning Śūkaramukha), is categorised as a Mahāpurāṇa, a type of Sanskrit literature containing cultural information on ancient India, religious/spiritual prescriptions and a range of topics concerning the various arts and sciences. The whole text is composed of 18,000 metrical verses, possibly originating from before the 6th century.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan Buddhist Teachers, Deities and other Spiritual beingsŚūkaramukhā (शूकरमुखा) or Śūkarāsyā is another name for Pāśā: one of the “Forty-two Peaceful Deities” (Tibetan: zhi ba'i lha zhe gnyis) according to various sources such as the Guhyagarbha Tantra and the Tibetan Book of the Dead.—They feature in Tantric teachings and practices which focus on purifying elements of the body and mind. These deities [e.g., Śūkaramukhā] form part part of the the Hundred Peaceful and Wrathful Deities who manifest to a deceased person following the dissolution of the body and consciousness whilst they are in the intermediate state (bardo) between death and rebirth.
Śūkaramukhā is known in Tibetan as: phag gdong ma. She is the consort of Yamāntaka and is part of the “Four Female Gatekeepers”.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySūkaramukha (सूकरमुख):—[=sū-kara-mukha] [from sū-kara] n. ‘hog’s mouth’, Name of a [particular] hell, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚūkaramukha (शूकरमुख):—[śūkara-mukha] (khaṃ) n. A hell.
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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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Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vijñanananda)
Chapter 21 - On the narrative of hells < [Book 8]
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Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 26 - Description of Hells (Naraka) < [Book 5 - Fifth Skandha]
Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 71 - Exploits of Durgā < [Section 2 - Uttarārdha]
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Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
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