Tapovishesha, Tapas-vishesha, Tapoviśeṣa: 3 definitions
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Tapovishesha 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 Tapoviśeṣa can be transliterated into English as Tapovisesa or Tapovishesha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama TextsTapoviśeṣa (तपोविशेष) refers to a “particular kind of tapas”, as discussed in chapter 8 (Jñānapāda) of the Padmasaṃhitā: the most widely followed of Saṃhitā covering the entire range of concerns of Pāñcarātra doctrine and practice (i.e., the four-fold formulation of subject matter—jñāna, yoga, kriyā and caryā) consisting of roughly 9000 verses.—Description of the chapter [tapoviśeṣa-kathana]: Tapas is discussed in its varieties and two sets of three types are given, one set based on how tapas, is done, another based on the dominating guṇa involved (1-7). There follows a discussion of creation and time—comparing mundane time with the Days of Brahmā—and of the cycles of dissolution (8- 14a). Prakṛti, the substance of the created world, is made up of the three guṇas mixed together (14-15), and this prakṛti undergoes its changes at the direction of the Lord [paramātman] (17-19). [...]
Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryTapoviśeṣa (तपोविशेष).—excellence of devotion, pre-eminent religious austerities.
Derivable forms: tapoviśeṣaḥ (तपोविशेषः).
Tapoviśeṣa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms tapas and viśeṣa (विशेष).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryTapoviśeṣa (तपोविशेष).—m. pl. various modes of devotion, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 2, 165.
Tapoviśeṣa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms tapas and viśeṣa (विशेष).
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Vishesha, Tapo, Tapas.
Starts with: Tapovisheshakathana.
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Full-text: Tapovisheshakathana, Paramatattva, Bheda, Abheda, Mishra.
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
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Abhijnana Shakuntala (synthetic study) (by Ramendra Mohan Bose)
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