Viramata, Vīramātā, Vira-mata: 4 definitions
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Viramata means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramVīramātā (वीरमाता) refers to the “Mother of the Heroes”, according to the Lalitāsahasranāma.—Lalitā’s thousand names are eulogized in the Lalitāsahasranāma, describing the goddess’s spiritual beauty on the analogy of physical, sensuous beauty. [...] She is the Kula Yoginī (95) and her very nature is Kula (kularūpiṇī) (897). She is the Mother of the Heroes, that is, Kaula initiates (vīramātā) (836) and delights in their company (vīragoṣṭhipriyā) (898). She is the presiding deity of the Kaula Path and is on both aspects of it, that is, the Right and the Left (savyāpasavyamārgasthā) (912). So although the goddess is given these names they are sacred to the devotees who practice Vāmācāra also. In short, the Kula rites—sexual yet chaste—share in the same ambiguity as the goddess who presides over them.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryvīramātā (वीरमाता).—f S A mother of heroes. See vīra- jananī.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVirāmatā (विरामता):—[=vi-rāma-tā] [from vi-rāma > vi-ram] f. cessation, abatement, [Pañcarātra]
[Sanskrit to German]
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: Vira, Virama, Ta, Mata.
Starts with: Viramatar, Viramatara.
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Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 186 - The Greatness of Kanakhaleśvara (kanakhala-īśvara-tīrtha) < [Section 3 - Revā-khaṇḍa]
Arts in the Puranas (study) (by Meena Devadatta Jeste)
1. Introduction (the ancient Indian art of Painting) < [Chapter 5 - Painting in the Puranas]
Atharvaveda ancillary literature (Study) (by B. R. Modak)
Part 2 - Religion in the Atharvaveda-Parisistas < [Chapter 2c - General study of the Atharvaveda-Parisistas]
Part 5.4 - Pacificatory Rites for evil consequences of Omens < [Chapter 2b - A Topical Analysis of the Atharvaveda-Parisistas]
Vaishnava Myths in the Puranas (by Kum. Geeta P. Kurandwad)
The concept of Krishna-Avatara (incarnation) < [Chapter 4 - Significance of Vaishnava Myths]