Candesha, Caṇḍeśa, Canda-isha: 6 definitions
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Candesha has 4 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Caṇḍeśa can be transliterated into English as Candesa or Candesha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Chandesha.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchCaṇḍeśa (चण्डेश):—Nomen proprium eines Liṅga [Oxforder Handschriften 44,a,4 v. u.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungCaṇḍeśa (चण्डेश):—Name eines Liṅga.
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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Starts with: Candeshadhipati, Candeshadhipatimurti, Candeshanugraha, Candeshanugrahamu, Candeshanugrahamumurti, Candeshanugrahamurti, Candeshapratishtha, Candeshapuja, Candeshasthapana.
Full-text: Candeshasthapana, Candadravya, Candeshadhipati, Candeshvara, Candipati, Candapati, Bhaktanugraha, Anugrahapratishtha, Kurujangala, Vishnumardhapratishtha, Vishnuma, Vrisharudhapratishtha, Gangadharapratishtha, Shivabhaktapratishtha, Vishnumardha, Trimurtisthapana, Guhasthapana, Shulapani, Nirmalya.
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The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 167 - Caṇḍeśa-tīrtha and Gaṇa-tīrtha < [Section 6 - Uttara-Khaṇḍa (Concluding Section)]
The Religion and Philosophy of Tevaram (Thevaram) (by M. A. Dorai Rangaswamy)
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Expiatory Rites in Keralite Tantra (by T. S. Syamkumar)
Concept of Nirmālya (in Śaiva ritual manuals) < [Chapter 3 - Expiatory Rites in Kerala Tantric Ritual Manuals]
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Chapter 76 - Mode of worshipping Caṇḍa (attendant of Śiva)
Chapter 97 - Mode of installation of the image of (lord) Śiva (śivapratiṣṭhā)
Chapter 304 - The mode of worship of Śiva with the mantra of five syllables
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 9 - The mode of interpreting the Praṇava < [Section 6 - Kailāsa-saṃhitā]