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Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Kaliṅgarājan (कलिङ्गराजन्) or Kaliṅgarāja refers to the “king of Kaliṅga”, which was promised to the gambler Guṇanidhi after witnessing the worship of Śiva, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.1.18.—Accordingly, as Yama’s attendants (yamagaṇas) said to Śiva’s attendants (śivagaṇas):—“[...] he witnessed the worship that was being performed duly by a devotee. He was observing a fast and his mind was concentrated too. Let him go to Śivaloka along with us. As Śiva’s follower let him enjoy great pleasures there for sometime. Then he will shake off his sins and become the king of Kaliṅga [viz., Kaliṅgarājan] since he has indeed become a great favourite of Śiva”.

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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.

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Kaliṅgarājan (कलिङ्गराजन्).—[, Vajracchedikā 31.10, is undoubtedly an error of tradition for kali-rājan; see s.v. kali, and compare [Sacred Books of the East] 49, Part 2, p. 127, n. 1. The Kashgar version reported in Hoernle [Manuscript Remains of Buddhist literature found in Eastern Turkestan] 184.11 unfortunately has a lacuna where the word occurs, but Chin. and general sense support the em.]

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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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Partial matches: Rajan, Kalinga.

Full-text: Kalingaraja, Dama, Arindama, Kali.

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