Shankarantika, Shamkara-antika, Śaṅkarāntika, Śaṃkarāntika, Shankara-antika, Shamkarantika: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit terms Śaṅkarāntika and Śaṃkarāntika can be transliterated into English as Sankarantika or Shankarantika or Samkarantika or Shamkarantika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationŚaṅkarāntika (शङ्करान्तिक) refers to the being near the “vicinity of Śiva (Śaṅkara)”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.2.21. Accordingly as Brahmā narrated to Nārada:—“[...] After dallying among the hedges and grottos in the Kailāsa mountain for a long time he went to the Himālayan ridges where he remembered Kāma out of his own accord. When Kāma (God of Love) reached the vicinity of Śiva [viz., śaṅkarāntika], Spring spread all his splendour in accord with the inclination of the lord. The trees and creepers blossomed and bloomed. Waters were covered with full blown lotuses. Bees hovered round the lotuses”.
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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