Shivagama, Śivāgama, Shiva-agama: 7 definitions
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Shivagama 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.
Shivagama has 6 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Śivāgama can be transliterated into English as Sivagama or Shivagama, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchŚivāgama (शिवागम):—(śiva + ā) m. Śiva’s Lehre, auch als Bez. einer best. Schrift [Kathāsaritsāgara 124,16.] [Colebrooke.1,406.] [Weber’s Verzeichniss No. 911.] [Oxforder Handschriften 95,b,19.]
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: Shiva, Agama, Civa.
Starts with: Shivagamasare batukabhairavavidhanam.
Full-text: Shaivagama, Cattiratitcai, Vallapam, Vimala.
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Search found 12 books and stories containing Shivagama, Śivāgama, Shiva-agama, Śiva-āgama, Sivagama, Siva-agama; (plurals include: Shivagamas, Śivāgamas, agamas, āgamas, Sivagamas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Sivaprakasam (Study in Bondage and Liberation) (by N. Veerappan)
Introduction (getting liberated from bondages) < [Chapter 6 - Means to Release]
Works by Earlier Shaiva Siddhanta Teachers < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Means of release in Shaiva Siddhanta—Importance of Preceptor < [Chapter 6 - Means to Release]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 18 - Pārvatī’s Devotional Service to Aruṇācaleśvara < [Section 3b - Arunācala-khaṇḍa (Uttarārdha)]
Chapter 21 - Śiva Praises Pārvatī < [Section 3b - Arunācala-khaṇḍa (Uttarārdha)]
Chapter 30 - Description of the Hermitage of Bharadvāja < [Section 1 - Veṅkaṭācala-māhātmya]
Shaiva Upanishads (A Critical Study) (by Arpita Chakraborty)
16. Rule relating to bathing in ashes (Bhasmasnāna) < [Chapter 2 - Greatness of Bhasma and Dhāraṇa]
The Religion and Philosophy of Tevaram (Thevaram) (by M. A. Dorai Rangaswamy)
The various sects of Shaivism < [Volume 2 - Nampi Arurar and Mythology]
Chapter 3 - Grace And Ethics < [Volume 4.2.2 - Philosophy of Soul]
Expiatory Rites in Keralite Tantra (by T. S. Syamkumar)
Introduction (Expiatory Rites in Āgamic Literature) < [Chapter 2 - Expiatory Rites in Āgamic Literature]
The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 12 - The glory of the five-syllabled mantra of Śiva (1) < [Section 7.2 - Vāyavīya-saṃhitā (2)]
Chapter 20 - Special consecration < [Section 7.2 - Vāyavīya-saṃhitā (2)]
Chapter 15 - The greatness of the Preceptor (guru) < [Section 7.2 - Vāyavīya-saṃhitā (2)]