Shivalaya, Śivālaya, Shiva-alaya: 13 definitions
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Shivalaya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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.
Shivalaya has 12 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Śivālaya can be transliterated into English as Sivalaya or Shivalaya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Shivalay.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchŚivālaya (शिवालय):—(śiva + ā) m. Śiva’s Behausung:
1) Bez. des Kailāsa [Rājataraṅgiṇī 3, 373.] —
2) ein dem Śiva geweihter Tempel [Kathāsaritsāgara.3,33. 37,57. 51,51.] [Oxforder Handschriften 44,b,34.] —
3) Leichenstätte [Hārāvalī 131.] —
4) Nomen proprium einer dem Śiva geweihten Oertlichkeit [Oxforder Handschriften 64,a,9.] —
5) roth blühendes Basilienkraut [Śabdacandrikā im Śabdakalpadruma]
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Partial matches: Shiva, Alaya, Civa.
Starts with: Shivalayamahatmya, Shivalayapratishtha, Shivalayapujakrama, Shivalayatantre yantrakrama.
Full-text: Shivalay, Civalayam, Shivalya, Shivalayapratishtha, Sivala, Pitrivanecara, Pancatirtha, Atikarananti, Sivathika, Rampur, Parashakti, Bhaskara, Alaya, Pranapratishtha, Parameshvara, Jnanakailasa.
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The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 33 - Origin and glory of the Jyolirliṅga Ghuśmeśvara < [Section 4 - Koṭirudra-Saṃhitā]
Chapter 35 - Śiva-sahasranāma: the thousand names of Śiva < [Section 4 - Koṭirudra-Saṃhitā]
Chapter 1 - The greatness of Jyotirliṅgas and their Upaliṅgas < [Section 4 - Koṭirudra-Saṃhitā]
Rudra-Shiva concept (Study) (by Maumita Bhattacharjee)
14. Twelve Jyotirliṅga incarnations of lord Śiva < [Chapter 5 - Rudra-Śiva in the Purāṇic Literature]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 226 - The Greatness of Vimaleśvara (vimala-īśvara-tīrtha) < [Section 3 - Revā-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 142 - Greatness of the Trio of Gaṇapatis < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]
Chapter 47 - The Genesis of the Name Viśālā < [Section 1 - Avantīkṣetra-māhātmya]
The Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 51 - Various Continents < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]
Chapter 98 - Thousand names of Śiva (Sahasranāma) < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]
Vastu-shastra (1): Canons of Architecture (by D. N. Shukla)
(iv.c) Aparājitapṛcchā (Summary) < [Chapter 5 - Study of Hindu Science of Architecture]
Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
The Pilgrimages in the Matsya Purāṇa < [Chapter 4 - Geographical history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]