Viresha, Vīreśa, Vira-isha: 5 definitions
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Viresha has 4 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Vīreśa can be transliterated into English as Viresa or Viresha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchVīreśa (वीरेश):—(vīra + īśa) m.
1) eine Form Śiva’s, n. ein Liṅga desselben [VĪREŚVARASTOTRA im Śabdakalpadruma] —
2) bei den ekstatischen Śaiva Bez. eines Seligen auf einer best. Stufe [SARVADARŚANAS. 88, 5.]
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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Ends with: Varaviresha.
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Rudra-Shiva concept (Study) (by Maumita Bhattacharjee)
19. Gṛhapati incarnation of lord Śiva < [Chapter 5 - Rudra-Śiva in the Purāṇic Literature]
The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 13 - The incarnation of Gṛhapati < [Section 3 - Śatarudra-saṃhitā]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 100b - Yātrā Parikrama (pilgrimages) (2): Vaiśveśvarī Yātrā < [Section 2 - Uttarārdha]
Chapter 100h - Antargṛha Yātrā < [Section 2 - Uttarārdha]
Chapter 83 - Manifestation of Vīreśvara < [Section 2 - Uttarārdha]
The Sarva-Darsana-Samgraha (by E. B. Cowell)
Vedic influence on the Sun-worship in the Puranas (by Goswami Mitali)
Part 10 - Temples and Pilgrimages for Worshipping the Sun-god in the Purāṇas < [Chapter 4 - Vedic Influence on the Sun-Worship in the Purāṇas]