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Hara Hara Mahadeva (Sanskrit: हर हर महादेव, romanized: hara hara mahādēva) is a Sanskrit invocation in praise of the Hindu deity Shiva. [1] [2] The invocation consists of two epithets of Shiva, hara and mahadeva. It is generally chanted by adherents during auspicious occasions, such as prayer and entering a Shiva temple. [3]
[2] [3] The high language Bengali translation in use in Bangladesh is derived from Carey's version, while "common language" versions are newer translations. [4] Fr. Christian Mignon, a Belgian Jesuit, finished a revised version of the Bible in Bengali, named Mangalbarta, which has copious footnotes. [5]
The renowned Sanskrit writer Kalidasa (c. 4th–5th century) alludes Ardhanarishvara in invocations of his Raghuvamsa and Malavikagnimitram, and says that Shiva and Shakti are as inseparable as word and meaning. [7] The 9th-century Nayanar saint Manikkavacakar casts Parvati in the role of the supreme devotee of Shiva in his hymns. He alludes to ...
The Mahamrityunjaya Mantra (Sanskrit: महामृत्युंजयमंत्र, महामृत्युञ्जयमन्त्र, romanized ...
Shri Rudram consists of two chapters (praśna) from the fourth kāṇda (book) of Taittiriya Samhita which is a part of Krishna Yajurveda. [9] The names of the chapters are Namakam (chapter five) and Chamakam (chapter seven) respectively. [10]
The word 'Achaleshwar' is a word displaying Sanskritic sandhi and is derived from the Sanskrit words 'Achal' meaning immovable, and 'Ishwar' meaning 'Lord Shiva', while the word 'Mahadeva', again formed by the rules of sandhi, means the great (maha) god (deva), and is an epithet of Shiva, the deity to whom the temple is dedicated.
Hara may refer to: an early name (Sanskrit: हर) of the deity Shiva , from the Harappan culture (Indus Valley Civilization) a name of the feminine aspect of God, rendered Harā
English: A portion of the Mahadeva Temple at Khajuraho. This temple is a part of the Western Group of Temples. This temple is a part of the Western Group of Temples. In the background, Kandariya Mahadeo temple is visible as well.