Kuladeva, Kula-deva: 8 definitions
Introduction:
Kuladeva means something in Jainism, Prakrit, Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Kuladeva (कुलदेव).—One of the four classes of Gods (devas) according to Somasena in his Traivarṇikācāra. Somasena was a follower of the Digambara tradition and flourished in the 16th century. The Kuladevatas refer to divinities worshipped by families. They are also known by the name Kuladevatā.
Kuladeva (कुलदेव).— The Kuladevas (Kuladevatās) are divinities worshipped in families from ancient times. Cakreśvarī, Ambikā or Kuṣmāṇḍinī, Padmāvatī, Jvālinī, Rohiṇī, Mahākālī, Kālikā, Sarasvatī, Gaurī, Siddhāyinī, Caṇḍī and Durgā are (such) Kuladevatās who should be worshipped with profounmd devotion by those desirous of welfare.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
India history and geography
Kuladeva (कुलदेव) is the name of a Poet mentioned in the 13th century Saduktikarṇāmrita by Śrīdhara Dāsa (son of Vaṭu Dāsa) who was a chief over several districts (called a mahāmaṇḍalika).—The Sadukti-Karnamrita is a collection of miscellaneous verses by different authors and on various subjects, five verses being devoted to each subject. There are 446 poets identified (for example, Kuladeva) some of which in the feminine gender (intended for females) while others are of Buddhist monks etc.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Kuladeva (कुलदेव).—[masculine] tā [feminine] family god or deity.
Kuladeva (कुलदेव) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—poet. [Sūktikarṇāmṛta by Śrīdharadāsa]
1) Kuladeva (कुलदेव):—[=kula-deva] [from kula] m. the family deity, [Brahma-purāṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] f(ī or metrically shortened i). ‘principal goddess’, Name of Durgā, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa x, 52, 42.]
Kuladeva (कुलदेव):—[(kula + de)]
1) m. Familiengottheit: tva n. [Oxforder Handschriften 19,a,33.] —
2) f. ī Hauptgöttin, Bez. der Durgā: deviyātrā (die Kürze aus metrischen Rücksichten) [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 10, 52, 42.]
Kuladeva (कुलदेव):——
1) m. Familiengottheit. Nom.abstr. tva n. —
2) f. ī (metrisch i) Beiname der Durgā.
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: Deva, Kula, Kola.
Starts with: Kuladevaru, Kuladevata, Kuladevate, Kulatevatai.
Full-text: Kuladevata, Ramadasa, Deva.
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Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Sanskrit Words In Southeast Asian Languages (by Satya Vrat Shastri)
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Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
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Studies in the Upapuranas (by R. C. Hazra)