Shriranga, Shri-ranga, Shriramga, Shrirangam, Śrīraṅga, Śrīraṅgam, Srirangam: 11 definitions

The Sanskrit terms Śrīraṅga and Śrīraṅgam can be transliterated into English as Sriranga or Shriranga or Srirangam or Shrirangam, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Śrīraṅga (श्रीरङ्ग).—Visited by Balarāma;¹ sacred to Pitṛs.²

• 1) Bhāgavata-purāṇa X. 79. 14.
• 2) Matsya-purāṇa 22. 44.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)

Source: Acta Orientalia vol. 74 (2013): Historical sequence of the Vaiṣṇava Divyadeśas

Śrīraṅgam (Araṅkam) refers to one of the 108 Vaishnava Divya Desam (divyadeśas or divyasthalas), located in the topographical division of Cōḻanāṭu (“Chola country”), according to the 9th century Nālāyirativviyappirapantam (shortly Nālāyiram).—Tradition would record the Vaiṣṇava divyadeśas or divyasthalas are 108. The divyadeśa is a base of the cult of Viṣṇu in Viṣṇuism [Vaiṣṇavism] tradition. The list of 108 [viz., Śrīraṅgam] seems to have reached maturation by about the early 9th century CE as all the deśas are extolled in the hymns of the twelve Āḻvārs.

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Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).

Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

Śrīraṅga (श्रीरङ्ग) refers to the “temple of Lord Raṅganātha”, as discussed in chapter 10 (Kriyākāṇḍa) of the Pārameśvarasaṃhitā: an important Pāñcarātra text of 8700 verses followed closely by the Ranganathaswamy temple at Srirangam—dealing with priestly concerns such as their daily routines, occasional liturgies and expiatory services.—Description of the chapter [svayamvyakta-ādi-prāsādadevatā-nirṇaya]:—[...] Sanaka asks to know particularly about temples that are considered self-manifested and eternal [svayamvyakta] and Śāṇḍilya narrates how, during the Creation of the World, Viṣṇu gave a vimāna-prototype (described 150-208) to Brahmā who in turn gave it to Ikṣvāku, the solar deity, as a boon for his penitential desire to see God. As well, he gave the king the way to worship God in the vimāna in the Pauṣkara Samhitā. Rāma got these two marvellous things as his heritage, and from him these were given to Vibhīṣaṇa. This latter person set the vimāna-prototype down at its present site on the Kauveri River—intending to move it later—where it became “rooted” and has ever since remained and where it has provided a home for Lord Raṅganātha. So great is this [Śrīraṅga/Śrīraṅgam] temple of divine origin that even people who live in its vicinity are made the better for being near to it (106b-311). [...]

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Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.

Source: Wisdom Library: India History

A place and temple in southeastern India.

Source: archive.org: Chaitanya’s life and teachings (history)

Shri-rangam is one of the places visited by Chaitanya during his pilgrimage in Southern India between April 1510 and January 1512.—Shri-rangam.—The famous Vishnu temple in an island between the Kolerun and the Kaveri, north of Trichinopoly. (Trichinopoly Manual, 337-340 and Gazetteer, 45-51, 91-126, 319).

Source: What is India: Annual Report on Indian Epigraphy (1945-1952)

Śrīraṅgam is an archaeologically important site situated in Tiruchirappalli-taluk (Tiruchirappalli district, Madras), known for inscriptions regarding the ancient history of India. For example, at Śrīraṅgam there is a Tamil inscription which seems to record the gift of a village as sarvamānya by a Mahāsāmanta (name lost) to the deity on the occasion of an eclipse. It is dated Śaka 1392.

There is another Tamil inscription at the Raṅganāthasvāmi temple, second prākāra, south side, wall of the jewel room facing the south wall of the Chandanamaṇḍapa. It registers a gift of land by Veṅkaṭappa-Nāyaka of Chandragiri, son of Achyutappa and grandson of Nāgappa, for several offerings to god Raṅganātha. Mentions Vīrappaṇa-Uḍaiyār. This inscription belongs to king Veṅkatapatideva Mahārāya (I) of the Vijayanagara dynasty and is dated Śaka 1510.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Śrī-raṅga.—cf. Tamil tiru{??}-araṅgu (SITI), same as raṅga- maṇḍapa. Note: śrī-raṅga is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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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.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śrīraṅga (श्रीरङ्ग).—an epithet of Viṣṇu.

Derivable forms: śrīraṅgaḥ (श्रीरङ्गः).

Śrīraṅga is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śrī and raṅga (रङ्ग).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Śrīraṅga (श्रीरङ्ग):—[=śrī-raṅga] [from śrī] a m. See [column]3.

2) [=śrī-raṅga] [from śrī] b m. Name of Viṣṇu ([according to] to some ‘of Śiva’, and according to others ‘of an ancient king who founded the city of Seringapatam’), [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

3) [v.s. ...] n. Name of a town and a celebrated Vaiṣṇava temple (established by Rāmānuja near Trichinopoly), [Religious Thought and Life in India 71 n.; 448]

[Sanskrit to German]

Shriranga in German

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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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Śrīraṃga (ಶ್ರೀರಂಗ):—

1) [noun] Viṣṇu.

2) [noun] a famous Vaiṣṇava pilgrimage centre in Tamil Nadu.

3) [noun] a town in Maṇḍya district, formerly the capital of Maisūru Province, popularly known as Śrīraṃga Paṭṭaṇa.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

Partial matches: Shri, Rankam, Ranga.

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