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    The document discusses the goddess Cakreśvarī in Hinduism, Jainism, and Sanskrit. In Hinduism, Cakreśvarī was a goddess once worshipped in Kashmir as mentioned in the Nīlamatapurāṇa. In Jainism, Cakreśvarī or Apaticakrā is the name of the Yakṣiṇī accompanying the first Tīrthaṃkara, Rṣabhanātha, and is depicted holding symbols like discs. In Sanskrit, Cakreśvarī is defined as a name for the Jain goddess of learning, derived from the terms cakra meaning universe

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    In Hinduism

    Purana and Itihasa (epic history)


    [«previous (C) next»] — Cakreshvari in Purana glossary
    Source: archive.org: Nilamata Purana: a cultural and literary study

    Cakreśvarī (चक्रेश्वरी) is the name of a Goddess that was once worshipped in ancient Kashmir

    (Kaśmīra) as mentioned in the Nīlamatapurāṇa.—These Goddesses (eg., Cakreśvarī) form


    the shining galaxy of female deities worshipped by the people of Kaśmīra.

    Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

    Cakreśvari (चक्रेश्वरर).—A name of Lalitā.*

    Purana book covercontext information

    The Purana (परु ाण, 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.

    Discover the meaning of cakreshvari or cakresvari in the context of Purana from relevant
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    In Jainism
    General definition (in Jainism)
    [«previous (C) next»] — Cakreshvari in Jainism glossary
    Source: archive.org: The Jaina Iconography

    Cakreśvarī (चक्रेश्वरी) (lit., “Goddess of wheels”) or Apaticakrā is the name of the Yakṣiṇī

    accompanying Ṛṣabhanātha: the first of twenty-four Tīrthaṃkaras or Jinas, commonly


    depicted in Jaina iconography.—The tree connected with the first Jina is Nyagrodha or the
    Indian Banyan tree. Other iconographic marks of the Jina are his Yakṣa named Gomukha
    (lit., Bull-Faced) and Yakṣiṇī Cakreśvarī (Goddess of wheels) or Apaticakrā. The texts give
    two worshippers on either side of Ṛṣabhadeva viz., Bharata and Bāhubali.
    The Śvetāmbaras and the Digambaras concurrently describe Cakreśvarī as holding the
    symliol of disc and riding a Garuḍa. The Śvetāmbara image has eight hands, which carry
    Varada-mudrā arrow, disc, noose, bow, thunder, disc, goad. The Digambara image, on the
    other hand, is represented as having either twelve or four hands. In case of twelve, the
    attributes are these:—eight discs, citrus, Varada-mudrā, and two Vajras. The four-handed
    figure holds two discs.

    Source: HereNow4U: Svasti - Essays

    Cakreśvarī (चक्रेश्वरी), the goddess who attends upon Ādinātha, is not important either at the

    Kattale Basati (“dark temple”) or elsewhere at Sravana Belgola. She is much more important
    in north Indian Śvetāmbara Jain ritual culture.

    General definition book covercontext information


    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.

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    Languages of India and abroad


    Sanskrit-English dictionary
    [«previous (C) next»] — Cakreshvari in Sanskrit glossary
    Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

    Cakreśvarī (चक्रेश्वरी).—Name of the Jaina goddess of learning.

    Cakreśvarī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms cakra and īśvarī (ईश्वरी).

    Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    Cakreśvarī (चक्रेश्वरी).—f. (-rī) A female deity peculiar to the Jainas, one of their Vidya Devis

    or goddesses of wisdom. E. cakra the universe and īśvarī mistress.


    context information

    Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम ् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen

    as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family. 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.

    Discover the meaning of cakreshvari or cakresvari in the context of Sanskrit from relevant
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    See also (Relevant definitions)


    Partial matches: Ishvari, Cakra.

    Full-text: Kuladeva, Nyagrodha, Ardhaparyankasana, Rishabhanatha, Ardhaparyanka,


    Rishabha, Diksa, Ayodhya, Gomukha.

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