विश्वानर

{ viśvānarḥ, viśvānara }

Puranic Encyclopaedia

VIŚVĀNARA   A King. For a time this King was miserable as he was childless. But by the blessing of Śiva, Viśvānara got a son named Gṛhapati by his wife Śucismitā. Gṛhapati was destined to have life only up to three years. But it is mentioned in [Skanda Purāṇa] that within this short period Gṛhapati learned the whole of Sāṅgaveda and obtained long life from Śiva.

प्राचीन चरित्रकोश

विश्वानर n.  एक राजा, जिसकी पत्नी का नाम शुचिश्मती था । शिव की कृपा से इसे गृहपति नामक पुत्र उत्पन्न हुआ, जिसने तीन वर्षों तक अल्पावधि में सांगवेदों का अध्ययन कर, शिव से दीर्घायुष्य प्राप्त किया [स्कंद. ४.१.११] ।

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

विश्वा-नर  mfn.  mfn. ( विश्वा॑-) relating to or existing among or dear to all men (applied to सवितृ, इन्द्र &c.), [RV.]

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विश्वा नर

बिदादि    N. of a man,
   of the father of अग्नि, [Cat.]
वल्लभाचार्य   = , ib.

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

विश्वानरः [viśvānarḥ]   An epithet of Savitṛi.