Dictionaries | References श शास्ता { śāstā } Script: Devanagari Meaning Related Words शास्ता Puranic Encyclopaedia | English English Rate this meaning Thank you! 👍 ŚĀSTĀ The presiding deity (idol installed) in the Śabarimala temple. 1) Birth. Śiva fell in love with Mahāviṣṇu in his assumed form as Mohinī and Śāstā was the result of their union. [Kambarāmāyaṇa, Bālakāṇḍa] . This story occurs in the 8th Skandha of Bhāgavata and the Asura kāṇḍa of Skanda Purāṇa, but only the Skanda Purāṇa refers to the child by name Śāstā. 2) Other information.(i) In the battle between Indra and the asura called Śūrapadma the former deputed Śāstā for the protection of Śacīdevī. [Skanda Purāṇa, Asura Kāṇḍa] . (ii) Śāstā is supposed to have two wives called Purāṇā and Puṣkalā and a son called Satyaka. (Aṣṭottaraśatakam about Śāstā; also see under Śabarimala). शास्ता A dictionary, Marathi and English | Marathi English Rate this meaning Thank you! 👍 śāstā a S That punishes: also that governs or rules. शास्ता Aryabhushan School Dictionary | Marathi English Rate this meaning Thank you! 👍 a That punishes. That rules. शास्ता संस्कृतम् (Sanskrit) WN | Sanskrit Sanskrit Rate this meaning Thank you! 👍 See : नियंत्रकः, राज्यपालः, बुद्धः Comments | अभिप्राय Comments written here will be public after appropriate moderation. Like us on Facebook to send us a private message. TOP