Pa > References for ‘paiṋcánana’

See also: Paiṋcamendriyanigrahah · paiṋcamii · paiṋcamukh · Paiṋcanada · Paiṋcánan, Paiṋcanan · Paiṋcánantalá · paiṋcaphut́áni · Paiṋcaratna · Paiṋcashare · paiṋcáshat

[2] For example, the word paiṋcánana. The bhávárúd́hártha, that is, the root meaning, of paiṋcánana is “having five faces”. [...] “something having five faces”.

[26] It is physically impossible for anyone to have five faces, yet Shiva is called Paiṋcánana [“Five-Faced God”]. So what are those five faces?

[64] Shiva is called Paiṋcánana or Paiṋcavaktraḿ [...] different manifestations. It is said:

[9] In Saḿskrit, every word [...] meaning as per common use. Say, paiṋcánana. Paiṋcánana means “five-faced entity” [...] – but people use the word paiṋcánana in the sense of Shiva. This is [...] Bhávárúrhártha is “not fixed”.