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- Kardama (Sanskrit: कर्दम, romanized: Kardama) is a character featured in Hindu literature. A son of the creator god Brahma, Kardama is described to be a prajapati, one of the progenitors of creation. After propitiating Vishnu and seeking his counsel for a suitable wife, he marries Devahuti, one of the daughters of the first man, Manu.
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Kardama (Sanskrit: कर्दम, romanized: Kardama) is a character featured in Hindu literature. A son of the creator god Brahma, Kardama is described to be a prajapati, [2] one of the progenitors of creation.
Apr 11, 2020 · Rishi Kardama was a great devotee of Lord Vishnu, and through his severe penance, Sri Kapila Bhagavan was born to him. He got married with a pious and chaste woman Devahuti, who was the daughter of Manu. It is believed that he would have lived in the Treta Yuga, and was well known for his yogic powers.
Kardama (Sanskrit: कर्दम, romanized: Kardama) is a character featured in Hindu literature. A son of the creator god Brahma, Kardama is described to be a prajapati, [2] one of the progenitors of creation.
KARDAMA AND DEVAHUTI. Kardama, Brahma's son, was a great yogi and a sage. Prompted by Brahma to create progeny, he engaged himself with severe penance for a thousand years on the banks of the Saraswati to reach his aspiration through His grace.
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Purana and Itihasa
1) Kardama (कर्दम).—A Prajāpati. Pulaha, son of Brahmā, begot of his wife Kṣamā three sons named Kardama, Urvarīyān and Sahiṣṇu. (Chapter 10, Aṃśa 1, Viṣṇu Purāṇa). Of these three Kardama married Devahūti. Devahūti was the daughter of Svāyambhuva Manu and sister of Ākūti and Prasūti. (8th Skandha, Devī Bhāgavata). Devahūti was an ideal wife and served her husband with great devotion. Kardama was pleased with his wife and presented her with an aeroplane. Kardama and Devahūti conducted then a t...
Vaishnavism
Kardama (कर्दम) refers to:—(or Kardamarṣi) The father of Kapila-deva and one of the primary progenitors of the universe. (cf. Glossary page from Śrī Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta).
Sports, Arts and Entertainment
Kardama (कर्दम) refers to “mud” (as opposed to Akardama—‘absence of mud’), according to the Śyainika-śāstra: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rājā Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, “Hunting on horseback (āśvina) represents one of the eight subdivisions of Hunting (mṛgayā). [...] Hunting on horseback leads to intense delight. In this kind, running animals are killed with arrows and with the help of...
General definition
Kardama (कर्दम) participated in the war between Rāma and Rāvaṇa, on the side of the latter, as mentioned in Svayambhūdeva’s Paumacariu (Padmacarita, Paumacariya or Rāmāyaṇapurāṇa) chapter 57ff. Svayambhū or Svayambhūdeva (8th or 9th century) was a Jain householder who probably lived in Karnataka. His work recounts the popular Rāma story as known from the older work Rāmāyaṇa (written by Vālmīki). Various chapters [mentioning Kardama] are dedicated to the humongous battle whose armies (known as...
Marathi-English dictionary
kardama (कर्दम).—m (S) Mud, muck, mire. 2 fig. Any slop, mess, nastiness, or confusedly mingled mass. 3 fig. Promiscuous assemblage of castes or of the clean and unclean. kardama (कर्दम).—mMud, mire. Fig. Any slop, nastiness, &c.
Sanskrit dictionary
Kardama (कर्दम).—[Uṇādi-sūtra 4.85] 1) Mud, slime, mire; पादौ नूपुरलग्नकर्दमधरौ प्रक्षालयन्ती स्थिता (pādau nūpuralagnakardamadharau prakṣālayantī sthitā) Mṛcchakaṭika 5.35; पथश्चाश्यानकर्दमान् (pathaścāśyānakardamān)R.4.24. 2)Dirt, filth. 3)(Fig.) Sin. 4)Name of a Prajāpati. -mamFlesh. Derivable forms: kardamaḥ(कर्दमः). --- OR --- Kārdama (कार्दम).—(-mī f.), -कार्दम (kārdama) (-mī) क (ka) a. (-kī f.) [कर्दम-अण्-ठक् वा (kardama-aṇ-ṭhak vā)P.IV.2.2. Vārt.] 1)Muddy, soiled or covered with mud....
Hindi dictionary
Kardama (कर्दम) [Also spelled kardam]:—(nm) mud, slime; sin.
Story Of Devahuti and Kardama Rishi is found in the Srimad Bhagavad Purana. Kardama Muni was a Prajapati and directly born from the body of Brahma. The creation of living beings on earth was from nine daughters that were born to Devahuti and Kardama Rishi.
Jul 24, 2022 · This page describes Kardama’s Penance—Vishnu’s Boon which is chapter 21 of the English translation of the Bhagavata Purana, one of the eighteen major puranas containing roughly 18,000 metrical verses. Topics include ancient Indian history, religion, philosophy, geography, mythology, etc.
