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'''''Hara Hara Mahadeva''''' ({{Langx|sa|हर हर महादेव|translit=hara hara mahādēva}}) is a [[Sanskrit]] invocation in praise of the [[Hinduism|Hindu]] deity [[Shiva]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Madan |first=T. N. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1_qMH9PY9fQC&pg=PA360 |title=Way of Life: King, Householder, Renouncer : Essays in Honour of Louis Dumont |date=1988 |publisher=Motilal Banarsidass Publishers |isbn=978-81-208-0527-9 |pages=360 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Chattopadhyaya |first=Sudhakar |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CmaewdodLZQC&pg=PA75 |title=Reflections on the Tantras |date=1978 |publisher=Motilal Banarsidass Publ. |isbn=978-81-208-0691-7 |pages=75 |language=en}}</ref> The invocation consists of two epithets of Shiva, ''hara'' and ''mahadeva''. It is generally chanted by adherents during auspicious occasions, such as prayer and entering a Shiva temple.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Eck |first=Diana L. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2LgO6TJhFDwC&pg=PT188 |title=Banaras: CITY OF LIGHT |date=2013-06-05 |publisher=Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group |isbn=978-0-307-83295-5 |pages=188 |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230819142408/https://books.google.com/books?id=2LgO6TJhFDwC&pg=PT188 |archive-date=2023-08-19 |url-status=live }}</ref> | '''''Hara Hara Mahadeva''''' ({{Langx|sa|हर हर महादेव|translit=hara hara mahādēva}}) is a [[Sanskrit]] invocation in praise of the [[Hinduism|Hindu]] deity [[Shiva]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Madan |first=T. N. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1_qMH9PY9fQC&pg=PA360 |title=Way of Life: King, Householder, Renouncer : Essays in Honour of Louis Dumont |date=1988 |publisher=Motilal Banarsidass Publishers |isbn=978-81-208-0527-9 |pages=360 |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230819142409/https://books.google.com/books?id=1_qMH9PY9fQC&pg=PA360 |archive-date=2023-08-19 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Chattopadhyaya |first=Sudhakar |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CmaewdodLZQC&pg=PA75 |title=Reflections on the Tantras |date=1978 |publisher=Motilal Banarsidass Publ. |isbn=978-81-208-0691-7 |pages=75 |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230819142408/https://books.google.com/books?id=CmaewdodLZQC&pg=PA75 |archive-date=2023-08-19 |url-status=live }}</ref> The invocation consists of two epithets of Shiva, ''hara'' and ''mahadeva''. It is generally chanted by adherents during auspicious occasions, such as prayer and entering a Shiva temple.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Eck |first=Diana L. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2LgO6TJhFDwC&pg=PT188 |title=Banaras: CITY OF LIGHT |date=2013-06-05 |publisher=Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group |isbn=978-0-307-83295-5 |pages=188 |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230819142408/https://books.google.com/books?id=2LgO6TJhFDwC&pg=PT188 |archive-date=2023-08-19 |url-status=live }}</ref> | ||
The invocation was chanted by the legendary queen [[Rani Padmini|Padmini]] and tens of thousands of women when they performed the practice of ''[[jauhar]]'' to save their honour from [[Alauddin Khalji]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=CK |first=Saji Narayanan |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1KmiEAAAQBAJ&dq=hara+hara+mahadeva&pg=PA119 |title=Indian Woman, Feminism and Women's Liberation |date=2022-12-05 |publisher=Indus Scrolls Press |pages=119 |language=en}}</ref> It was also used as a war cry of the soldiers and kings of the Maratha empire. | The invocation was chanted by the legendary queen [[Rani Padmini|Padmini]] and tens of thousands of women when they performed the practice of ''[[jauhar]]'' to save their honour from [[Alauddin Khalji]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=CK |first=Saji Narayanan |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1KmiEAAAQBAJ&dq=hara+hara+mahadeva&pg=PA119 |title=Indian Woman, Feminism and Women's Liberation |date=2022-12-05 |publisher=Indus Scrolls Press |pages=119 |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20261009040700/https://books.google.com/books?id=1KmiEAAAQBAJ&dq=hara+hara+mahadeva&pg=PA119 |archive-date=2026-10-09 |url-status=live }}</ref> It was also used as a war cry of the soldiers and kings of the Maratha empire. | ||
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Hara Hara Mahadeva (Sanskrit: हर हर महादेव, romanized: hara hara mahādēva) is a Sanskrit invocation in praise of the Hindu deity Shiva.[1][2] The invocation consists of two epithets of Shiva, hara and mahadeva. It is generally chanted by adherents during auspicious occasions, such as prayer and entering a Shiva temple.[3]
The invocation was chanted by the legendary queen Padmini and tens of thousands of women when they performed the practice of jauhar to save their honour from Alauddin Khalji.[4] It was also used as a war cry of the soldiers and kings of the Maratha empire.
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- ↑ Madan, T. N. (1988). Way of Life: King, Householder, Renouncer : Essays in Honour of Louis Dumont. Motilal Banarsidass Publishers. p. 360. ISBN 978-81-208-0527-9. Archived from the original on 2023-08-19.
- ↑ Chattopadhyaya, Sudhakar (1978). Reflections on the Tantras. Motilal Banarsidass Publ. p. 75. ISBN 978-81-208-0691-7. Archived from the original on 2023-08-19.
- ↑ Eck, Diana L. (2013-06-05). Banaras: CITY OF LIGHT. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. p. 188. ISBN 978-0-307-83295-5. Archived from the original on 2023-08-19.
- ↑ CK, Saji Narayanan (2022-12-05). Indian Woman, Feminism and Women's Liberation. Indus Scrolls Press. p. 119. Archived from the original on 2026-10-09.
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