As a deity name
Name 132 of the Narasimha Sahasranāma — Brahmanda Purana / Narasimha Purana, as taught by Sages to Assembly of Devotees
As a Hindi name
No reading on this path — this spelling has no entry in our Hindi sources, and no near neighbour is attested there either. We say so rather than invent one.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a given revolution of time, cycle [according to the Jainas, the wheel of time has twelve Aras or spokes and turns round once in 2000000000000000 Sāgaras of years; cf. ava-sarpiṇī a…
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (2)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "kālacakrāya" is the dative of "kālacakra" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
kāla—cakra n. the wheel of time (time represented as a wheel which always turns round), MBh.; Hariv. &c.
a given revolution of time, cycle [according to the Jainas, the wheel of time has twelve Aras or spokes and turns round once in 2000000000000000 Sāgaras of years; cf. ava-sarpiṇī and ut-s˚]
Alternative readings
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