As a deity name
Name 857 of the Durga Sahasranāma — Kula Arnava Tantra / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
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
any deity presiding over Śr˚ rites, (cf. prec.)
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (5)Why this matches what you typed
M3 · meaning shifts "śrāddhadevatā" is derived from "śrāddhadeva" with the tal suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
śrāddha—deva m. any god presiding over Śr˚ rites (esp. applied to Yama, lord of the dead, but also to his brother Manu Vaivasvata, who in a former mundane age was Manu Satya-vrata; also applied to Vivasvat himself, and even to Brāhmans), Mn.; MBh.; Pur.
śrāddhadeva m. (-vaḥ) YAMA. E. śrāddha the funeral ceremony called Śrāddha, and deva deity; as judge and monarch of the dead.
śrāddha—devatā f. any deity presiding over Śr˚ rites, BhP. (cf. prec.)
a Pitṛ or progenitor, W.
Dictionary citations
śrāddha—devatā f. any deity presiding over Śr˚ rites, BhP. (cf. prec.)
a Pitṛ or progenitor, W.
śrāddhadevatā f. (-tā) A divinity presiding over obsequial rites, a Pitṛ or progenitor, or YAMA. E. śrāddha, and devatā divinity.
śrāddha—deva m. any god presiding over Śr˚ rites (esp. applied to Yama, lord of the dead, but also to his brother Manu Vaivasvata, who in a former mundane age was Manu Satya-vrata; also applied to Vivasvat himself, and even to Brāhmans), Mn.; MBh.; Pur.
śrāddhadeva m. (-vaḥ) YAMA. E. śrāddha the funeral ceremony called Śrāddha, and deva deity; as judge and monarch of the dead.
Alternative readings
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