आदि देव ādi dēv

Hindi is also shown in Latin characters, using an adapted form of ISO 15919 transliteration.

How to read the transliteration

This site uses transliteration based on ISO 15919, with a few adaptations to make reading easier: h is added after c, ś and ṣ, and i after the vowel r̥. These adaptations bring it closer to the Hunterian system used in India while retaining the distinctive marks of ISO 15919.

Adaptations used on this site
ISO 15919On this site
cch
śśh
ṣṣh
r̥r̥i

A few reading pointers:

  • ā, ī, ū: the line above the letter indicates a long vowel.
  • ṭ, ḍ, ṇ: the dot below distinguishes retroflex consonants from t, d, n.
  • A tilde above a vowel indicates nasalisation.

sa · g.n. · m.

Earlier definition

Definition

The first deity, the first god, the primordial god Brahmā.
(Bābā) Prajapita Brahma (the primordial being from whom everything began, worshipped as a God but in fact a simple human being in whom God is incarnated)

Usual translation

  1. Adi Dev

Origin of the definition

आदि ādi (sanskrit)

Etcetera.
Beginning.
Early, initial, primordial.

देलवाड़ा dēlvāṛā (hindi)

Dilwala (Delwara) The complex of five jain temples the most famous of which was built of white marble in xII century AD. There are 108 small niches in the Delwara temples with a yogi sitting in every niche in meditation with his eyes open. It is the memorial of the Confluence age of the previous kalpa when we, the Brahmins, made spiritual effort and practiced intense meditation. The temple houses the images of Adi Dev (the first deity, Prajapita Brahma) and Adi Devi (the first goddess, jagadamba Saraswati). The ceiling of the temple depicts the scenes of the golden age which is the reward for our effort at the Confluence.

देव dēv (sanskrit)

A god, a deity.

Usage in the murlis

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Created
Saturday 11 September 2021
Updated
Sunday 15 February 2026