A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Mandara
This page describes Mandara which is located on page 290 of the second volume in the book: A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism by Swami Harshananda. This book, known as “a concise encyclopaedia of hinduism”, includes a vast amount of topics covering general aspects on Hinduism, but also contains important aspects regarding Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms, as well as information if you want to buy this book.
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You can look up the meaning of the phrase “Mandara” according to 78 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Garga Samhita (English) [by Danavir Goswami]
Sanskrit text, transliteration and word-by-word meaning: कदम्ब-पुष्प-विलसत्- किरीट-कटकोज्ज्वलः मन्दार-पुष्पोत्तरीय- पद्म-यष्टि-धरः प्रभुः kadamba-pushpa-vilasat- kirita-katakojjvalah mandara-pushpottariya- padma-yashti-dharah prabhuh kadamba-pushpa—kadamba flowers; vilasat—splendid; kirita—crown; kataka—bracelet; ujjvalah—splendid; mandara—mandara; pushpa—flowers; uttariya—upper garment; padma—lotus; yashti—stick; dharah—holding; prabhuh—the Lord....
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The Padma Purana [by N.A. Deshpande]
It awakened the kinnaras resting, along with their wives, in the caves of Mandara. It made rise the elephants having echoes in the caves of Meru and Mandara. The flocks of lions lost their way ahead. Thus the din of the great army deafened the three worlds. Then, O king, in the seat of Jalandhara there was the sound of drums. Due to that great sound, dear to the brave, the high mountains trembled and the palaces shook. 4b-8a....
Read full contents: Chapter 11 - Shiva’s Attendants Fight the Demons Off
Three Different Accounts of the Origin of Adhikāranandin (Nandikeśvara)
He is Nandikeshvara (nandikeshvara), the santana tree (santana), the king of trees (taru-raja), the mandara tree (mandara), and the parijata tree (parijataka). Shri Garga Samhita, VIII.13.77...
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