Tara in Hinduism
author: Bikas Kumar Bhattacharya
edition: 2003, Eastern Book Linkers
pages: 414
ISBN-10: 8178540215
Topic: Hinduism
Textual Interpretations - Bhava
This page describes Bhava from page 185 in the book: Tara in Hinduism by Bikas Kumar Bhattacharya. This book represents a study of the Goddess Tara (तारा, tārā) and collects various standpoints regarding her cult from both Buddhist and Brahmanical sources. This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms. It is part of the series “Textual Interpretations”.
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Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu [by Shrila Rupa Gosvami]
tatra dhumayitah — advitiya ami bhava athava sa-dvitiyakah | ishad-vyakta apahnotum shakya dhumayita matah ||2.3.71||English translationSmoky sattvika-bhava: “Any sattvika-bhava that appears alone or with others, which manifests slightly and can be hidden by the individual, is called dhumayita-sattvika-bhava.”...
Read full contents: Verse 2.3.71
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) [by H. H. Wilson]
bhava | varutham | grinate | vibhavah | bhava | maghavan | maghavat-bhyah | sharma | urushya | agne | amhasah | grinantam | pratah | makshu | dhiyavasuh | jagamyat...
Read full contents: Rig Veda 1.58.9
Hari-bhakti-kalpa-latikā [by Sarasvati Thkura]
Text 4. punyambhodhi-bhava tamo-vighatini sat-sanga-mulottama shraddha-pallavini virakti-kalika prema-prasunojjvala sandrananda-rasavaham ca paramam jnanam phalam bibhrati seyam shri-hari-bhakti-kalpa-latika bhuyat satam pritaye punya—of pious deeds; ambhodhi—from the ocean; bhava—born; tamah—ignorance; vighatini—destroying; sat—of saintly devotees; sanga—the association; mula—roots; uttama—excellent; shraddha—of faith; pallavini—with sprouts; virakti—of renunciation...
Read full contents: Text 4
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