Tara in Hinduism
author: Bikas Kumar Bhattacharya
edition: 2003, Eastern Book Linkers
pages: 414
ISBN-10: 8178540215
Topic: Hinduism
Textual Interpretations - Mantra
This page describes Mantra from pages 235-249 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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You can look up the meaning of the phrase “Mantra” according to 206 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Sanatkumara Samhita
Sanskrit text and Unicode transliteration:कृष्ण-मन्त्रा मया लब्धा सरस्-तोये पितुः परेते सर्वे साधिता यत्नान् मन्त्र-राजाद्यो मया krishna-mantra maya labdha saras-toye pituh pare te sarve sadhita yatnan mantra-rajadyo maya Word-for-word Sanskrit-English equivalents: krishna-mantrah— Krishna-mantras; maya—by me; labdha—obtained; saras-toye—by the water's edge; pituh—of the father; pare—others; te—they; sarve—all; sadhitah—attained; yatnat—by effort; mantra- rajadyah—beginning with the king of mantras; maya—by...
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Shaiva Upanishads (A Critical Study) [by Arpita Chakraborty]
i) the Mantra “Ishanah sarva vidyanam” should be invoked for wearing the beads on the head. ii) The “Mantra tatpurushaya vidmahe mahadevaya” should be invoked for wearing the beads as a girdle or wreath around the neck in the region of the Adam s apple round the neck. iii) The Mantra “aghorebhyo” should be invoked while wearing the beads as a necklace or garland around the neck and hanging or dangling on the chest or above the heart....
Read full contents: 7. Mantras to wear in different parts
History of Indian Medicine (and Ayurveda) [by Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurvedic Society]
The Shudra class is debarred from the study of the medical science by Caraka while Sushruta concedes to the Shudra class the general study of medicine, only debarring them from the Mantra (mantra—mamtra) therapy. The Shudra class was considered the lowest in the society and was assigned the service of the higher classes. Rasayana therapy was neither taught to them nor were they given the benefit of this kind of therapy....
Read full contents: Chapter 18 - People and their Professions
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