Auspicious sign: 1 definition
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Auspicious sign means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the VisnudharmottarapuranaAuspicious signs were traditionally studied, as part of the “sixty four kinds of Art”, according to the Kamasutra of Vatsyayana.—Cf the Sanskrit Nimittajñāna, which refers to the “art of addressing spells, charms, auspicious and bad signs etc.”.—Indian tradition, basically includes sixty four Art forms are acknowledged. The history of Indian Art covers approximately five thousand years which presents a rich and almost continuous record. The references of sixty four kinds of Kala (कला, kalā) are found in the Bhagavatapurana, Shaiva-Tantras, Kamasutra of Vatsyayana etc.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
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Dasarupaka (critical study) (by Anuru Ranjan Mishra)
Part 12 - Society in the Mudritakumudacandra < [Chapter 10 - Prakaraṇa (critical study)]
Part 2 - Summary of the drama (Mudritakumudacandra) < [Chapter 10 - Prakaraṇa (critical study)]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 3.4.188 < [Chapter 4 - Descriptions of Śrī Acyutānanda’s Pastimes and the Worship of Śrī Mādhavendra]
Verse 1.14.41 < [Chapter 14 - The Lord’s Travel to East Bengal and the Disappearance of Lakṣmīpriyā]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 7.77 < [Section VII - Domestic Duties]
Verse 2.238 < [Section XXXI - Acquiring of Learning from the Lowest]
Verse 3.4 < [Section II - Entrance into the Household]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 5.19.11 < [Chapter 19 - The Festival on Śrī Kṛṣṇa Return]
Atharvaveda and Charaka Samhita (by Laxmi Maji)
Signs and Omens in the Caraka-Saṃhitā < [Chapter 4 - Diseases and Remedial measures (described in Caraka-saṃhitā)]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 3.7.10 < [Sukta 7]