Mudganna, Mudgānna, Mudga-anna: 3 definitions
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Mudganna 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
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Source: archive.org: Isvara Samhita Vol 5Mudgānna (मुद्गान्न) refers to the one of the six kinds of “oblation” (havis) mentioned in verse 25.91b-92a of the 8th-century Īśvarasaṃhitā. Accordingly, “the oblation (havis) (to be offered) for gods is stated to be made free from (small) pieces of stones, chaff, small particles, prepared out of rice grains that are unbaked, coated or soaked in cow’s milk, and ghee, mixed up with fruits and pieces of jaggery and not having artificial salt”.
According to verse 25.113b-114a, “rice, and essence of green gram (mudga) shall be used for mudgānna, according to what was stated for śuddhānna, particularly melted with ghee”.
Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Dietetics and Culinary Art (such as household cooking)
Source: Shodhganga: Dietetics and culinary art in ancient and medieval IndiaMudgānna (मुद्गान्न) or Caturmukha refers to “rice cooked with green gram” and represents one of the six kinds of “cooked rice” (bhakta) as described in the 17th century Bhojanakutūhala (dravyaguṇāguṇa-kathana), and is commonly found in literature dealing with the topics of dietetics and culinary art, also known as Pākaśāstra or Pākakalā.—[...] Cooked rice dishes are of six types based upon the different ingredients used along with rice. These, collectively called as ṣaḍvidhānna. They are [viz., mudgānna (rice cooked with green gram)]. To describe this ṣaḍvidhānna the author quotes an Ayurvedic text namely Kriyāsāra.
(Mudgānna ingredients): rice and split green gram. (Cooking instructions): Three measures of rice cooked with one measure of split green-gram (3:1) is called mudgānna. Caturmukha is another name for mudgānna.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Languages of India and abroad
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusMudgānna (ಮುದ್ಗಾನ್ನ):—[noun] rice cooked with green gram.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Full-text: Caturmukha, Havis, Bhakta.
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The Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
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