Neck: 2 definitions
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Neck 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.
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In Hinduism
Shilpashastra (iconography)
Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (shilpa)The Neck is denoted by the Sanskrit term Grīvā, and represents one of the various body parts whose Measurements should follow the principles of ancient Indian Painting (citra), according to the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, an ancient Sanskrit text which (being encyclopedic in nature) deals with a variety of cultural topics such as arts, architecture, music, grammar and astronomy.—In the third part of the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, chapters 35th to 43rd are dedicated to the Painting of different portraits of different kinds of men and women. The measurement of almost all the body parts that should be maintained in a picture have been presented here. For example, the Neck (grīvā) should be 12 aṅgulas.
Shilpashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, śilpaśāstra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason BirchThe Neck is denoted by the Sanskrit term Grīva, according to the Mataṅgapārameśvaratantra (Mataṅgapārameśvara’s Yogapāda) verse 2.23-27.—In later Tantras, various details [such as fixing the eyes on some object] often preceded the verses on the seated postures, thereby indicating that the position of the hands, torso and gaze was ancillary to all of the prescribed postures. In the Mataṅgapārameśvara, these postural ancillaries [making use of the neck] constitute what they call a karaṇa, and when it is combined with a seated pose, the Yogin’s posture becomes just as complicated as any seated pose described in later medieval yoga texts.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 2.1.1 < [Chapter 1 - Description of the Entrance in Vṛndāvana]
Verse 5.17.1 < [Chapter 17 - The Gopis Describe Their Remembrance of Sri Krsna]
Verse 1.2.47 < [Chapter 2 - Description of the Abode of Śrī Goloka]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section XXIII < [Jarasandha-badha Parva]
Section LX < [Sisupala-badha Parva]
Section LIX < [Sisupala-badha Parva]
Animal Kingdom (Tiryak) in Epics (by Saranya P.S)
Chapter 4.4 - The Bear (Riksha) in the Epics
Chapter 4.13 - The Horse in the Epics
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 4: Birth of Ananta and his birth-rites < [Chapter IV - Anantanāthacaritra]
Part 10: Celebration by the people < [Chapter II - Birth of Ajita and Sagara]
Part 3: Personal description of of Ajita and Sagara < [Chapter III - The initiation and omniscience of Ajita]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 2.28.25 < [Chapter 28 - The Lord’s Pastime of Accepting Sannyāsa]
Verse 2.3.4 < [Chapter 3 - The Lord Manifests His Varāha Form in the House of Murāri and Meets with Nityānanda]
Verse 2.8.186 < [Chapter 8 - The Manifestation of Opulences]
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