Raising: 2 definitions
Introduction:
Raising means something in Christianity, the history of ancient India. 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.
Images (photo gallery)
India history and geography
Raising (of the mast) refers to certain preparatory rituals performed before Sea-voyages in ancient India (known in Prakrit as: jattā, or Sanskrit: yātrā), and was vividly depicted in the Kathās (narrative poems) such as Uddyotanasūri in his 8th-century Kuvalayamālā (a Prakrit Campū, similar to Kāvya poetry).—Details of preparation for sea-voyage are given which include the following items relating to preparatory ritual and the equipment of the ship: [e.g., raising of the mast;] [...]. When the ship was to take off auspicious musical instruments were sounded, conch-shells were blown, auspicious songs were sung, [...].
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text (+1237): Utthapana, Araghatta, Unnayana, Uddharana, Uttolana, Unnaya, Unnamana, Ropana, Dhvajikarana, Unnama, Jalayantra, Ghatiyantra, Apekshika, Prajotpadana, Prajotpatti, Utkshepa, Udvahin, Udyamana, Uddhara, Udghatana.
Relevant text
Search found 358 books and stories containing Raising; (plurals include: Raisings). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Panchavimsha Brahmana (English translation) (by W. Caland)
Chapter 5 - The “gavam ayana” (The mahavrata, continued)
Chapter 11 - Prishthya (six-day period of the twelve-day rite) (continued)
Chapter 13 - Prishthya (six-day period of the twelve-day rite) (continued)
Dynamic Analysis of the Almagrera Tailings Dam with Dry Closure Condition < [Volume 16, Issue 4 (2024)]
Adaptability of Cattle-Raising to Multiple Stressors in the Dry Tropics of... < [Volume 11, Issue 7 (2019)]
Emergy-Based Sustainability Analysis of an Ecologically Integrated Model with... < [Volume 11, Issue 22 (2019)]
Resurrection of the Body and Cryonics < [Volume 8, Issue 5 (2017)]
“As by a New Pentecost” < [Volume 12, Issue 8 (2021)]
Liturgical Participation < [Volume 12, Issue 3 (2021)]
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (MDPI)
Posture and Time Arrangement Influence Shank Circumference Reduction When... < [Volume 17, Issue 16 (2020)]
The Extent and Predictors of Fathers’ Involvement in the Raising of... < [Volume 22, Issue 2 (2025)]
Towards a “New Mothering” Practice? The Life Experiences of... < [Volume 20, Issue 7 (2023)]
Vratas depicted in the Gangajala (study) (by Maitreyee Goswami)
Part 3.5 - A study on the Śakrotthāna-vrata < [Chapter 4]
The body in early Hatha Yoga (by Ruth Westoby)
Introduction to chapter 4 < [Chapter 4 - ‘I will slay your red dragon’]
Kuṇḍalinī described as consuming < [Chapter 5 - Kuṇḍalinī: the matter of emotion]
Śakticālana: stimulating the Goddess < [Chapter 4 - ‘I will slay your red dragon’]