Rasamandala, Rāsamaṇḍala, Rasa-mandala: 3 definitions
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Rasamandala 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
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Source: Pure Bhakti: Bhajana-rahasya - 2nd EditionRāsamaṇḍala (रासमण्डल) refers to:—A circular arena in which Śrī Kṛṣṇa and the gopīs perform their rāsa-līlā. (cf. Glossary page from Bhajana-Rahasya).
Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryRāsamaṇḍala (रासमण्डल).—a sportive dance, the circular dance of Kṛṣṇa and the cowherdesses of Vrindāvana; रासोत्सवः संप्रवृत्तो गोपीमण्डलमण्डितः (rāsotsavaḥ saṃpravṛtto gopīmaṇḍalamaṇḍitaḥ) Bhāgavata 1. 33.3.
Derivable forms: rāsamaṇḍalam (रासमण्डलम्).
Rāsamaṇḍala is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms rāsa and maṇḍala (मण्डल). See also (synonyms): rāsotsava, rāsakrīḍā.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryRāsamaṇḍala (रासमण्डल):—[=rāsa-maṇḍala] [from rāsa > rās] n. Kṛṣṇa’s circular dancing ground, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa; Pañcarātra]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Mandala, Rasa, Raca.
Starts with: Racamantalam.
Full-text: Rasakrida, Rasotsava, Pancapranas, Radha.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 8.13.38 < [Chapter 13 - A Thousand Names of Lord Balarāma]
Verse 4.19.107 < [Chapter 19 - A Thousand Names of Srī Yamunā]
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Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Bhajana-Rahasya (by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Mahasaya)
Text 19 < [Chapter 4 - Caturtha-yāma-sādhana (Madhyāhna-kālīya-bhajana–ruci-bhajana)]
Text 17 < [Chapter 7 - Saptama-yāma-sādhana (Pradoṣa-kālīya-bhajana–vipralambha-prema)]
The Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vijñanananda)
Chapter 39 - On the story of Mahā Lakṣmī < [Book 9]
Chapter 19 - On the going of the Devas to Vaikuṇṭha after Tulasī’s marriage with Śaṅkhacūḍa < [Book 9]
The Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)