Silk garment: 1 definition
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Silk garment 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
Shilpashastra (iconography)
Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (shilpa)(Red) Silk garments are associated with Prostitutes, according to the Mṛcchakaṭikā and 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 Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, the dress of prostitutes should be very bright in colour in a picture. In the Mṛcchakaṭikā, Śudraka draws the character of Vasantasenā as a prostitute who was wearing red silk garment.
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.
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Partial matches: Silk, Garment.
Full-text: Red silk, Vishnu, Sauvarnakudyaka, Koseyyapavara, Koseyyavattha, Lampaka, Dukula, Ekanetra, Ekarudra, Vanamala, Abhishta, Abhiti, Vatayantra, Jalayantra, Sukhasanamurti, Palitam, Dharagriha, Maheshamurti, Kaushika, Ekapada-Trimurti.
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Cosmetics, Costumes and Ornaments in Ancient India (by Remadevi. O.)
2.11. Wedding Dress < [Chapter 2 - Costumes]
2.20. Royal Dress < [Chapter 2 - Costumes]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 8.13.97 < [Chapter 13 - A Thousand Names of Lord Balarāma]
Verse 8.13.128 < [Chapter 13 - A Thousand Names of Lord Balarāma]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.4.67 < [Chapter 4 - Vaikuṇṭha (the spiritual world)]
Verse 1.2.33-34 < [Chapter 2 - Divya (the celestial plane)]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Harshacharita (socio-cultural Study) (by Mrs. Nandita Sarmah)
15. The style of Costumes < [Chapter 6 - Other Socio-Cultural Aspects]