A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Agrayana
This page describes Agrayana which is located on page 58 of the first volume in the book: A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism by Swami Harshananda. This book, known as “a concise encyclopaedia of hinduism”, includes a vast amount of topics covering general aspects on Hinduism, but also contains important aspects regarding Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms, as well as information if you want to buy this book.
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You can look up the meaning of the phrase “Agrayana” according to 23 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Mundaka Upanishad with Shankara’s Commentary [by S. Sitarama Sastri]
‘Without agrayana , devoid of the agrayana ritual which is to he performed in autumn, etc.; similarly ‘without atithi , devoid of the daily propitiation of guests; ‘ahutam , oblation not offered well by himself at the time for agnihotra. “Without vaisvadeva”, like “without Darsa”, means devoid of the vaisvadeva ritual. Is ‘irregularly performed, oblation though offered, not offered in the proper manner....
Read full contents: Verse 1.2.3
Satapatha-brahmana [by Julius Eggeling]
--Thou art taken with a support: thou art Agrayana, a good firstling (sv-agrayana)!' Hereby he makes that speech of renewed vigour; whence he speaks therewith in a different way, while yet the same, in order to avoid sameness; for were he to take it with, 'Thou art Agrayana, thou art Agrayana,' he would commit (the fault of) sameness: therefore he says, 'Thou art Agrayana, a good agrayana.' 10. 'Guard the sacrifice! guard the lord of the sacrifice!'...
Read full contents: Kanda IV, adhyaya 2, brahmana 2
Bharadvaja-srauta-sutra [by C. G. Kashikar]
After having performed the (Agrayana) sacrifice with paddy, one should be offering paddy itself (in the New-moon and the Full-moon sacrifices) until the Agrayana sacrifice of barley. After having performed the (Agrayana) sacrifice with barley, one should be offering barley itself until the Agrayana sacrifice of paddy. Or he may be offering paddy itself. 17....
Read full contents: Prashna 6, Kandika 18
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