A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Aksamala
This page describes Aksamala which is located on page 82 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 “Aksamala” according to 14 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Shaiva Upanishads (A Critical Study) [by Arpita Chakraborty]
This Akshamala is of ten kindsmade of coral, pearl, sphatika (crystal stone), conch, silver, gold, sandal, Putrajivika, lotus and Rudraksha. These are worn with a procedure and the beads represent the letters from “a” to ‘ksha”. There are three kinds of threads for interwining these beads i. e made of gold, silver and copper. The gold thread should be in the hold of beads, silver at the right, the copper in the left side of the beads of this Akshamala....
Read full contents: 13-14. Description of Aksha-beads in the Akshamalika Upanishad
The Devi Bhagavata Purana [by Swami Vijnanananda]
The Mahamudras of the fourth foot of Gayatri are (1) Trisulayoni (2) Surabhi; (3) Aksha mala; (4) Linga; and (5) Ambuja. O Narada! Thus I have described to you all about the Mudras, etc. , of the several syllables of the Gayatri. If during Japam, one thinks all these and at the same time repeats, all his sins are destroyed and his wealth gets increase and the fame attends on him....
Read full contents: Chapter 2 - On the description of the Shaktis, etc., of the syllables of Gayatri
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi [by Ganganatha Jha]
akshamala vasishthena samyukta'dhamayonija | sharangi mandapalena jagamabhyarhaniyatam || 23 || The low-born Akshamala united with Vashishtha, and the doe united with Mandapalu, became worthy of worship.—(23) Medhatithi’s commentary (manubhashya): Even though born of a low caste, Akshamala, the wife of Vashishtha, became, through that union, ‘worthy of worship’. Similarly the ‘doe’ though an animal, on becoming united with the sage Mandapala, ‘became worthy of worship.’...
Read full contents: Verse 9.23
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