A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Aksayapatra
This page describes Aksayapatra which is located on page 84 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 “Aksayapatra” according to 4 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Annadatri-carita (study) [by Sarannya V.]
The legend of Akshayapatra The Akshayapatra (never-ending vessel) is given to Yudhishthira by Surya which helps to get a limitless supply of food to Pandavas every day. On the exile days of Pandavas, many visitors came to forest to meet them and it became difficult to arrange food for them due lack of provisions. As a solution for this, Yudhishthira prayed to Surya and achieved a never-ending vessel from him....
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Dvisahasri of Tembesvami (Summary and Study) [by Upadhyay Mihirkumar Sudhirbhai]
The famous episode of Shri Krishna presenting the food-abounding plate (akshayapatra) is incorporated in the event of Nrsimhasarasvati covering the bowl and distributing the food to many devotees and the village people. While comparing the Holy Master compare with Shri Krishna whose different types of devotion bestows rewards as per their approach in his auto-commentary on 09/66 as “The cowherdesses got their mind stable due to their love, the king Cedi (i.e....
Read full contents: Incorporation of Mahabharata and Puranas in the Dvisahasri
Puranic encyclopaedia [by Vettam Mani]
(ii) Pancali did penance before the Sun and procured the Akshayapatra (the pot that never became empty). (See under Akshayapatra).(iii) The Sun destroys the ungrateful asuras (demons). (Mahabharata Udyoga Parva, Chapter 108, Verse 16).(iv) There is a story connecting the Sun and the South. In days of old the Sun performed a sacrifice according to the Vedas, and to Kashyapa who was the ministerial priest, he gave the South as dakshina (offering). So the south got the name Dakshina ....
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