A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Amaravati
This page describes Amaravati which is located on page 96 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.
Full contents not available online!
To read the full text of A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism, you can buy Swami Harshananda’s book from Exotic India
You can look up the meaning of the phrase “Amaravati” according to 45 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) [by Shri Shrimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami Maharaja]
The theft of the Parijata tree in Amaravati is elaborated upon in the Hari-vamsha (2.70.37): इदं भङ्क्त्वा मदीयञ्च भवनं विष्णुना कृतम् उपर्य् उपरि लोकानाम् अधिकं भुवनं मुनेidam bhanktva madiyanca bhavanam vishnuna kritam upary upari lokanam adhikam bhuvanam mune “O Sage, having vanquished my Amaravati Puri, Bhagavan Shri Vishnu established His own new abode above all planetary systems and material manifestations, a new Vaikuntha planet within this material universe.”...
Read full contents: Verse 1.2.22
Garga Samhita (English) [by Danavir Goswami]
transliteration and word-by-word meaning: हरेर् विवाहे सति रुक्मिई-पतेः श्री-रुक्मिणी भूषित-रुक्म-मन्दिरा पुरन्दरस्यापि यथामरवती द्वारावती पुण्यवती तथा बभौ harer vivahe sati rukmii-pateh shri-rukmini bhushita-rukma-mandira purandarasyapi yathamaravati dvaravati punyavati tatha babhau hareh—of Lord Krishna; vivahe—the marriage; sati—being so; rukmii-pateh—of the husband of Rukmini; shri-rukmini—Shri Rukmini; bhushita—decorated; rukma—of gold; mandira—palace; purandarasya—of King Indra; api—even; yatha—as; amaravati—Amaravati...
Read full contents: Verse 6.7.44
The Skanda Purana [by G. V. Tagare]
He bowed down to the Bull-emblemed One and with his permission entered Amaravati. O excellent Brahmanas, he ruled over the kingdom of all the three worlds happily. He regained his usual shares in the Yajnas performed on the earth. 5. In the meantime, Vrika, the son of Andhaka, quickly came out of the ocean and reached Jambudvipa. 6-7. He believed that the holy spot of Hatakeshvara was highly meritorious and it yielded excellent Siddhi. [Here?]...
Read full contents: Chapter 230 - Vrika’s Conquest of Indra’s Kingdom
Total 45 books found: See all results here.
Summary:
You can return to the book Index to buy or shop for other books, or you can read the available online pages below:
[A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism: index]
[About The Author (Swami Harshananda)]
[Preface]