A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Ananda
This page describes Ananda which is located on page 106 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 “Ananda” according to 122 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) [by Shri Shrimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami Maharaja]
tatra ye sac-cid-ananda-dehah parama-vaibhavam | sampraptam sac-cid-anandam harer sarshtim ca nabhajan || 45 || Persons who reside in Shri Vaikuntha-loka have sac-cid-ananda bodies. Despite living in that place with eternal forms endowed with knowledge and bliss, and achieving the acme of opul ences like Shri Hari, they do not have the slightest concern for them....
Read full contents: Verse 1.3.45
The Skanda Purana [by G. V. Tagare]
A man who resorts to Ananda shines like the sun on the earth....
Read full contents: Chapter 16 - The Installation of Ananda
Katha Upanishad with Shankara’s Commentary [by S. Sitarama Sastri]
pitodaka jagdhatrina dugdhadoha nirindriyah | ananda nama te lokastansa gacchati ta dadat || 3 || 3. (These cows) have drunk water for the last time, eaten grass for the last time, have yielded all their milk and are devoid of vigour. Joyless verily are those worlds; them he attains who gives these. Shankara s Commentary: Com.—How he thought is explained; the epithet Pitodakah and those which follow describe the cows to be given as rewards....
Read full contents: Verse 1.1.3
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