A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Asauca, asauca
This page describes Asauca, asauca which is located on page 172 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 “Asauca, asauca” according to 13 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
The Markandeya Purana (Study) [by Chandamita Bhattacharya]
Regarding the performance of nityakarma and ashauca relating to birth and death, there is some relaxation in case of the Brahmanas. Accordingly, in the ashauca relating to death, a Brahmana can retrain from his nitya rites like giving alms, homa sacrifice and other pious acts for ten days, while a Kshatriya, a Vaishya, a Shudra for twelve days, fifteen days and for an month respectively....
Read full contents: Division of Varna (a): The Brahmanas
Atithi or Guest Reception (study) [by Sarika. P.]
Where as Shankhasmriti says about brahmacarya, pancamahayajna, ashauca, prayashcitta etc. Almost all the smritis considered acara and prayashcitta as the two important subject of discussion. Major Smritis like Manusmriti and Yajnavalkyasmriti gave equal importance to vyavahara also....
Read full contents: Part 6 - Content of Dharmashastras
Sankhayana-grihya-sutra [by Hermann Oldenberg]
After ten days the impurity (ashauca) that falls on the mother at her confinement, ceases; see Gautama XIV, 16; Manu V, 62; Vasishtha IV, 21. (* 2) Comp. the note on chap. 24, 1. (* 3) The first Mantra is corrupt; in the Ashvalayana-Shrauta-sutra (II, 10, 4) its text runs thus, ayush te vishvato dadhad ayam agnir varenyah, &c. Comp. Atharva-veda VII, 53, 6. (* 4) 'The words "every month" (Sutra 10) retain their value p. 53(here also). Thus the sutikagni is to be kept through one year....
Read full contents: Adhyaya I, Khanda 25
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