A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Atisantapana
This page describes Atisantapana which is located on page 203 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 “Atisantapana” according to 1 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
The Agni Purana [by N. Gangadharan]
If each one of these is taken for three days, it is known to be atisantapana. The expiation known as paraka would be (the practice of) fasting for twelve days. 11-14. Practising eating (food) once a day for three days and (eating food obtained) unsolicited in the night (is known to be) prajapatya. A quarter (of the kricchra) is the padakricchra. (Maintaining) with fruits for a month (is known to be) phala (kricchra) and with bilva, is said to be shri-kricchra....
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