A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Ayacita
This page describes Ayacita which is located on page 224 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 “Ayacita” according to 6 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Chaitanya Bhagavata [by Bhumipati Dasa]
ahara nahika, kadacit dugdha-pana seha yadi ayacita keha kare dana || 206 || English translation: (206) He did not eat, but He occasionally drank some milk whenever someone offered it to Him....
Read full contents: Verse 1.9.206
Vedic influence on the Sun-worship in the Puranas [by Goswami Mitali]
According to another reference, on the fourth, fifth and sixth day of the bright fortnight of the Bhadrapada, the performer should respectively observe ayacita, ekabhakta and fast, and worship the Sun with incense. He should sleep at night in front of the altar, on which the image of Sun is placed. On the seventh day, after worshipping the Sun, he should offer naivedya of fruits, feed Brahmanas and takes food or cooked flour of rice, or wheat mixed with ghee and jaggery, etc....
Read full contents: Sun-worship Vratas (30) Phala-saptami
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi [by Ganganatha Jha]
The verse is quoted in Madanaparijata (p. 216), which provides an explanation more in keeping with Medhatithi’s:—The Kusuladhyana has six occupations,—viz. uncha, shila, ayacita, yacita, krishi and vanijya;—the other, ‘Kumbhidhanya’ lives by three—i.e., uncha, shila and ayacita;—the ‘Tryahaihika’ by two—i.e., uncha and shila;—and ‘Ashvastanika’ by the ‘Brahmasattra’ i.e., by the u n cha alone, which leads him to the ‘regions of Brahman, and as such is equal to the Sattra sacrifice.’...
Read full contents: Verse 4.9
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