A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Barhis
This page describes Barhis which is located on page 247 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 “Barhis” according to 29 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) [by H. H. Wilson]
suta-vantah | tva | vayam | prayasvantah | havamahe | idam | nah | barhi h | asade...
Read full contents: Rig Veda 8.65.6
Bharadvaja-srauta-sutra [by C. G. Kashikar]
(* 8) The word barhis in barhir asadayati cannot be explained, reads bahvir which can be explained. Apastamba-shrauta-sutra II. 3. 13 has no word parallel to barhir. According to Apastamba, the wooden sword should be removed before the prokshani-ladle is placed within the altar....
Read full contents: Prashna 2, Kandika 3
The Agnistoma Somayaga in the Shukla Yajurveda [by Madan Haloi]
The priests, the barhish and the utensils of the Udayaniya are the ones which have already taken part and have been used in Prayaniya. The sthali i. e. , the bowl where the rice pap is cooked is left as it is and the pot ladle is wiped clean and kept aside. Alternately one may throw the barhis and the ladle in to the fire and the bowl may be kept after having washed it. In case of priests also, this rule may not be applied. The Katyayana Shrautasutra corroborates this view....
Read full contents: Part 2.1: Introductory Ishti (prayaniyeshti)
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