A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Bhisma
This page describes Bhisma which is located on page 301 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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Jnaneshwari (Bhavartha Dipika) [by Ramchandra Keshav Bhagwat]
Verse 1.10: “Thus, boundless is our force with Bhisma to guard it; bounded, however, is the force of these with Bhima to guard it. Verse 1.11: “Therefore, at all the points of entrance (or egress of our battle-array), stationed in positions as assigned, do ye just guard Bhisma (from the enemy)”. Commentary called Jnaneshwari by Jnaneshwar: “That Bhishma who is so great in the Kshatriya family and who is the most well-known of all the warriors, holds the authority of the Commander-in-Chief....
Read full contents: Verse 1.10-11
Garga Samhita (English) [by Danavir Goswami]
Sanskrit text, transliteration and word-by-word meaning: श्री-भीष्म उवाच हे राजन् गुप्तम् आख्यानं वेदव्यास-मुखाच् छ्रुतम् सर्व-पाप-हरं पुण्यं शृणु हर्ष-विवर्धनम् shri-bhishma uvaca he rajan guptam akhyanam vedavyasa-mukhac chrutam sarva-papa-haram punyam shrinu harsha-vivardhanam shri-bhishma uvaca—Sri Bhisma said; he—O; rajan—king; guptam—hidden; akhyanam—story; vedavyasa—of Vedavyasa; mukhat—from the mouth; shrutam—heard; sarva-papa-haram—removing all sins; punyam—sacred; shrinu—pleasehear; harsha-vivardhanam—delightful...
Read full contents: Verse 4.6.24
The Garuda Purana [by Manmatha Nath Dutt]
Test of Bhisma-stone. Suta said:—The (seeds) semen of the lord of the demons which was contained in its natural receptacle at the time of his dissolution, was cast in a country situate to the north of the Himalayas, and was transformed into the mines of that excellent gem which is known as the stone of Bhishma....
Read full contents: Chapter LXXVI - Test of Bhisma-stone
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