A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Caturvarga
This page describes Caturvarga which is located on page 419 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 “Caturvarga” according to 20 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Garga Samhita (English) [by Danavir Goswami]
Sanskrit text, transliteration and word-by-word meaning: सर्व-सिद्धि-प्रदं नृणां चतुर्-वर्ग-फल-प्रदम् शत-वरं पठेद् यस् तु स विद्यावान् भवेद् इह sarva-siddhi-pradam nrinam catur-varga-phala-pradam shata-varam pathed yas tu sa vidyavan bhaved iha sarva-siddhi-pradam—giving all perfection; nrinam—to the living entities; catur-varga-phala-pradam—giving the four goals of life; shata—a hundred; varam—times; pathet—recites; yah—one who; tu—indeed; sa—he; vidyavan—wise; bhavet—becomes; iha—here....
Read full contents: Verse 8.13.132
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) [by Shri Shrimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami Maharaja]
This assemblage of scriptures are the knowers of all forms of sadhana, as well as all the shastras that deal with the catur-varga, the fourfold ensemble of dharma, artha, kama and moksha....
Read full contents: Verse 1.2.48
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi [by Ganganatha Jha]
Matysapurana (quoted in Caturvarga-cintamani-Shraddha, p. 2370).—‘He shall bring up the food, with both hands, then serve it, with a calm mind, keeping in his hand water and kusha.’ Brahmandapurana (quoted in Caturvarga-cintamani-Shraddha, p. 2370).—‘Serving shall not be done at the Shraddha with any article made of iron, nor by one who is without the Pavitra and the kusha, nor with one hand.’...
Read full contents: Verse 3.225
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