A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Cow
This page describes Cow which is located on page 439 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 “Cow” according to 211 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Animal Kingdom (Tiryak) in Epics [by Saranya P.S]
Never hate the urine and dung of a cow. Never eat cow meat. If one does not eat cow meat he will have prosperity. Every day think of the goods things of a cow. Speak good things about it. Never insult a cow. If one has bad dreams or nightmares, chant the name of the cow. Take bath in water in which cow dung is dissolved. Dry the cow dung and cover it with a blanket or bed sheet and sleep on it. Don t spit into the dung, urinate on it, or excrete on it. Don t destroy it....
Read full contents: Chapter 6.18 - How the Godana should be performed
The Agni Purana [by N. Gangadharan]
The first one would be the cow of molasses and the next one would be the. cow of ghee. The third one is the cow of sesamum and the fourth one cow of water. (The others are) cow of milk, cow of honey, cow of sugar, cow of curd and the cow of juices. The tenth one is the cow in its natural form. This is said to be the rule (governing the ten cows). 13-18. In the case of liquid materials given as the cow, they should be in the form of the pots....
Read full contents: Chapter 210 - Sixteen great Gifts (mahadana)
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi [by Ganganatha Jha]
‘Cow-pen’—the place where cows sit and rest....
Read full contents: Verse 11.108
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