A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Dama
This page describes Dama which is located on page 452 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 “Dama” according to 104 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu [by Shrila Rupa Gosvami]
Verse 3.3.37. atha priya-sakhah — vayas-tulyah priya-sakha sakhyam kevalam ashritah | shridama ca sudama ca dama ca vasudamakah ||3.3.36|| kinkini-stokakrishnamshu-bhadrasena-vilasinah | pundarika-vitankaksha-kalabinkadayo’py ami ||3.3.37|| Priya-sakhas: “Those who are the same age as Krishna, with only pure sakhya-rati, are called priya-sakhyas. Shridama, Sudama, Dama, Vasudama, Kinkini, Stokakrishna, Amshu, Bhadrasena, Vilasi, Pundarika, Vitanka and Kalabinka are priya- sakhas.”...
Read full contents: Verse 3.3.37
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) [by H. H. Wilson]
vi | ushah | avah | divi-jah | ritena | avih-krinvana | mahimanam | a | agat | apa | druhah | tamah | avah | ajushtam | angirah-tama | pathyah | ajigariti...
Read full contents: Rig Veda 7.75.1
The Markandeya Purana [by Frederick Eden Pargiter]
With the arrows discharged from his bow the regions of the sky were then pervaded, and he filled Dama and his chariot with multitudes of arrows quickly. And thereupon Dama in wrath excited by his father s murder split the arrows discharged by them and pierced them also with other arrows. In that way be brought down to Tama s abode the seven sons, the relations and kinsmen and friends, each with a single arrow, O dvija....
Read full contents: Canto CXXXVI - Dama’s exploits (continued): The slaying of Vapushmat
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