A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Damaru
This page describes Damaru which is located on page 453 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 “Damaru” according to 24 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Varahi Tantra (English Study) [by Roberta Pamio]
In the middle of the lotus is worshipped Ugracanda with her eighteen arms, and in the petals are worshipped the other Candis, each with sixteen arms Ugracanda holds a khetaka, a ghanta, a mirror (adarsha), tarjani mudra, a dhanu, a banner (dhvaja), a damaru and a pasha with the left hands, and a shakti, a tumbura, a shula, a vajra, a khadga, an ankusha, a shara, a cakra and a peg (shalaka) with her right arms The others Candis hold the same weapons, except the damaru and tarjani mudra....
Read full contents: Chapter 29 - The worship of Candika
Chaitanya Bhagavata [by Bhumipati Dasa]
keha dekhe jata, shinga, damaru bajaya “bola bola” mahaprabhu balaye sadaya || 100 || English translation: (100) Some people saw Mahaprabhu with matted locks of hair and playing a horn and damaru drum, as He continually exclaimed, “Sing! Sing!”...
Read full contents: Verse 2.8.100
Puranic encyclopaedia [by Vettam Mani]
She holds in her right hand a skull, shield, mirror, broom, bow, flag, damaru and pasha (cord) and in her left hand rod, iron pounder, Shula, Vajra, sword, Ankusha (a sticklike weapon with one end bent to hold on to things) Shara (arrow) Cakra and shalaka. There are nine other Durgas having the same weapons as the above except the Damaru and the broom. But, they have only sixteen hands each. These nine Durgas are called Rudracanda, Pracanda, Ugracanda, Candanayika, Aticandika, and Candogra....
Read full contents: Story of Candika
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