A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Dvaraka
This page describes Dvaraka which is located on page 568 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 “Dvaraka” according to 63 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Sanatkumara Samhita
one; kalaya—phase; unah—one; mathura-lilayam—in His mathura pastimes; mathurayam—in Mathura; ca—and; sampurna—full; shodasha- kalah—the sixteenth phase; tatha—so; dvaraka-nathau—the king of Dvaraka; vrindavanadhipapekshaya—in relation to the king of Vrindavana; sva-rupena—with His own form; lilaya—with His pastimes; ca—and; dvabhyam—with two; kalabhyam—phases; unah—one; dvarakayam—in Dvaraka; dvaraka-lilayam—in the Dvaraka pastimes; ca—and; purna-shodasha-kalah—perfectly full....
Read full contents: verse 294
Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu [by Shrila Rupa Gosvami]
krishnasya purnatamata vyaktabhud gokulantare | purnata purnatarata dvaraka-mathuradishu ||2.1.223||English translation“Krishna appears as most perfect in Gokula. In Mathura, Dvaraka and other places, He appears as more perfect and perfect.”...
Read full contents: Verse 2.1.223
Garga Samhita (English) [by Danavir Goswami]
Sanskrit text, transliteration and word-by-word meaning: विवाहाः कति पुत्राश् च कति पौत्रा रमा-पतेः सर्वं वद महा-बुद्धे द्वारका-वास-कारणम् vivahah kati putrash ca kati pautra rama-pateh sarvam vada maha-buddhe dvaraka-vasa-karanam vivahah-wives; kati—how many?; putrah—children; ca—; kati—how many?; pautra—grandchildren; rama-pateh—of the husabnd of the goddess of fortune; sarvam—all; vada—tell; maha-buddhe—O intelligent one; dvaraka-vasa-karanam—the reason for residing in Dvaraka....
Read full contents: Verse 6.1.3
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