A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Ekastaka
This page describes Ekastaka which is located on page 588 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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Women in the Atharva-veda Samhita [by Pranab Jyoti Kalita]
Goddess Ekashtaka. Ekashtaka is the female deity to whom the Atharvaveda has provided one entire hymn consisting of thirteen mantras. In this hymn, she is spoken of as being born at the very beginning of the creation of the universe. She divided time by day and night which was absent before creation. She is the first one out of the five Ushases. She is spoken of as the remover of darkness. Ekashtaka is lauded to fulfil the desires of the invokers....
Read full contents: 8. Goddess Ekashtaka
Hiranyakesi-grihya-sutra [by Hermann Oldenberg]
Hiranyakeshin describes only one Ashtaka, the Ekashtaka, while the other texts speak of three or four Ashtakas; comp. the quotations in the note on Shaṅkhayana III, 12, 1. (* 2) The rules of the Shrauta ritual regarding the baking of the Purodasha are given by Hillebrandt, Neu- and Vollmondsopfer, p. 43. (* 3) Comp. above, chap. II, 4; 12, 2 seq. (* 4) See above, chap. 12, 13....
Read full contents: Prashna II, Patala 5, Section 14
Gobhila-grihya-sutra [by Hermann Oldenberg]
In the commentary, from the mantra the conclusion is drawn that the ceremony in question belongs to the day of the Ekashtaka. But the Ekashtaka is the Ashtaka of the dark fortnight of Magha (see S.B.E. XXIX, 102), and the description of the rites belonging to that day has already been given above, Sutras 17-21. It very frequently occurs in the Grihya ritual that Mantras are used at sacrifices standing in no connection with those for which they have originally been composed....
Read full contents: Prapathaka IV, Kandika 4
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