A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Gandaki
This page describes Gandaki which is located on page 607 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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List of Mahabharata people and places [by Laxman Burdak]
(gandaki, गण्डकी) (T/R) (II.26.4), (II.82.97), Gandhakali (gandhakali, गन्धकाली) (L) (=Satyavati) (I.90.51), (1.95), Gandhamadana (gandhamadana, गन्धमादन) (M) (I.32.3),(V.158.12),(VIII.30.78), Gandhara (gandhara, गन्धार) (I.177.5), (1.188),(II.31.6), (II.48.22),(VI.10.52),(VIII.30.55), Gandhari (gandhari, गान्धारी) (I.90.39), (1.95),(I.90.61), (1.95), Gandharva (gandharva, गन्धर्व) (I.59.7), (I.65),(I.61.62), (1.67),(I.61.77), (1.67),(I.90.53), (1.95), (II.25.5),(III.82.4),(III.164.30),(III.170.8...
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Puranic encyclopaedia [by Vettam Mani]
(iv) The water in Gandaki is a mixture of the waters of all holy rivers. Therefore, a bath in Gandaki is of equal value as an Ashvamedha yajna and he who bathes in it will attain Suryaloka. (Vana Parva, Chapter 84, Verse 113).(v) Gandaki is one of the rivers which were responsible for the origin of Agni (fire). (Vana Parva, Chapter 84, Verse 113)....
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Garga Samhita (English) [by Danavir Goswami]
Sanskrit text, transliteration and word-by-word meaning: गण्डकी-स्नान-वान् स्रग्वी वैजयन्ती-विराजितह् अम्लान-पङ्कज-धरो विपाशी सोण-सम्प्लुतह् gandaki-snana-van sragvi vaijayanti-virajitah amlana-pankaja-dharo vipashi sona-samplutah He bathed in the Gandaki river (gandaki-snana-van), wears a garland (sragvi), is splendid with a Vaijayanti garland (vaijayanti-virajita), holds an unfading lotus (amlana-pankaja-dhara), visited the Vipasha river (vipashi), and bathed in the Sona river (sona-sampluta)....
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