A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Garbhadhana
This page describes Garbhadhana which is located on page 621 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 “Garbhadhana” according to 28 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Women in the Atharva-veda Samhita [by Pranab Jyoti Kalita]
Rites Related to Birth (b): Garbhadhana. The rite of placing seed in order to impregnate the wife was known as Garbhadhana. Conception was regarded as a sacred affair at that time and the Vedic seers assigned some gods presiding over it as has been discussed earlier. The quality of parihasta, an amulet, worn on the wrist in bringing about conception has also been stated earlier....
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi [by Ganganatha Jha]
What prompts the offering is the pregnancy, the woman being only a means to it; so that the libations, being prompted by pregnancy, are said to be in connection with it; and these are the rites of ‘Pumsavana,’ ‘Simantonnayana’ and ‘Garbhadhana.’ The word ‘libation’ here stands for the whole rite; as the ‘Garbhadhana’ (‘Conception’) is certainly not a ‘Libation.’...
Read full contents: Verse 2.27
The Linga Purana [by J. L. Shastri]
After performing all these rites the excellent brahmin shall perform rites beginning with Garbhadhana using the sixteenfold articles of worship. The sprinkling shall be made in the right hand side nostril with the tender sprouts of the Durva grass along with the fruits of the Udumbara tree. Water shall be sprinkled twenty-one times by means of the Kusha grass. In the rite of Simanta also water shall be sprinkled in the north-eastern direction. 11-13....
Read full contents: Chapter 29 - The mode of the charitable gift of Hiranyagarbha
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