A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Gopastami
This page describes Gopastami which is located on page 653 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 “Gopastami” according to 1 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
The Bhagavata Purana [by G. V. Tagare]
Hence that day is now known as Gopashtami. shuklashtami karttikasya smrita gopashtami budhaih / taddinad vasudeva bhud gopah purvam tu vatsapah // (* 2) Cowherds used to go bare-footed. Hence the imprints of Krishna s feet on the soil of Vrindavana—VT. (* 3) VT. argues that it was ignorance but they deliberately accepted birth as a tree in Vrindavana forest, as god Brahma made a similar request in his prayer (Supra 14. 34). VB....
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