A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Gopicandana
This page describes Gopicandana which is located on page 654 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 “Gopicandana” according to 9 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Garga Samhita (English) [by Danavir Goswami]
English translation of verse 6. 15. 16: In Gopi-bhumi gopi-candana was manifested from the gopis cosmetics. A person who marks his limbs with gopi-candana tilaka attains the result of bathing in the Ganga....
Read full contents: Verse 6.15.16
Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu [by Shrila Rupa Gosvami]
skande ca — shankha-cakrankita-tanuh shirasa manjari-dharah | gopi-candana-liptango drishtash cet tad-agham kutah ||1.2.216||English translationSanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:अल्सो, थे स्कन्द पुराण सय्स्: “Wहेरे इस् सिन् fओर् थे पेर्सोन् wहो हस् सेएन् अ वैष्णव wहोसे बोद्य् इस् मर्केद् wइथ् चोन्छ् अन्द् दिस्च्, wहो हस् तुलसी मञ्जरीस् ओन् हिस् हेअद् अन्द् wहोसे लिम्ब्स् अरे स्मेअरेद् wइथ् गोपी-चन्दन?”...
Read full contents: Verse 1.2.217
The Padma Purana [by N.A. Deshpande]
The Importance of Gopicandana. Mahadeva said: 1-13a. Now I shall tell you something else: the importance of (the sandal called) gopicandana as I saw and heard about it, O best divine sage. A brahmana, or a vaishya, or a shudra, whose body is smeared with gopicandana is free from the sin of killing a brahmana. There is no doubt that he who puts a mark of gopicandana (on his body) is free from the sins like drinking etc....
Read full contents: Chapter 29 - The Importance of Gopicandana
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