A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Gupta-kasi
This page describes Gupta-kasi which is located on page 668 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 “Gupta-kasi” according to 132 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Garga Samhita (English) [by Danavir Goswami]
Sanskrit text, transliteration and word-by-word meaning: विश्वेश्वरस्य देवस्य काशी-नाम्ना महा-पुरी यत्र पापी मृतः सद्यः परं मोक्षं प्रयाति हि vishveshvarasya devasya kashi-namna maha-puri yatra papi mritah sadyah param moksham prayati hi vishveshvarasya—of Vishveshvara; devasya—Lord; kashi-namna—named kasi; maha-puri—great city; yatra—where; papi—a sinner; mritah—does; sadyah—at once; param—ultimate; moksham—liberation; prayati—attains; hi—indeed....
Read full contents: Verse 2.2.24
The Bhagavata Purana [by G. V. Tagare]
Once Paundraka the powerful king of Kashi. . . . . . . . . [After this follows verse 1-b in Bhavaratha Dipika s Text in ch. 66]...
Read full contents: Chapter 60(a) - Slaying of Paundraka and others
The Padma Purana [by N.A. Deshpande]
Then Paundraka Vasudeva, king of Kasi, fasted in a solitary place, and worshipping Mahesha for twelve years, muttered the five-syllabled formula. At the time of the repetition of the name of the deity he worshipped Shamkara with (i.e. by offering) his own lotus-like eye. Then the lord of Uma having the trident in his hand, being pleased, said to him: “Choose a boon”....
Read full contents: Chapter 251 - Destruction of Paundraka’s Son
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