A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Harihara
This page describes Harihara which is located on page 9 of the second 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 “Harihara” according to 35 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Shat-cakra-nirupana (the six bodily centres) [by Arthur Avalon]
“Others, again” (Kecid apare)—i. e. , others who are worshippers of Hari-Hara, or, in other words, United Vishnu and Shiva and not of Shiva alone or Vishnu alone—call it the place of Hari-Hara. They do not call it either the place of Hari (Vishnu) or of Shiva (Hara) but the place of their united selves. “Other great sages” (Munindra apyanye). —By this the author here means the worshippers of the “Hamsah” Mantra who call it the pure place of Prakriti-Purusha....
Read full contents: Verse 44
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana [by Gaurapada Dasa]
This is Rudrata s example of yatha-sankhya, kajjala-hima-kanaka-rucah suparna-vrisha-hamsa-vahanah sham vah | jalanidhi-giri-padma-stha hari-hara-caturanana dadatu || “They have the splendors of eyeliner, snow, and gold, their carriers are Suparna, a bull and a swan, and they abide on an ocean, in a mountain, and on a lotus....
Read full contents: Text 10.121
The Devi Bhagavata Purana [by Swami Vijnanananda]
In the Satya Yuga, Sattva Guna was more powerful and therefore the untrue Shastras could not rear their heads; but in this Kali Age, owing to the Sattva Guna being not so powerful, the lower qualities have got preponderance; so these so-called clever Pundits instead of worshipping Thee, worship Hari, Hara and the other Devas, the products of their fancy and hide Thee. O Mother!...
Read full contents: Chapter 19 - On the prayer and hymns to the Devi
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