A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Hiranyagarbha
This page describes Hiranyagarbha which is located on page 55 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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Brahma Sutras (Shankara Bhashya) [by Swami Vireshwarananda]
The Sutra says that this Highest Person is the Highest Brahman and not Hiranya-garbha (the Lower Brahman). Why? Because the paragraph ends thus : “He sees the Highest Person” which shows that he realizes or actually gets identified with the Highest Person. It is not a mere imagination but an actuality, for the object of an act of seeing is an actuality, as we find from experience. But Hiranyagarbha is an imaginary being, since it is a product of ignorance....
Read full contents: Chapter I, Section III, Adhikarana IV
Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 4: Iatrochemistry [by Bhudeb Mookerjee]
Treatment for chronic diarrhea (43): Hiranya-garbha-pottali rasa. One part of mercury two parts of gold, four parts of pearls, six parts of bell-metal, three parts of sulphur, three parts of burnt cowri shells, and one fourth part of borax are to be rubbed together with the juice of ripe lemon fruits, and confined in a cruicible. This is then to be heated by puta, one aratni in length, breadth, and height, each, by moans of thirty pieces of cowdung cakes, found dried in pasturage....
Read full contents: Part 71 - Treatment for chronic diarrhea (43): Hiranya-garbha-pottali rasa
The Brahmanda Purana [by G.V. Tagare]
This four-faced Hiranya-garbha appeared at first in this (cosmic egg). Both at the time of creation and re-creation (after destruction), he is the Kshetrajna called Brahma. (* 4) This purana supports Vivarta-vada as distinguished from Parinama-vada in explaining the Brahma-world relation. (* 5) From this verse onwards the Prakrita sarga, the first creation of god Brahma, is described....
Read full contents: Chapter 3 - Description of Evolution of the Universe
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