A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Kalahasti
This page describes Kalahasti which is located on page 125 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 “Kalahasti” according to 8 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
The Shiva Purana [by J. L. Shastri]
They bowed to the sage Vyasa again and again and said. (* 1) This sacred river of South India issues from the Agaslya mountain, flows in the North Arcot district near Kalahasti mountain and falls into the southern sea. (* 2) It is an unidentified town on the sacred hill of Kalahasti on the river Suvarnamukhari in the North Arcot district....
Read full contents: Chapter 10 - Suta’s instruction
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 2 [by Surendranath Dasgupta]
Kalahasti-sharana-Shivananda Yogindra, in his commentary on the Atmarpana-stava , gives the date of Appaya Dikshita s birth as Kali age 4654, or a.d. 1554, as pointed out by Mahamahopadhyaya Kuppusvami Sastri in his Sanskrit introduction to the Shiva-lilarnava. Since he lived seventy-two years, he must have died some time in 1626, the very year when he came to the Pandya country....
Read full contents: Part 27 - Appaya Dikshita (a.d. 1550)
The Religion and Philosophy of Tevaram (Thevaram) [by M. A. Dorai Rangaswamy]
Worshipping on the way at Thiruketharam, Nepalam, Avimuktam, Sri Parvatam, Kalahasti, Alankatu, Ekamparam (Kanci), Thiruvathigai and Tillai, he reached Avatuturai. Suddenly an idea struck him. He met a herd of cows in a sorry plight almost in tears standing round the dead body of a cow-herd, Mulan by name, of Cattanur village. The yogi taking pity on the cows, left his body in a safe place and entered the corpse. The cows were happy at what they thought as the return of their cow-herd....
Read full contents: Nayanar 30: Tirumular (Thirumoolar) or Tirumula
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