A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Kaustubha
This page describes Kaustubha which is located on page 172 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 “Kaustubha” according to 53 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: स्फुरत्-कौस्तुभ-रत्नाढ्यः प्रचलत्-स्निग्ध-कुण्डलः रराज राधया रासे यथा रत्या रतीश्वरः sphurat-kaustubha-ratnadhyah pracalat-snigdha-kundalah raraja radhaya rase yatha ratya ratishvarah sphurat-kaustubha-ratnadhyah—glorious with a glistening Kaustubha jewel; pracalat-snigdha-kundalah—with moving locks of glistenign hair; raraja—shone; radhaya—with Radha; rase—in the rasa dance;; yatha—as; ratya—with rati; ratishvarah—Kamadeva....
Read full contents: Verse 5.20.33
Chaitanya Bhagavata [by Bhumipati Dasa]
Another opinion is given by Bharata Muni in his commentary on the Amara-kosha as follows: “The devotees of Krishna accept Shrivatsa as a special jewel like Kaustubha, which adorns the chest of the Lord. ” Kaustubha, the upanga, or secondary limb, of Lord Vishnu is the best of all jewels and is situated on the chest of Vishnu....
Read full contents: Verse 1.12.157
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana [by Gaurapada Dasa]
The Kaustubha jewel appeared from the Milk Ocean along with the black kalakuta poison. Still, the Kaustubha is unique as it is neither white nor black: It is naturally red....
Read full contents: Text 10.240
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