A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Kosala
This page describes Kosala which is located on page 188 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 “Kosala” according to 44 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) [by Shri Shrimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami Maharaja]
vaikunthasyaiva deshas te koshala-dvarakadayah | tat tatra gamanayajna tad-bhartur na hy apekshyatam || 247 || vaikunthasya–of Vaikuntha; eva–indeed; deshah–the lands; te–they; koshala–Ayodhya; dvaraka–Dvaraka; adayah–and so forth; tat–therefore; tatra–there (Ayodhya and Dvaraka); gamanaya–to go; ajna–the order; tad–of that (Vaikuntha); bhartuh–of the Lord; na–not; hi–certainly; apekshyatam–required. Ayodhya, Dvaraka, and other such abodes are special provinces of Vaikuntha itself....
Read full contents: Verse 2.4.247
Garga Samhita (English) [by Danavir Goswami]
English translation of verse 1. 4. 16: Some of the gopis to be had been Personified Vedas, some great sages, some women in Mithila, some women in Koshala, some women in Ayodhya, some yajn-sitas, and some Pulinda girls....
Read full contents: Verse 1.4.16
The Padma Purana [by N.A. Deshpande]
The Efficacy of Koshala. Narada said: 1-6a. Speaking like that, the brahmana’s parents, of divine forms, got into the excellent aeroplane, and went to Vishnu’s city. Their son, having lived there in Koshala only for three days, went home, th inking about the grandeur of the holy place. This, O king, is called Koshala by the wise. I shall tell (about) it to you whose mind has a curiosity to listen to it....
Read full contents: Chapter 212 - The Efficacy of Koshala
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