A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Kural
This page describes Kural which is located on page 228 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 “Kural” according to 4 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Tiruvaymoli (Thiruvaimozhi): English translation [by S. Satyamurthi Ayyangar]
vinaiyen kanivay matavir pan kural vantinotu pacun tenralum aki enkum cen cinai onku marac celun kanal tiruvallaval man kurali kolap piran malart tamaraip patankalie? English translation of verse 5. 9. 6: Ye, charming mates, When can this sinner behold The lotus feet of the lovely Midget Who has His abode In Tiruvallavali on the seashore, fall of orchards fine, Where plays all over cool, southerly breeze and tuneful bees drone....
Read full contents: Pasuram 5.9.6
Sivaprakasam (Study in Bondage and Liberation) [by N. Veerappan]
Kural also expresses the same view: “Death is like a long sleep and birth is like waking up after a refreshing sleep”. How is the destruction viewed as a spiritual rest or refreshment of life? According to Shaiva Siddhanta the native existence of the finite self is not only not being infinite, but also in beginningless association with the evil of ignorance....
Read full contents: Necessity of five-fold functions
The Religion and Philosophy of Tevaram (Thevaram) [by M. A. Dorai Rangaswamy]
Though tradition knows ‘kural putam and ‘kurat paritam , in view of the above reference, this army of dwarfs has to be interpreted as the army of dwarfish ‘paritam. In this verse the poet spenks of his wonder at seeing God coming on the way to Koodalaiyathoor accompanied by the Devas of Vedas, Visnu, Brahma, Indra, in the company of the damsel of crescent forehead, surrounded by the crowd of ‘pays and the army of dwarfs....
Read full contents: The Pey, Putam and Paritam (different sorts of Ganas, attendants)
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