A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Malamasa
This page describes Malamasa which is located on page 283 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 “Malamasa” according to 5 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: सर्व-सम्पत्-प्रदा चैव द्वे प्रोक्ते मलमास-जे एवं सद्-विंशतिं नाम्नां एकादश्याः पठेच् च यः सम्वत्सर-द्वादशीनां फलम् आप्नोति सो ऽपि हि sarva-sampat-prada caiva dve prokte malamasa-je evam sad-vimshatim namnam ekadashyah pathec ca yah samvatsara-dvadashinam phalam apnoti so pi hi sarva-sampat-prada—granting all auspoiciousness; ca—and; eva—indeed; dve—two; prokte—said; malamasa-je—born from malamasa; evam—thus; shad—- vimshatim—26; namnam—names; ekadashyah—of...
Read full contents: Verse 4.8.17
Kautilya Arthashastra [by R. Shamasastry]
—Com. (* 12) Dvatrimshanmalamasah, thirty-two a malamasa. This sentence is ambiguous: it may mean 32 days and nights make a malamasa or once in thirty-two months, as is customary among the Hindu astronomers, there comes a malamasa. The commentator has omitted to explain this passage. Dr. J. F....
Read full contents: Chapter 20 - Measurement of Space and Time
The Skanda Purana [by G. V. Tagare]
Malamasa) shall not be afflicted with poverty, grief due to the absence or death of sons and widowhood. There is no doubt in this that whoever, whether man or woman, performs Vrata in Malamasa shall enjoy all happiness. If I, Narayana, am not adored with great devotion when Malamasa arrives, how can people have good qualities? How can they be endowed with happiness, sons, wealth, friends and excellent wives? (* 1) It is also called ‘Purushottama Masa, ‘Malimluca or simply ‘Adhi-Masa....
Read full contents: Chapter 60 - The Importance of the Intercalary Month
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