A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Nara, Nara
This page describes Nara, Nara which is located on page 373 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 “Nara, Nara” according to 91 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Chaitanya Bhagavata [by Bhumipati Dasa]
Some Vaishnava scholar has said that the word nara refers to Maha-Vishnu because nara, the total aggregate of all living entities, is situated within Him. Is the word nadaa corruption of the word nara? The people of Radha-desha often use da in place of ra. Is this the reason that the word nara has been written as nada?...
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi [by Ganganatha Jha]
apo nara iti prokta apo vai narasunavah | ta yadasyayanam purvam tena narayanah smritah || 10 || Water is called ‘nara,’—water being the offspring of nara; since water was the first thing created by (or, the original residence of) that being, he is, on that account, described as ‘narayana.’—(10) Medhatithi’s commentary (manubhashya): The Being just described is the same who, here and there in the scriptures, is described under the name ‘Narayana,’ as possessed of a superior degree of creative...
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The Bhagavata Purana [by G. V. Tagare]
Bhavaratha Dipika gives them as follows: naram jivasamuhah, ayanam ashrayah— (i) Nara—aggregate of all beings; ayanam—abode. Hence one who dwells in all bodies as their soul. (ii) Narasya ayanam pravrittih—The source of the Promoter of all the aggregate of jivas. (iii) Naram ayase—You know the aggregate of all beings, ay—to know. (iv) Nara—that which is produced from Nara. Nara—water. Narayana is one who dwells in or reposes on water....
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