A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Naraka
This page describes Naraka which is located on page 390 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 “Naraka” according to 61 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Vivekachudamani [by Shankara]
I am Narayana, the slayer of Naraka; I am the destroyer of Tripura, the Supreme Being, the Ruler; I am knowledge Absolute, the Witness of everything; I have no other Ruler but myself, I am devoid of the ideas of "I and "mine". Notes:[Naraka—a demon, son of Earth, killed by Vishnu. Tripura—the demon of the “three cities,” destroyed by Shiva. ]...
Read full contents: Verse 494
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) [by Shri Shrimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami Maharaja]
Commentary: Dig-darshini-tika with Bhavanuvada (By Shrila Sanatana Gosvami himself including a deep purport of that commentary) All the demigods that Bhagavan Shri Krishna defeated at the time of forcibly taking away the Parijata tree, along with the kings who benefited from the killing of the demon Naraka, offered pranamas to His lotus feet. What to speak of His returning to Vraja, why should He even remember the vraja-vasis now? Alas, this is a matter of great anxiety....
Read full contents: Verse 1.6.48
The Skanda Purana [by G. V. Tagare]
The ninth Naraka is named Durgama. It is full with sharp thorns and infested with serpents and scorpions. Those people who take food without first offering it to a fellow traveller of the same caravan unit, who shows symptoms of fatigue and languishes with hunger, are lodged in the Naraka. This tenth Naraka is also known all round by the name Duhsaha. It is surrounded with pillars of heated iron....
Read full contents: Chapter 26 - Greatness of Gokarna Tirtha
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