A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Narakasura
This page describes Narakasura which is located on page 391 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 “Narakasura” according to 14 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
The Vishnu Purana (abridged)
A terrible war raged between the armies of Narakasura and Krishna. Krishna killed thousands and thousands of asuras and sliced Narakasura in two with his chakra. Inside Narakasura’s palace Krishna found sixteen thousand and one hundred women whom Narakasura had imprisoned. There were also several horses and six thousand elephants with four tusks each. All of these Krishna sent to Dvaraka....
Read full contents: The Killing of Narakasura
Puranic encyclopaedia [by Vettam Mani]
Indra went to Dvaraka and told Shri Krishna of the molestations he had received at the hands of Narakasura. Shri Krishna rode on his Garuda with his wife Satyabhama to Pragjyotisha. They flew over the city round and understood the lay-out of the city, and the precautions taken by Narakasura. The battle began after this reconnaissance. Shri Krishna, Satyabhama and Garuda fought with the asuras....
Read full contents: Story of Naraka
Garga Samhita (English) [by Danavir Goswami]
Then, assisted by Pralamba and the other demons, Narakasura came and made a great sound. That sound made the demigods fall unconscious on the battleground....
Read full contents: Verse 1.7.41
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