A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Pravahana Jaivali
This page describes Pravahana Jaivali which is located on page 563 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 “Pravahana Jaivali” according to 21 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Puranic encyclopaedia [by Vettam Mani]
There, in the royal assembly Jaivali, the Pravahana King asked him the following questions:—"Where do people go from this world? How do they return? Where do Devayana and Pitriyana meet? From where do they diverge? Why is Pitriloka imperfect? What is the fifth yajnabali?"Shvetaketu answered that he did not know because his father had not taught him these things. Then he went to his father Aruni and told him about his failure to answer these questions....
Read full contents: Story of Shvetaketu
Chandogya Upanishad (Shankara Bhashya) [by Ganganatha Jha]
Upanishad text: There were three persons who were experts in Udgitha—Shilaka-Shalavatya, Caikitana-Dalbhya and Pravahana-Jaibali....
Read full contents: Section 1.8 (eighth khanda) (eight texts)
Social philosophy of Swami Vivekananda [by Baruah Debajit]
But later on he went to the city of the Panchalas and appeared at the court of the king, Pravahana Jaivali. In the court the king asked him some questions which were not answered by Shvetaketu. Some of the questions were like this- ‘Do you know how beings depart hence at death? , ‘Do you know how they return hither? , ‘Do you know the way of the fathers and the way of the gods? But Shvetaketu could not give answer of any of these questions. Then the king told him that he knew nothing....
Read full contents: Chapter 5.1a - The First Lecture (on Practical Vedanta)
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