A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Purascarana
This page describes Purascarana which is located on page 586 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 “Purascarana” according to 13 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Sanatkumara Samhita
Sanskrit text and Unicode transliteration:जीव-हीनो यथा देहः सर्व-कर्मसु न क्षमःपुरश्चरण-हीनो हि तथा मन्त्र-प्रकीर्तितः jiva-hino yatha dehah sarva-karmasu na kshamah purashcarana-hino hi tatha mantra-prakirtitah Word-for-word Sanskrit-English equivalents: jiva—life; hinah—without; yatha—as; dehah—a body; sarva- karmasu—in all activities; na—not; kshamah—able; purashcarana—purascarana; hinah—without; hi—indeed; tatha—so; mantra- prakirtitah—chanting mantras....
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The Skanda Purana [by G. V. Tagare]
Then a Brahmana well known as Canda Sharman said: “In this Skanda Purana, I have read about Purashcarana Saptami. A sin committed shall vanish through this Purashcarana. O leading Brahmanas, there is no doubt about it. Hence let him perform this rite of Purashcarana Saptami.” 15. Another thing: Manibhadra was executed by the hangmen at the behest of the king. If at all there is a sin, it is his (the king s). 16....
Read full contents: Chapter 162 - Procedure of Purashcarana Saptami
Varahi Tantra (English Study) [by Roberta Pamio]
Details of Purashcarana and Japa. This chapter deals with purashcarana. After receiving the Command of the Guru, a person of pure mind should start the purashcarana with the intention to accomplish the mantra (mantrasiddhisamihaya). As a body without a soul is unable to do any action, so it is the same with a mantra without having performed purashcarana....
Read full contents: Chapter 5 - Details of Purashcarana and Japa
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