A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Putrakamesti
This page describes Putrakamesti which is located on page 608 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 “Putrakamesti” according to 5 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Puranic encyclopaedia [by Vettam Mani]
At last he performed the Putrakameshti yajna, and Gadhi was born to him.Gadhi s children.A son named Vishvamitra and a daughter called Satyavati were born to Gadhi. Satyavati was married to sage Ricika. After the wedding of his daughter Gadhi crowned Vishvamitra as the king and left for the forest for tapas. During his stay in the forest Gadhi was put up in the ashrama of Ricika for a long time and he also went on many pilgrimages. (Shanti Parva, Chapter 49)....
Read full contents: Story of Gadhi
Expiatory Rites in Keralite Tantra [by T. S. Syamkumar]
According to them, Nitya Karma means daily rites or rituals (Agnihotra, Sandhyavandana etc. ), and Naimittika Karma is performed only in special occasions, whereas Kamya Karma is performed only for the personal advantages (Putrakameshti etc. ) and Nishiddha Karma means prohibited rites which leads to negative impacts. According to Mimamsakas, the non-performance of Nitya Karma and Naimittika Karma is a sinful act, and they use the word Karma importantly in the sense of Yajna Karma....
Read full contents: 4. The Karma Concept and Expiatory Rites (Introduction)
The Skanda Purana [by G. V. Tagare]
Valmiki tells us about Putrakameshti performed by Rishyashringa whereby he got four sons. Our Purana cells that Dasharatha performed penance at Hatakeshvara and created a Tirtha called Rajavapi. Due to his penance Dasharatha got the sons. Suta said: 1-3. When King Ajapala went to Rasatala thus his son being honoured by the ministers became the king. It was he who later regularly visited Svarga and enabled Vasava to enjoy himself always....
Read full contents: Chapter 96 - Dialogue between Dasharatha and Shanaishcara
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