A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Rajavidya
This page describes Rajavidya which is located on page 9 of the third 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 “Rajavidya” according to 7 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Jnaneshwari (Bhavartha Dipika) [by Ramchandra Keshav Bhagwat]
Raja-vidya and Raja-guhya Yoga....
Read full contents: Chapter 9 - Raja-vidya and Raja-guhya Yoga
Shrimad Bhagavad-gita [by Narayana Gosvami]
raja-vidya raja-guhyam pavitram idam uttamam | pratyakshavagamam dharmyam susukham kartum avyayam || 2 || raja-vidya–the king, or best, of all knowledge; raja-guhyam–the king, or best, of all confidential topics; pavitram–purity; idam–this (knowledge); uttamam–the highest; pratyaksha-avagamam–directly realized; dharmyam–conducive to virtue; su-sukham kartum–performed very` joyfully (without difficulty); avyayam–eternal and imperishable....
Read full contents: Verse 9.2
Chaitanya Bhagavata [by Bhumipati Dasa]
This knowledge is described in Bhagavad-gita (9. 2) as follows: raja-vidya raja-guhyam pavitram idam uttamam pratyakshavagamam dharmyam su-sukham kartum avyayam `This knowledge is the king of education, the most secret of all secrets. It is the purest knowledge, and because it gives direct perception of the self by realization, it is the perfection of religion. It is everlasting, and it is joyfully performed. The word maya in the original text refers to the external energy....
Read full contents: Verse 2.18.170
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