A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Samjna
This page describes Samjna which is located on page 174 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 “Samjna” according to 65 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
The Markandeya Purana (Study) [by Chandamita Bhattacharya]
Surya married Samjna, the illustrious daughter of Vishvakarman. She gave birth to two sons and a daughter viz. Vaivasvata (i. e. the son of Vivasvat), Yama and Yamuna. Being unable to bear the splendour of Surya, Samjna, Surya s wife decided to go to her father s home. After fashioning her body as Chayasamjna and telling her to handle all the situation, Samjna went to the abode of Vishvakarman, her father. Then Vishvakarman suggested Samjna to return to her husband s house....
Read full contents: 2. Description of Solar Family
The Markandeya Purana [by Frederick Eden Pargiter]
The lord of day thinking the shadow-form, was Sanjna, begot of that other two sons and a charming daughter. Now the Shadow-Sanjna was very affectionate to the other children just as to her own; Sanjna did not use to show special attention to her daughter and two sons daily by caresses and other marks of pleasure....
Read full contents: Canto LXXVII - The Vaivasvata Manvantara
The Vishnu Purana (abridged)
Vishvakarma had a daughter named Samjna who was married to Surya, the sun. Their children were called Manu, Yama and Yami. After some time, Samjna found that she could no longer bear the energy of her husband. So she created a woman known as Chhaya who looked exactly like her. She left Chhaya to look after her husband and went off to meditate in a forest. Surya did not know that this was Chhaya and not Samjna....
Read full contents: The Manvantaras
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