A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Samvarta-smrti
This page describes Samvarta-smrti which is located on page 182 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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Brahma Sutras (Shankara Bhashya) [by Swami Vireshwarananda]
api ca smaryate || 37 || api ca—Further; smaryate—the Smriti records such cases. 37. The Smriti also records such cases. Samvarta and other Rishis, without doing the works enjoined on the Asramas, became great Yogis. Sutra 3,4.38 विशेषानुग्रहश्च ॥ ३८ ॥ visheshanugrahashca || 38 || vishesha-anugrahah—Favour due to special works; ca—and. 38. And special works favour (Knowledge)....
Read full contents: Chapter III, Section IV, Adhikarana IX
Brahma Sutras (Shankaracharya) [by George Thibaut]
This is stated in Smriti also. It is recorded in itihasas also how Samvarta and others who paid no regard to the duties incumbent on the ashramas, in going naked and so on, became great Yogins all the same.--But the instances quoted from scripture and Smriti furnish merely indicatory marks; what then is the final conclusion?--That conclusion is stated in the next Sutra....
Read full contents: III, 4, 37
Brahma Sutras (Nimbarka commentary) [by Roma Bose]
“On account of that being seen,” i.e. because “that”, viz. the right to the knowledge of Brahman, is found in Scripture and Smriti to be belonging to Raikva, Samvarta and so on. The scriptural text indicating that Raikva is entitled to the knowledge of Brahman has been quoted in the first chapter....
Read full contents: Brahma-Sutra 3.4.36
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