A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Sangava
This page describes Sangava which is located on page 189 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 “Sangava” according to 13 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Puranic encyclopaedia [by Vettam Mani]
The three muhurtas following are known as samgava. Madhyahna (noon) is the three muhurtas after samgava. The time after madhyahna is aparahna (afternoon). Aparahna lasts for three muhurtas. The time after this is dusk. Thus, a day-time of fifteen muhurtas is divided into five parts of three muhurtas each. On Vishuvat day the day will have full fifteen muhurtas. Then during Uttarayana and Dakshinayana the day will be longer or shorter....
Read full contents: Story of Kalamana
The Skanda Purana [by G. V. Tagare]
Pratah (morning), Sangava (Forenoon), Madhyahna (Mid-day), Aparahna (Afternoon) and Sayahna [Sayahna?] (Evening). The years (Vatsaras) are five, viz. Samvatsara, Parivatsara, Idvatsara, Anuvatsara, Yuga. This is the early concept of a yuga....
Read full contents: Appendix 3 - Puranic measurements of time
Rudra-Shiva concept (Study) [by Maumita Bhattacharjee]
Rudra is delineated as the slayer of calf if the calf drinks milk from his mother after the samgava period (ten nights from the birth of a calf). In this connection, Bhattabhaskaramishra comments that— . . ....
Read full contents: 9. Rudra in the Taittiriya Brahmana
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