A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Santapana
This page describes Santapana which is located on page 212 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 “Santapana” according to 18 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi [by Ganganatha Jha]
—‘Subsisting one day on cow’s urine and cowdung, milk, sour milk, butter and water in which Kusha grass has been boiled, and fasting the next day, is called Santapana.’ Yajnavalkya (3.315).—‘Kusha-water, cow’s milk, sour milk, urine, cowdung, and butter,—having eaten these, if one fasts on the following day, it is Santapana Kricchra.’...
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Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study) [by A. Yamuna Devi]
Kshirasvamin illustrates kalka in the sense of sin and quotes from an unknown source that penance and self study were not sins – enah papam | yatha—tapo na kalko adhyayanam na kalkah | (i) Kricchra (II. 7. 52; p. 147)– [Expiatory penance:] Amarakosha mentions that kricchra is like santapana and others. Kshirasvamin explains that kricchra is a penance that destroys the sin and santapana is that penance which exerts or emaciates ....
Read full contents: Customs, Belief and Rituals (Introduction)
The Linga Purana [by J. L. Shastri]
By living thus he attains that stable, unchanging and great abode from where he is not born again. (* 1) santapana [santapanam]—a rigid penance; cf. Manu. II. 213; also Mitakshara on Yajnavalkya (prayashcitta). (* 2) Shivatoshini. supplies prajapatya [prajapatyam] with kricchra [kricchram]. For detail, see p. 45 note 62. (* 3) Candrayana: See p. 45 note 61....
Read full contents: Chapter 90 - The expiatory rites of the ascetics (yati-prayashcitta)
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