A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Saci
This page describes Saci which is located on page 129 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 “Saci” according to 56 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) [by H. H. Wilson]
indram kutso vritrahanam shacipatim kate nibalha rishir ahvad utaye | ratham na durgad vasavah sudanavo vishvasman no amhaso nish pipartana || English translation: “Kutsa, the rishi, thrown into a well, has invoked to his succour, Indra, the slayer of enemies, the encourager of good works; may they, who are bountiful and the givers of dwellings, extricate us from all sin, as a chariot from a defile. ” Commentary by Sayana: Rigveda-bhashya Kutsa = Trita; saci-pati = husband of saci;Shaci = karma, act or rite...
Read full contents: Rig Veda 1.106.6
The Skanda Purana [by G. V. Tagare]
Saci [Shaci?], the wife of Indra had come here grief-stricken when Nahusha seized the kingdom of the great God Indra. 3. Due to the influence of this, she (i.e., Saci [Shaci?]) could again happen to get back Indra from whom she was incidentally separated. Thus, she had granted a boon to the forests, O king. 4-5. (The boon is as follows) “Separated from each other, if a man or a woman spends a single night here in this forest, he or she will then get back each other s company as happened to me.”...
Read full contents: Chapter 57 - Greatness of the Undivided Region (aviyukta-kshetra)
Sanatkumara Samhita
Lord Krishna is Indra and She is Shaci. She is Savitri and Lord Hari is Brahma. She is Dhumorna and Lord Hari is Yama....
Read full contents: verse 76
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