A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Sadanganyasa
This page describes Sadanganyasa which is located on page 131 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 “Sadanganyasa” according to 5 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
The Garuda Purana [by Manmatha Nath Dutt]
After that, Aniruddha and Narayana with his weapons and conch-shell should be worshipped, and the votary should practise the rite of Shadanganyasa (psychic attraction and localisation of certain universal categories and attributes in the different parts of the human organism) in the usual orthodox way. Then having worshipped the deities, beauty, growth and Garuda, he should worship the guardian deities of the different quarters of the heaven and the god Brahma, above, and the god Ananta, below....
Read full contents: Chapter CXXVI - Visvedeva Puja
Parama Samhita (English translation) [by Krishnaswami Aiyangar]
The six-organs-placing (Shadanga-nyasa) ought to be made daily whenever one’s own protection is requisite, at the beginning of the worship in the morning and the evening, while going to bed and after food. 34. When you get rid of contact pollution of a woman in her courses, when you wish to purify a place, when you take up weapons of war the Shastra-mantrais prescribed. 35....
Read full contents: Chapter 6 - Mantra Kosha
Varahi Tantra (English Study) [by Roberta Pamio]
He should stay in one place while performing the japa; he should do acamana, pranayama, shadanganyasa and complete his recitation of the mantra before sunrise (vv. 41"-48). Mental control, purity, silence, contemplating the meaning of the mantra, steadiness and self-reliance are the foundations for the accomplishment of the mantra, while impurity, dirtiness, nakedness, confusion and so on are considered to be obstacles....
Read full contents: Chapter 5 - Details of Purashcarana and Japa
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