A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Sadasiva
This page describes Sadasiva 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 “Sadasiva” according to 52 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Cidgaganacandrika (study) [by S. Mahalakshmi]
The [following male aspects (as per Agamas) form the Siddha-pancakas]: Brahma, Vishnu, Rudra, Ishvara and Sadashiva. The feminine aspects are called Shaktipancaka viz. Bharati, Vishvambara [Vishvambara?], Raudri, Ishvari and Sadashiva.[3] These five Shaktis[4] through their five Siddha forms , execute the aforesaid five functions. Notes and Sanskrit references: [1] Cf....
Read full contents: Verse 47 [Ishvara and Jiva Bhavas]
Sivaprakasam (Study in Bondage and Liberation) [by N. Veerappan]
Bindu tattva emanates from nada tattva,Sada Shiva tattva arises from the Bindu tattva . From Sadashiva tattva arises Ishwara tattva alias Maheswara tattva . Shuddha Vidya is born out of Ishwara tattva . Thus there are totally five tattvas in Shuddha maya i. e. , pure order of creation. Every tattva is ruled by its own agent of divine power and the agents have the same name of the tattva . All these five tattvas function to actualize the bondage of individual selves....
Read full contents: Shuddha Maya (Material cause of pure order of Creation)
The Garuda Purana [by Manmatha Nath Dutt]
The mantram is:—Hara, Kshara, amala, Vashat, added with Vindu Sadasiva. Om, Hram, salutation unto Sadashiva. He should then assign pinda (balls of rice) effulgent like Darimi flowers with the fore-finger. By seeing it the evil clouds, lightning and other enemies viz. the Rakshasas, goblins and female ghosts fly away into the ten quarters. Om, Hrim, salutation unto Ganesha. Om, Hrim, salutation unto the chakra of Sthambhana. Om, em, salutation unto the Damaras of the three worlds....
Read full contents: Chapter XX - Mantra-cures (curative formulas) of snakebite as narrated by Shiva
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