A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Srikantha
This page describes Srikantha which is located on page 312 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 “Srikantha” according to 38 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Garga Samhita (English) [by Danavir Goswami]
anklets; shri-kantha—on Her neck; cuda—crest; mani—jewel; kundala—earrings; adhyam—opulent....
Read full contents: Verse 1.16.6
Sushruta Samhita, volume 4: Cikitsasthana [by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna]
Vrinda reads “cunairlavanaih” and the commentator Shri-kantha Datta explains it to mean either the powders of “lavana”, i.e., Jyotishmati or those of “lavana” i.e., the five officinal kinds of salt.—Ed....
Read full contents: Chapter XXII - The affections of the mouth
Lakulisha-Pashupata (Philosophy and Practice) [by Geetika Kaw Kher]
In another description Srikantha has four arms,in two of which he carries the sula and the tanka and holds the others in abhaya and varada mudra. He is standing on a padamapitha and is draped in red garments. [Illustration 14. Srikantha from Temple of Brahmesvara Karvan, Baroda Dist, Gujarat, 1972] In the above image Srikantha is shown holding a khetaka (shield), bana (arrow), dhanusa (bow) and a tanka....
Read full contents: Srikantha in the Saiva pantheon
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