A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Stoma
This page describes Stoma which is located on page 335 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 “Stoma” according to 24 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) [by H. H. Wilson]
eva hy asya kamya stoma uktham ca shamsya | indraya somapitaye || English translation: “Verily his chanted and recited praises are to be desired and repeated to Indra, that he may drink the Soma juice. ” Commentary by Sayana: Rigveda-bhashya Stoma = chanted praises: samasadhyam stotram, praise to be accomplished by the Samaveda;Uktha = recited praises: rik-sadhyam shastram, the unsung praise to be accomplished by the rica. shastram = a hymn not sung: shastram apragita-mantrastotram....
Read full contents: Rig Veda 1.8.10
Satapatha-brahmana [by Julius Eggeling]
The Twilight (hymn) is (performed in the) Trivrit (stoma), and with the Rathantara (tune). For the twenty-onefold (stoma) is he that burns yonder (the sun); from that twenty-onefold one he (the Sacrificer) parts, and descends again to the seventeenfold one; from the seventeenfold one to the fifteenfold one; and from the fifteenfold one he plants his foot on this firm footing, the Trivrit (stoma). 5....
Read full contents: Kanda V, adhyaya 5, brahmana 3
The Agnistoma Somayaga in the Shukla Yajurveda [by Madan Haloi]
The common peculiarities of the Samsthas are use of stotra, shastra, stoma, animal offering, soma offering etc. Almost all the Samsthas are named in accordance with the name of a particular stotra which marks the end of that samstha. It should be mentioned here the meanings of the words stotra, shastra, and stoma. The word stotra generally means praise which is done by singing the Riks bythe Samavedic priests viz. , Udgatri, Prastotri and Pratihartri....
Read full contents: Part 1.2: The common peculiarities of the Samsthas
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