A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Surpanakha
This page describes Surpanakha which is located on page 353 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 “Surpanakha” according to 20 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Garga Samhita (English) [by Danavir Goswami]
English translation of verse 5. 18. 5: The gopis that had been apsaras said: Shurpanakha lovingly approached Him and He responded by cutting off her ears and nose. Krishna is not kind....
Read full contents: Verse 5.18.5
Ramayana of Valmiki [by Hari Prasad Shastri]
I am Shurpanakha, a Rakshasi, who can change her form at will. I wander about in the forest, striking terror in the hearts of all beings. My brothers are Ravana, of whom you have doubtless heard, and the powerful and somnolent Kumbha-karna, the virtuous Bibishana a stranger to our practices, and two others famed for their martial qualities, Khara and Dushana....
Read full contents: Chapter 17 - The arrival of Shurpanakha at the Hermitage
Tiruvaymoli (Thiruvaimozhi): English translation [by S. Satyamurthi Ayyangar]
When Surpanakha saw Shri Rama at Pancavati and interrogated Him about His personal history, there would have been nothing wrong if He had tactfully withheld the truth from the demoness. But it was not in His grain to do so and hence He gave out the actual fact with remarkable sincerity. Tirukkurukaippiran Pililian, the earliest glossator on ‘Tiruvaymoli, holds that this decad highlights the Lord s wealth (Aishvarya)....
Read full contents: Introduction to Section 1.8
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[A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism: index]
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