A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Sutala
This page describes Sutala which is located on page 359 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 “Sutala” according to 32 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Garga Samhita (English) [by Danavir Goswami]
Sanskrit text, transliteration and word-by-word meaning: स्त्रियः सुतल-वासिन्यो वामनं वीक्ष्य मोहिताः तपस् तप्त्वा भविष्यन्ति गोप्यो वृन्दावने विधे striyah sutala-vasinyo vamanam vikshya mohitah tapas taptva bhavishyanti gopyo vrindavane vidhe striyah—women; sutala—in Sutala; vasinyah—residing; vamanam—Lord Vamana; vikshya—seeing; mohitah—charmed; tapas taptva—performing austerities; English translation of verse 1. 5. 21: bhavishyanti—will be; gopyah—gopis; vrindavane—in Vrindavana; vidhe—O Brahma....
Read full contents: Verse 1.5.21
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) [by Shri Shrimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami Maharaja]
Go to Sutala and reign happily with your son, grandsons, and make your relatives and friends happy. In that Sutala you will see Me graciously present, holding a gada or mace in hand. In this way, abiding by the order of Bhagavan, Shri Prahlada resides there to get the darshana of Bhagavan. Before anything else, get his blessings by embracing him personally with great ecstasy; after that, mutually embrace him again to remind him of me....
Read full contents: Verse 1.3.85
The Devi Bhagavata Purana [by Swami Vijnanananda]
Thus Bali, the Lord of Daityas, the highly respected and renowned in all the Lokas, is reigning in Sutala. Hari Himself is his Door-keeper. Once the King Ravana, the source of torment to all the people, went out to conquer the whole world; and when he entered Sutala, that Hari, ever ready to show Grace to His devoted, threw him at a distance of one Ayuta Yoyanas by the toe of His foot....
Read full contents: Chapter 19 - On the narrative of the Atala, etc.
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