A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Urmila
This page describes Urmila which is located on page 465 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 “Urmila” according to 15 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Puranic encyclopaedia [by Vettam Mani]
Somada, daughter of Urmila, a gandharva lady, married Culi and they got a son named Brahmadatta. This Brahmadatta married the hundred hunchbacks of Kushanabha and the very touch of Brahmadatta transformed the hunchbacks into beautiful girls.After having given his daughters in marriage Kushanabha conducted a Putrakameshti yaga to get a son. In that Yaga Brahma appeared in person and blessed Kushanabha and he got a son. The son was named Gadhi.* Gadhi got a son and a daughter....
Read full contents: Story of Kanyakubja
Ramayana [by Manmatha Nath Dutt]
O powerful ascetic, well pleased will I confer on you these as your daughter-in-law, Sita on Rama, good betide you, and Urmila on Lakshmana. And, I take oath thrice that, without doubt, I will with a glad heart confer upon you, O potent ascetic, as your daughters-in-law my second daughter Urmila and also Sita resembling the daughter of a celestial, having prowess assigned for her dower....
Read full contents: Chapter LXXI
The Agni Purana [by N. Gangadharan]
In the same way Lakshmana (also married) Urmila. 13-14. Then Shatrughna and Bharata married Shrutakirti and Mandavi, the two daughters of the brother of Janaka....
Read full contents: Chapter 5 - Manifestation of Vishnu as Rama
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