A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Vaisvanara
This page describes Vaisvanara which is located on page 490 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 “Vaisvanara” according to 69 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Brihadaranyaka Upanishad [by Swami Madhavananda]
This fire that is within a man and digests the food that is eaten, is Vaishvanara. It emits this sound that one hears by stopping the ears thus. When a man is about to leave the body, he no more hears this sound. Here is another meditation like the preceding ones. This fire is Vaishvanara. Which fire? This that is within a man. Is it the element fire that is one of the components of the body? No, it is the one called Vaishvanara, which digests the food. Which food? The food that is eaten by men....
Read full contents: Section IX - Meditation on the Vaisvanara Fire
Jnaneshwari (Bhavartha Dipika) [by Ramchandra Keshav Bhagwat]
Maintenance until death of this vigour of the internal senses intact depends on the internal fire (Vaishvanara—vaishvanara—Fire abiding in the body). Just see, if the flame of the lamp is extinguished by a strong breeze or water, and the lamp loses its power (of giving light), how should the vision even of the most flawless be able to see things?...
Read full contents: Verse 8.23
Brahma Sutras (Shankara Bhashya) [by Swami Vireshwarananda]
vaishvanarah sadharanashabdavisheshat || 24 || vaishvanarah—Vaisvanara; sadharana shabda-visheshat—because of the qualifying adjuncts to the common words (Vaisvanara and self). 24. Vaisvanara (is Brahman), because of the qualifying adjuncts to the common words (‘Vaisvanara and ‘Self )....
Read full contents: Chapter I, Section II, Adhikarana VII
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