A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Varunapraghasa
This page describes Varunapraghasa which is located on page 504 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 “Varunapraghasa” according to 6 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Apastamba Yajna-paribhasa-sutras [by Hermann Oldenberg]
The Vaishvadeva is the norm for the Varuna-praghasa, Sakamedha, and Sira. Commentary. The Vaishvadeva, beginning, like the Darsha-purnamasa, with an Agneya ashtakapala, takes certain rules from the Darsha-purnamasa, and transfers these, together with its own, as, for instance, the nine prayajas, to the Varuna-praghasa, &c. SUTRA CXX. The Vaishvadevika Ekakapala is the norm for all Ekakapalas. Commentary. The Ekakapala is a purodasha cake, baked in one kapala....
Read full contents: Sutras 101-125
The Sacrifices of Rajasuya, Vajapeya and Ashvamedha (study) [by Aparna Dhar]
In the Shatapatha Brahmana, we have come across the reference that the sacrificer of the Rajasuya “offers the Vaishvadeva; for by means of the Vaishvadeva Prajapati created abundance of food and creatures………. . and in like manner the sacrificer by the Vaishvadeva create abundance and creatures”, then he “offers the Varunapraghasa, for by means of the Varunapraghasa Prajapati delivered the creatures from Varuna s noose……. . and in like manner does this sacrificer by the Varunapraghasa deliver the creates...
Read full contents: Dichotomic interpretation of the Caturmasyas Sacrifice
Satapatha-brahmana [by Julius Eggeling]
And when he performs the Varunapraghasa offerings, then he becomes Varuna, and attains to union with Varuna and to co-existence in his world. And when he performs the Sakamedha offerings, then he becomes Indra, and attains to union with Indra and to coexistence in his world. 9....
Read full contents: Kanda II, adhyaya 6, brahmana 4
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