A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Vratas and utsavas
This page describes Vratas and utsavas which is located on page 600 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 “Vratas and utsavas” according to 95 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Vedic influence on the Sun-worship in the Puranas [by Goswami Mitali]
It is difficult to find out the minute difference in between the two aspects, viz. vratas and festivals. P.V. Kane, in this regard, opines that it is difficult to draw a strict line between vratas and utsavas; what are called utsavas have also an element of religious rites and conversely, many vratas have some element of being a festival....
Read full contents: Part 5 - The Festivals Related to the Worship of Sun
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana [by Gaurapada Dasa]
vasanti—O jasmine creeper; prayasyasi—you will get; maha—great; utsavam—a festival (or ut-sava—a blossoming). O jasmine creeper, spring will arrive today or tomorrow. Why are you withered? You will get a good flowering (or a great festival). atra jnapyaya nayikaya vinaivaropam lata-vrittantenaiva vacyarthopapattih. Here the logical congruity of the literal sense occurs only by the behavior of the creeper, without an introsusception of the ladylove, who is understood....
Read full contents: Text 10.82
The Matsya Purana (critical study) [by Kushal Kalita]
List of other Vratas described in the Matsyapurana. The number of vratas described in the Matsyapurana is extremely large. Therefore, attempt is made here to describe only a few vratas elaborately....
Read full contents: Part 4.4 - List of other Vratas described in the Matsyapurana
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