The Linga and the Great Goddess
author: Swami Karpatri
edition: 2009, Indica Books, Varanasi
pages: 370
ISBN-10: 818656988X
Topic: Hinduism
She whose form is Night (Ratrirupini)
This page describes She whose form is Night (Ratrirupini) which is part located on page 221 in the book: The Linga and the Great Goddess by Swami Karpatri. This book expounds on the meaning of the Linga and the nature of the Great Goddess besides containing as a debate about the relation of sakti between Nyaya and Mimamsa: two schools of orthodox Hindu philosophy. 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 “She whose form is Night (Ratrirupini)” according to 256 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Chandogya Upanishad (Shankara Bhashya) [by Ganganatha Jha]
—Further, because there is no Night and Day at the Dam, therefore, on reaching the dam, even night,—in the form of darkness—becomes day; that is to say, for the knowing man, everything becomes day,—which is of the form of the light of consciousness, and is like the day, comes to be one uniform form—that of Being,—The Brahman-Region is lighted once for all,—i. e....
Read full contents: Section 7.4 (fourth khanda) (three texts)
Puranic encyclopaedia [by Vettam Mani]
Bali with fish etc. and smearing the body with a paste of orris root, mustard seed and garlic are the treatment for the attack.The terrible female planet, Urdhvagrahi attacks the child on the ninth night. Startling, breathing out alone and biting the fists of both hands form the chief symptoms of the attack....
Read full contents: Story of Grahapida
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi [by Ganganatha Jha]
half, the Night, for sleeping....
Read full contents: Verse 1.64
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[The Linga and the Great Goddess: index]
[Preface]
[Introduction]