The Supreme Yoga: A New Translation of the Yoga Vasistha
author: Swami Venkatesananda
edition: 2013, New Age Books
pages: 777
ISBN-13: 9788178222608
Topic: Hinduism
Chapter 5 - The Story of Gadhi
This page describes The Story of Gadhi which is Chapter 5 on pages 273-278 in the book: The Supreme Yoga by Swami Venkatesananda. This is a modern English translation of the Yogavasishtha (तारा, yoga-vasishtha) in two volumes, entitled ‘the supreme yoga’. 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 “The Story of Gadhi” according to 185 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Ramayana [by Manmatha Nath Dutt]
To-day, O Gadhi s son, will I humble your pride of arms. You disgrace of the race, where is your Kshatriya might, and where my high Brahma energy? Do you behold my superhuman Brahma energy. And even as water ally the fierceness of a flame, the Brahma staff quenched the energy of the powerful fiery weapon discharged by Gadhi s Son. Then Gadhi s son, waxing wroth, discharged Varuna and Raudra and Aindra and Pashupata and Aishika weapons....
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi [by Ganganatha Jha]
prithustu vinayad rajyam praptavan manureva ca | kuberashca dhanaishvaryam brahmanyam caiva gadhijah || 42 || But through discipline Prithu and Manu obtained kingdoms, Kubera obtained the lordship of wealth and the son of Gadhi attained Brahmanahood.—(42) Medhatithi’s commentary (manubhashya): ‘The son of Gadhi (Gadhi?) attained Brahmanahood.’— Objection—“In connection with the subject of Kings and kingdoms, where was the occasion for citing an instance of the attaining of Brahmanahood?...
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Puranic encyclopaedia [by Vettam Mani]
Story of Kushamba. General.A son of Kusha. The city he built was called Kaushambi. (See under Kusha).Other information.(i) Kushamba had a daughter called Carvangi, who was married by Bhadrashrenya, the solar King. (Brahmanda Purana, Chapter 2).(ii) Two sons, Shakra and Gadhi were born to Kushamba and to Gadhi was born a daughter, Satyavati. Vishvamitra was Gadhi s son. (Brahmanda Purana, Chapter 57).This statement is not quite correct....
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[The Supreme Yoga: A New Translation of the Yoga Vasistha: index]
[Preface]
[Foreword]
[Introduction]