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• Bakasura (बकासुरः)
  ...o delivered the supplies too, alive. Everyone was afraid of him and wanted to get rid of him as the town was getting depopulated. ...about Bakasura. Apparently, it was their family’s turn to deliver supplies to Bakasura and get eaten by him.
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• Temples of India
  With a vision of developing a platform for devotees across the globe to gain and share knowledge about ''Bharatiya Sanskriti'' and Temples, student ...ccess the information of any temple, known or unknown to you. Their aim is to provide the information in a wholesome way, which makes you feel like exper
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• Prabhavati Devi Mandir
  ...n, it was shifted to Mahim creek and subsequently, put in a well that used to exist opposite the present temple. Perhaps the people of Mumbai were fortun ...e Goddesses Prabhāvatī Devī, Chanḍikā Devi (right) and Kālikā Devi (left). To the right of Chanḍikā Devi, there is an ancient Śiva lingam. The Goddes
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• Pulaha (पुलहः)
  ...tti, i.e., the religious life in the world, which, superfluous to add, had to be lived strictly in the light of scriptural injunctions. This exciting lif ...he knowledge of the highest Reality. He in turn transmitted this knowledge to Maharshi Gautama. Pulaha worshipped Brahma, his own father, and performed i
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• Introduction to Hindu Sahitya (हिन्दु/राष्ट्रीय साहित्य परिचय)
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• Introduction to Hindu Sahitya (हिन्दू /राष्ट्रीय साहित्य परिचय) - अध्याय ५
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• Anugita (अनुगीता)
  ...Anugita Upaparva. It begins with Arjuna's enquiry about the Bhagavad Gita to Shri Krishna.<ref name=":0">Pandit Ramnarayanadatta Shastri Pandey, Mahabha ...his curiosity about the topics of Bhagavad Gita that Krishna had explained to him with affection. He says,
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• Archana (अर्चना)
  ...cited to invoke individual guidance and [[blessings]]. Archana also refers to chanting the names of the Deity, which is a central part of every puja. The
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• Ambarisha (अम्बरीषः)
  ...sacrificial cow at Hariscandra's yaga, and moreover, Ajigarta is referred to as the father of Sunassepha. (Brahmanda Parana, Chapter 58 gives the same s
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• Gajakacchapa Akhyana (गजकच्छप-आख्यानम्)
  ...Puranic encyclopaedia : A comprehensive dictionary with special reference to the epic and Puranic literature.]'' Delhi:Motilal Banasidass. (Page 613 and ..., do Snaana-sandhyaavandana aadi Kaaryams and then with Niyama-vratam used to do Parabrahma aaraadhana.
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• Chitrasena (चित्रसेनः)
  ...a]], was a Gandharva king who taught song and dance to [[Arjuna]]. He used to reside in [[Indra (इन्द्रः)|Indra]]'s palace along with his f ...hich time he would need the knowledge of music and dance. He wanted Arjuna to be trained by the king of the Gandharvas, Chitrasena. Chitrasena began his
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• Godana (गोदानम्)
  ...n to Varadāna, i.e. donation of a cow to Brahmā / priest by father). It is to be performed during the sixteenth year (counted from the date of conception ...erformed after the completion of Vedavratas and Snātakam. This Saṃskāra is to be performed by Ācārya. Vivāha samskara follows after Godānam. Keśānt
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• Urmila (ऊर्मिला)
  ...dy to accompany him but he hesitated and asked her to stay back in Ayodhya to take care of his aging parents. ...overlooked by Valmiki. Too many, have accused the writer, doing injustice to Urmila and other ladies.
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• Mumbadevi Mandir
  ...t is advisable to visit in early morning or on Sunday. Also you might want to visit the temple during special aarti at ~7:30am, ~7:30pm. ...he rākṣhasa. The Lord then created the eight-armed Mumbādevī from His body to slay the daemon. Mumbādevī then vanquished the rākṣhasa and saved the
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• Udgata (उद्गाता)
  ...dgata and Adhvaryu. The Hota initiated the rituals by inviting the deities to the ritual place with the chanting of the Rgvedic hymns. ...veda and with his knowledge ensured that the offerings were made correctly to the deities.
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• Acknowledgments
  ...ions of various persons and organizations as given below and we would like to thank each and every one of them for supporting this great cause. * '''Finance''' : We are ever grateful to the [https://www.hua.edu/ Hindu University of America], and the Vaibbhav As
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• Chandika Devi Mandir
  ...Mardini'' and ''Kālikā Devi''. After being pacified here, the Goddess went to ''Nāśik'' and appeared as ''Saptaśṛuṅgi devi''. ...ock of a hill inside a cave. One needs to ascend around 200 steps in order to reach this cave temple. It is very interesting that the honey bees here, ma
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• Tungareshvara Mahadeva Mandir
  '''Timings''': Not advisable to visit after sunset as the temple is inside a forest. ...sed by the tapas, Parameśvara appeared before him and gave His ātma lingam to Vimalāsura. This is the lingam that we now can have darshan of in this div
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• Mahalakshmi Temple
  ...'' of the three ''swayambhū'' murti or vigrahas of the Goddesses. Needless to say, the sea-wall never collapsed subsequently. ...'sindhūr'', as is common in Maharashtra. One has to ascend around 25 steps to reach the temple. The temple is located on the banks of the Arabian sea. On
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• Subrahmanya Swami Tiruttani
  ...a also married Valli (Vallimalai, the Godesses’s birth place, is also near to Tiruttani) and hence the Lord appears here with both His consorts. .... ''Vāsuki'', who was used as a rope in ''kṣhīra-sāgara-mathanam'', prayed to Tiruttani Lord and cured his wounds.
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• Marichi (मरीचिः)
  Marichi (Samskrit : मरीचिः) belonged to the group V of the Saptarshi's (seven great sages). He was Brahma-manasa-pu ...The Brahma Purana, consisting of ten thousand shlokas (stanzas), was given to Marichi by Brahma. His name also figures prominently in the Vedas.
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• Sat (सत्)
  ...ckquote>"''a theory of everything.''"</blockquote>Some force or energy has to be there which can explain every thing. ...at is there is some energy source (Sat) that sustains whatever we are able to perceive, the unreal (the Asat). Krishna knew then that Sat (the unseen or
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• Visheshana Visheshya Sambandha (विशेषणविशेष्यसम्बन्धः)
  ...same entity/material/item then those two सुबन्तऽ are said to be समानाधिकरण to each other. विशेषण-विशेष्य always refer to the same entities, so they are समानाधिकरणं to each other.
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• Guest Author
  ...g new articles or edit existing articles. The detailed technical flowsheet to create articles will be shortly dealt with. However, the articles should m Typical cases in which you would like to become a guest author in this website are
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• Vaishampayana (वैशम्पायनः)
  ...72). ''Political History of Ancient India: From the Accession of Parikshit to the Extinction of the Gupta Dynasty'', Calcutta: University of Calcutta, p. ...his ''sarpa satra'' (snake sacrifice). The ''[[Harivamsa]]'' is also said to have been recited by him. The full 100,000 verses of the ''Mahabharata'' wa
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• Udgitha (उद्गीथः)
  ...he imperishable Udgita by Chandogya Upanishad, a major Upanishad belonging to the Sama Veda. The Links  between Nadhopasana  and  Udgita of Samans  i
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• Cite web
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• Jogeshvari Devi Mandir
  ...ient cave temple from the times unknown. The modern historians consider it to be one of the first cave temples in India. The main deity here is ''Jogeśv ...ave temple has excellent carvings and the style of sculpture is very close to that in Elephanta caves. Infact, the ''Dvarapālakas'' in both the temples
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• Chyavana (च्यवनः)
  ...if yes then he was planning to take her away!). Agnideva did not know what to do. If he tells the truth Bhṛgu maharṣhi may get angry, else he may get ...ponsible for stopping the tapas of the maharṣhi and reported their mistake to their King, Nahusha.
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• No Dating or Chronology of Texts (कालानुक्रमणिका न)
  ...on many techniques to collected the evidences. Dharmawiki does not attempt to discuss the timeframes of various texts starting from the Vedas. This is a ...thors of Bharatiya texts gave importance to the subject matter rather than to etching their names in the annals of historical texts. While this is one as
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• Hetvabhasa (हेत्वाभासः)
  ...ertain doctrine after having been accepted, the hetu that is contradictory to it is called Viruddha. सिद्धान्तं अभ्युपे
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• Apaurusheya (अपौरुषेयम्)
  ...s of Bharat. The word Rishi means a seer. The word is derived from Dris - to see. The Rishi is the ''Mantra-Drashta,'' a seer of Mantra or thought. The ...d intact through a beginning-less period by being handed down from teacher to pupil with scrupulous care. This belief is based on the circumstances that
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• Manyu Sukta (मन्युसूक्तम्)
  ...83 and 10.84 from the [[Rig veda]]. It contains 14 verses and is dedicated to [[Manyu (deity)|Manyu]]. Manyu in [[Vedic sanskrit]] stands for temper, ang ...ati,:'We are afraid of this being, lest he destroy us.' [[Prajapati]] said to them: 'Collect for him food, and with it appease him.' They collected for h
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• Kondeshvara Mandir
  Ancient Shivalay located in the caves near Mumbai, is difficult to access during the rainy season. ...ur before sunset.). The place is most beautiful, as well as most difficult to navigate, in the rainy season.
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• Vanaparva Adhyaya 7 (वनपर्वणि अध्यायः ७)
  [[:Category:Vidura's advice to Duryodhana|''Vidura's advice to Duryodhana'']] [[:Category:Vidura's advice to Duryodhana|''Vidura's advice to Duryodhana'']]
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• Putrakameshti (पुत्रकामेष्टिः)
  ...et to the King of Ayodhya, which was provided to his three queens in order to promulgate his sons [[Sri Rama]], [[Lakshmana]], Bharata and Shatrughna.
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• Devaki (देवकी)
  During Devaki's wedding to Vasudeva of Yadu race, there was a prophecy in Kansa's presence that her ei ...has already been born on this earth." Lord Krishna and Balarama returned to Mathura as adolescent boys and killed the despotic Kansa. Subsequently, Kri
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• Vyaghrapada (व्याघ्रपादः)
  .... He was a shadkaala Shivapuuja-dhurandhara. Vyaaghrapaada Brahmarshi used to goto the aranyas and carefully collect Bilva-dalas, vividha-kusumas, with a ...chala Bhakti on Parameshvara. However Parama Shiva insisted the Brahmarshi to ask for something.
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• Nru Yajna (नृयज्ञः)
  ...f name=":0" /> </blockquote>Meaning : The honouring of Guests is ‘offering to men’ (Nru Yajna).<ref name=":1">Ganganath Jha (1920-39), Manusmrti ([http It refers to respectful reception of brahmanas<ref name=":2">Pt. Girija Prasad Dvivedi (
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• Harishchandra (सत्यहरिश्चन्द्रः)
  ...Puranic encyclopaedia : A comprehensive dictionary with special reference to the epic and Puranic literature].'' Delhi:Motilal Banasidass.</ref> ...om, horses, elephants, treasury, everything. The Raja was helpless and had to give up everything.
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• Ekalavya (एकलव्यः)
  ...n Ancient India. He was the son of Vyatraj Hiranyadhanus. Ekalavya aspired to study archery in the gurukul of Guru Drona ...a']]s army commander and leader of the Nishadhas. He approached [[Drona]] to tutor him in the arts of war, especially archery.
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• Kaupineshvara Mandir
  Ancient Shivalaya where the shivalinga said to be growing in size, is located in Thane, Mumbai. ...is located in a very busy area/market. So ideal to visit early in morning to avoid rush).
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• Prakrti (प्रकृतिः)
  ...goodness), रजस् || rajas (energy), and तमस् || tamas (darkness). According to this worldview, the three qualities are distributed in different proportion ...51). ''[https://archive.org/details/NatyaShastra The Natyasastra, Ascribed to Bharata Muni, Vol. I.]'' Calcutta:Asiatic Society of Bengal.
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• Hanuman (हनुमान्)
  ...'s elephant, standing in Devaloka. At once he turned towards that elephant to swallow him. Seeing the struggle between Hanuman and Airavata Indra used hi
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• Kalyana Venkateshvara Swami
  '''Kṣhetra Purāṇam:''' This is the place where the Lord was married to ''Śrī Padmāvatī Devi'', who is the daughter of King ''Ākāśarāja'' a ...e artifacts which were used during the divine marriage: e.g., a stone used to grind turmeric etc. ''Nārāyaṇa Vanam'' was the capital of the king ''Ā
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• Upadhi (उपाधिः)
  ...dy. The Puranic Encyclopedia gives a detailed account of Upadhis according to [[Chaandogya Upanishad (छान्दोग्य उपनिषद्)| ...lled Udana that guides the soul out of the body. Sukshmasharira gives heat to the body while there is life and that is the reason why when the soul leave
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• Cite book
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• Asat (असत्)
  ...at is there is some energy source (Sat) that sustains whatever we are able to perceive, the unreal (the Asat). Krishna knew then that Sat (the unseen or
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