A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism (Set Of 4 Volumes)

A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism (Set Of 4 Volumes)

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Book Specification

Item Code: IDC024
Author: Swami Harshananda
Publisher: Ramakrishna Math
Edition: 2019
ISBN: 9788179070574
Pages: 2084 (Illustrated in B/W and Color)
Cover: Hardcover
Other Details 10.0
Weight 5.90 kg

Book Description

About The Book

Of late, study of Hinduism is drawing the attention of scholars both from India and from other countries. However, books on general Hinduism covering all aspects are hard to find.

The book that is now in your hands is expected to remedy this problem to a considerable extent.

The subjects dealt with are: religion, philosophy, mythology, rituals, scriptural works, festivals and pilgrim centres, astrology, biographies of religious personalities, iconography, temples and religious institutions.

Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism which are closely allied to Hinduism have also been dealt with briefly.

Short biographical notes of the better known indologists have been added at the end as appendices.

It is earnestly hoped that the students of Hinduism will find this work useful in understanding the essence of Hinduism in the right spirit.

About The Author

Swami Harshananda is a senior monk of the Ramakrishna Order.
Initiated into spiritual life by Swami Virajananda, the sixth president of the Ramakrishna Order, he joined the Bangalore branch of the Ramakrishna Math in early 1954.
He was administered the monastic vows by Swami Vishuddhananda, the eighth president, in 1962.
The Swami has worked in the various centres of the Order such as Bangalore, Mangalore, Mysore, Belur Math (the Headquarters of the Order) and Allahabad.
He has been the president of the Ramakrishna Math of Bangalore since 1989.
He has several books to his credit in English, Kannada and Sanskrit. Some of his books have been translated into foreign languages like French, Korean and Indonesian.
He is a good speaker in English and Kannada (his mother-tongue).
The Swami can also sing devotional songs well.
His cassette tapes and CD’s of discourses and Bhajans are quite popular.

Preface

Hinduism is a great religion. The traditionalists however prefer to call it ‘Sanatana Dharma’. Perhaps, this is a far better term that reflects its true meaning and significance. The word dharma is generally used to denote religion, the path to perfection or beatitude. ‘Sanatana’ means ‘ancient’ as also ‘eternal’. Hence the expression means ‘the religion or the path of spiritual discipline that is not only ancient but also eternal’. In other words, Hinduism has been offering an unbroken continuous tradition of spiritual discipline which is not only very ancient but also relevant even to the modern times. The beauty of this tradition is that it proffers several alternatives that can suit different types of sadhakas (aspirants) instead of prescribing the same cap for every head. Thus, starting from the aspirant at the highest rung of the spiritual ladder who is fit to meditate on the non-dual Brahman (the Absolute), right up to the tyro worshipping the images, everyone has a place specially carved out for him.

Of late, study of Hinduism is drawing the attention of scholars both from India and from other countries. However, books on general Hinduism covering all aspects are not many. Even the few that are available deal with subjects like the Upanisads, the Bhagavadgita, Vedanta systems and Yoga philosophy in greater detail ignoring other aspects relevant to popular Hinduism.

Hence there is a great need for an exhaustive omnibus type of work.

There were two choices before me:

To prepare a comprehensive work with several chapters touching on all aspects of Hinduism.

To work on a regular encyclopaedia of Hinduism, arranging the various subjects in the English alphabetical order.

After weighing the pros and cons, I decided in favour of the latter since it would be much easier for the average reader to locate the subject he wants to know.

This is now in your hands.

The entries have been arranged in the English alphabetical order. Since most of the subject headings are in Sanskrit, standard diacritical marks as approved by the International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration and based on a standard established by the Congress of Orientalists at Athens in A.D. 1912 have been adopted. However, while arranging the titles in the alphabetical order, the diacritical marks have been ignored to facilitate easy recognition.

As for the subject content, the following are the main topics dealt with in greater detail: religion, philosophy, mythology, rituals, scriptural works, festivals and pilgrim centres.

Other topics described include astrology, biographies of religious personalities, iconography, Sanskrit language and literature, temples and religious institutions.

Care has been taken to deal with the four Vedas, their subsidiary works and allied literature. Several important Vedic Suktas, yagas or sacrifices as also unfamiliar concepts and terms have also been described.

Along with the major Upanisads and the Mahapuranas, several minor Upanisads and the upapuranas too have been dealt with.

While the essay on the Ramayana is fairly exhaustive, the one on the Mahabharata is more condensed because of its immense size. However, the various topics dealt with in it like dharma or the minor Gitas or the Yaksaprasna do find a place as independent articles.

Since most of the agamas and tantras are still in the manuscript form, justice could not be done to this subject area. Only a few major ones, more well-known, have been delineated.

Since Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism are closely allied to Hinduism they too have been described briefly along with the biographies of their founders.

Now, a word about the language: The Basic Manual of Style given in standard dictionaries has been closely followed as far as possible. Use of capital letters has been minimized. Italics have been used to indicate the titles of books and works as also foreign words. In the body of the work, all Sanskrit words are given in the usual Roman script only except in rare cases where found necessary italics have been used. All references to works quoted have been given in full, avoiding abbreviations.

Line-drawings as also halftone pictures have been given in the body of the work itself under the respective titles. Photographs have been given separately in a bunch at the appropriate places.

Brief biographical notes of the better known Indologists have been given at the end as appendices.

A work of this dimension could not have been accomplished without academic help from various quarters. However, only a select bibliography has been prepared and added at the end. Small booklets and articles which have also been consulted, have not been mentioned since they are too numerous to do so.

This stupendous task, normally undertaken by institutions, has some how been completed- it was started in 1975-solely by the grace of God. It is being dedicated to Sri Saradadevi-better known as the Holy Mother-the Divine Spouse of the Divine Lord, Bhagavan Sri Ramakrsna Paramahamsadeva.

I earnestly hope that the students of Hinduism as also the Hindu society will find this work useful in understanding the essence of Hinduism in the right spirit.

Contents
Volume 1st

Preface v
Acknowledgements viii
List of Photographs (Vide Photo Section at the end of the Book) ix
Key to Transliteration and Pronunciation x
A
a 1
abadhita 1
abhangas 1
abhasa 1
abhava 2
abhava-yoga 2
abhayahasta, abhayamudra 2
abhicara, abhicarakarma 2
abhicarika-murti 3
abhihitanvaya-vada 3
abhijit 4
abhimanyu 4
abhinavagupta 4
abhinivesa 5
Abhiplava 5
abhiras 5
abhisava 6
abhisecaniya 6
abhiseka 6
abhisravana 7
abhivadana 7
abhyanga 8
abhyasa 8
abhyasayoga 8
abhyudaya 8
abhyudayika-sraddha 9
Abu, Mt. 9
acalalinga 10
acamana 10
acara 10
acaralinga 11
acarya 11
acicchakti 12
Acintya-bhedabheda School 12
acit 15
Acyuta Preksa 15
Adbhuta Brahmana 16
Adbhuta Ramayana 17
adhana 18
adhara 18
adharacakra 18
adharasila 18
adharma 19
adhi 19
adhibhautika, adhidaivika,
adhyatmika 20
adhidaivika 20
adhikamasa, adhimasa 20
adhikara 21
adhikarana 22
Adhikara Nandi 22
adhisavana 22
adhisavana 23
adhivasa 23
adhonivita 24
adhvara 24
adhvaryu 24
adhyaropa 25
adhyasa 25
adhyatma 26
adhyatma-prasada 26
Adhyatma Ramayana 26
Adhyatma Upanisad 28
adhyatmavidya 29
adhyatmika 29
adhyayana and adhyapana 29
Adimurti 30
Adinatha 30
Adiparva 31
Adipurana 31
Adisakti 31
Adisesa 31
Aditi 32
Aditya, Adityas 33
aditya-darsana 33
Aditya-hrdaya 33
Adityapurana 34
Aditya-santi-vrata 35
Adityatirtha 35
Adityavrata 35
Adivaraha 36
Adivasis 36
adoption 36
adravya 36
adrsta 37
adultery 37
Advaitacarya 37
Advaita-siddhi 37
Advaita Vedanta Darsana 38
Advayataraka Upanisad 43
Agamani 44
Agamanta Saivism 45
agamas 45
agami-karma 46
Agastya 46
aghamarsana 47
Aghamarsanasukta 48
Aghamarsana-vrata 48
aghodaka 49
Aghora 49
Aghora-panthi 50
Aghora Sivacarya 50
agnaukarana 50
agneya-krcchra 50
agneyi-dharana 51
Agni 51
agnicayana 52
agnidhra 53
Agnihotra 53
agniksetra 54
agniprakara 54
Agnipurana 54
agnisara 55
agnisoma-pranayana 55
Agnistoma 56
Agnivesa 57
agnyadhana 57
agnyadheya 57
agrahara 57
agrahayani 58
Agrayana 58
Ahalya 58
Ahalyabai Holkar 59
ahankara 59
ahara 60
aharasuddhi 60
aharya 61
ahava 61
ahavaniya 61
ahimsa 61
Ahina 62
Ahirbudhnya Samhita 63
ahitagni 64
ahnika 64
Ahobila Matha 65
ahuti 66
Aihole 66
aikyasthala 67
aindri-santi 67
Airavata 67
aisvarya, aisvaryas 68
Aitareya 68
Aitareya Aranyaka 68
Aitareya Brahmana 69
Aitareya Upanisad 71
aitihya 72
aja 72
Aja 73
ajada 73
Ajagava 73
ajahal-laksana 73
Ajamila 73
Ajanta 74
ajapa-japa 74
Ajatasatru 75
ajativada 76
ajina 76
ajiva 76
Ajivakas 77
ajnacakra 77
ajnana 77
ajya 78
akala-bodhana 78
Akampana 79
akasa 79
akasagamana 80
akasamandapa 80
akasidharana 80
akhandakara-vrtti 81
akhyana 81
akhyati 81
akincana-bhakti 81
Akka Mahadevi 82
aksamala 82
Aksamalika Upanisad 83
Aksapada 83
aksapatala 83
aksara 84
aksarabhyasa 84
aksayapatra 84
Aksayavata 84
aksayya 84
Aksayya-trtiya 85
aksimocana 85
aksipurusa 85
Aksipurusa-vidya 85
Aksi Upanisad 86
alabdha-bhumikatva 87
Alaka 87
Alakananda 87
Alakhnamis 88
Alaksmi 88
Alampur 88
Alandi 89
alankara 89
Alankara-sastra 89
alasya 90
alatasanti 90
alaukika-upaya 91
alaya-vijnana 91
alidhasana 91
alinga 92
Allama Prabhu 92
Alvars 93
amalaka, amalasara, amalasari 94
amantrana, nimantrana 95
Amarakantaka 95
Amarakosa 95
Amaranatha 96
Amarasimha 96
Amaravati 96
Amar Das, Guru 97
amasraddha 98
amatya 98
amavasya 99
Amba 99
Ambarisa 99
ambastha 100
ambhasi-dharana 100
Ambika 100
amhaspati 101
amiksa 101
amnaya 101
amrt 101
amrta 101
amrtabindu Upanisad 102
amrtakalasa 102
Amrtanada Upanisad 103
amrtatva 103
Amrtsar 104
amsavatara 104
Amsuman 104
anadhyaya, anadhyayana 105
anahatacakra 105
anahatanada 105
anaikantika 105
ananda 106
Anandabodha 106
Anandagiri 106
anandamayakosa 107
Ananda Ramayana 107
Anandasrama Mudranalaya 108
Ananda-tirtha 109
Ananta 109
Ananta-caturdasi 109
Ananta-sayana 109
anarabdha 110
Anarta 110
anarya 110
Anasakti-yoga 111
anasramin 111
Anasuya 111
anatman 112
anavamala 112
anavastha 112
anavasthitatva 112
Andal 113
Andavan Matha 113
andhatamisra 113
Andhra 113
anekantavada 114
anga 114
anga and linga 115
Angad, Guru 115
Angada 116
angamejayatva 116
anganyasa 117
Angaraka 117
angasthala 117
angavidya 117
Angiras 117
Angirasa Smrti 118
Angkor Vat 118
angula 119
anima 119
animal sacrifices 119
Animandavya 119
Aniruddha 120
anirvacaniya, anirvacaniya-khyati 120
anitya 120
anjalihasta 120
Anjaneya 120
ankurarpana 120
anna 121
anna-homa 121
annakuta 121
Annamacarya 121
annamaya-kosa 122
annaprasana 122
Annapurna 122
Annapurna Upanisad 123
Anna-sukta 124
anrta 124
antahkarana 124
antarala 125
antarayas 125
antardhanatva 125
antardhauti 126
antariksa 126
antarvedi 126
Antaryami Brahmana 126
antaryamin 127
antyaja 127
antyavasayin 128
antyesti 128
anu 129
anubandha-catustaya 129
anubandhya 130
Anubhasya 130
anudatta 131
Anugita 131
anugraha-murti 131
anukramani, anukramanika 132
anuloma 132
anumana 133
Anumati 133
anupalabdhi 133
anupataka 134
Anuradha 134
Anusasana-parva 134
anusaya 134
anustarani 135
anuvada 135
anuvaka 135
anuvakya 135
anuvrata 135
Anuvyakhyana 136
anuvyavasaya 137
anuyaja 137
anvadheya 137
anvaharya 138
anvaharya-pacana 138
anvastaka, anvastakya 138
anvaya 138
anviksiki 139
anvitabhidhana-vada 139
anyathakhyati 139
anyathasiddha 139
anyonyabhava 139
anyonyasraya 139
apaciti 140
apad-dharma 140
apadesa 141
Apam-napat 141
apana 141
apankteya 141
Apantara-tamas 142
aparanta-jnana 142
Aparajita 143
aparanta-jnana 143
apara-prakrti 143
Apararka 143
apara-vidya 144
aparigraha 144
aparoksa 145
aparoksanubhuti 145
apasmara-purusa 145
Apastamba 145
apathya 146
apavada 147
apavarga 147
Aponaptriya 147
Appar 147
Appayya Diksita 148
aprakrta-sarira 149
aprameya 149
Apri 149
aprthak-siddha 150
apsaras 150
apta-vakya 150
Aptoryama 151
apurva 151
apurva-vidhi 151
arabdha 152
arambhavada 152
arani 152
Aranyakas 152
Aranyakanda 154
Aranyaparva 154
Aranyasasthi 154
arca 154
arcavatara 154
arciradi-marga 154
ardha-drcchra 154
ardha-mandapa 155
Ardha-narisvara 155
Ardra 155
argha 156
arghya 156
Arhat 156
arisadvarga 156
arista 157
Aristanemi 157
Arjan, Guru 157
Arjuna 158
arsa-jnana 159
arsa-linga 159
arsa-vivaha 160
arta 160
artha 160
artha-kriya-karitva 161
artha-pancaka 161
arthapatti 162
Arthasastra 162
arthavada 164
Arulnandi, Arunandi 165
Aruna 165
Arunagirinathar 166
Arundhati 166
Arundhati Darsana Nyaya 166
Arundhati Nyaya 166
Aruneyi Upanisad Aruni 166
Aruni 167
Aryabhata 167
Aryaman 168
Aryans 168
Aryasamaj 169
Aryavarta 170
Asadha 170
asamavayi-karana 170
asamprajnata 171
asana 171
asanamurti 172
asat 172
asatkaryavada 172
asatkhyati 172
asatya 172
asauca, asauca 172
asaya 173
ascetics 173
Asiatic Society, The 174
asiddha 174
asidhara-vrata 174
Asikni 174
Asita-devala 175
Aslesa 175
asmarohana 175
asmita 175
Asoka 175
Asokastami 176
Asokavana 176
asparsa-yoga 176
asprsyata 177
asrama 178
Asrama Upanisad 179
astadasa-vidyas 180
asta-dhatus 181
Astadhyayi 181
astaka 182
astaka 182
astaksari 182
astalohas 183
astamangalas 183
Asta-murti 183
Astanga-hrdaya 184
astanga-yoga 184
astapasas 185
astasiddhis 185
astatala 185
Astavakra 185
astavaranas 186
Astavasus 187
asteya 187
asthisancayana 187
astika 188
Astika 188
astika-darsana 188
astottarasatanama-stotra 189
Astrology 189
Astronomy 189
asuddha-maya 189
asuklakrsna 190
asuras 190
Asuri 191
Asvalayana 191
Asvalayana-Grhyasutras 192
Asvalayana-Srautasutras 192
Asvamedha 192
Asvamedhika-parva 193
Asvapati 193
Asvatirtha 193
asvattha 194
Asvatthaman 194
Asvayuji 195
Asvinasastra 195
Asvini 195
asvini-mudra 195
Asvins 195
Atala 196
Atharvan 196
Atharvana-jyotisa 196
Atharvangirasa 197
Atharva-parisista 197
Atharvasikha Upanisad 197
Atharvasira Upanisad 197
Atharvaveda 198
atheism 201
atidesa 201
atikrantabhavaniya 202
atikrcchra 202
atipataka 202
Atiratra 202
Atirudra 203
atisantapana 203
atithi 203
ativahika 203
Atmabodha 204
atmaguna 204
atmahatya 204
atmajnana 205
atmakhyati 205
atma-maya 205
atman 205
atmanatma-viveka 207
Atmaprabodha Upanisad 207
atmasamarpana 208
atmasrayatva 208
Atmopanisad 209
Atreya 209
Atri 209
Atri Smrti 210
atura-samnyasa 210
atyantabhava 210
Aulukya-darsana 211
aupanisada-vrata 211
aupasada 211
aupasanagni 211
aurasa 211
Aurobindo 212
Aurva 213
ausadha 213
Ausanasa Dharmasastra,
Ausanasa-smrti 214
avabhrtha 214
avaccheda-vada 214
avadhuta 215
Avadhutagita 215
Avadhuta Upanisad 216
avahana 217
avakirnin 217
avantara-diksa 217
Avanti 218
avarana 218
avarana-devata 218
avarana-sakti 219
avasathya 219
avastha-parinama 219
avastha-traya 219
avatara 220
avesavatara 221
Avesti 221
Avidhava-navami-sraddha 222
avidya 222
avikrta-parinama-vada 222
avirati 222
avita 223
Aviyoga-vrata 223
Avvaiyar 223
avyakta 223
Avyakta Upanisad 224
avyanga 224
ayacita 224
Ayadi-sadvarga 225
ayamukha 225
ayana 225
ayanamsa 226
ayasarira 226
Ayodhya 226
Ayodhya-kanda 226
aayudha 226
Ayudha-purusa 227
Ayurveda 227
ayusya 230
ayuta-siddha 230
Ayyappan 230
B
Babhravya 231
Babhruvahana 231
Bandami 231
Badarayana 232
Badarikasrama 232
Badarinatha 232
badha 233
badhita 234
Bahispavamana 234
Bahlika 234
Bahuda 235
Bahudaka 235
Bahuka 235
Bahula 235
bahvrca 235
Bahvrcopanisad 236
baindava-sarira 236
Baka 236
Baka-dalbhya 237
Bakapancaka 237
bala 237
Bala 238
Balabhadra 238
Baladeva 238
Baladeva Vidyabhusana 238
Bala-Ganapati 238
Balaji 239
Balakanda 239
Balaki 239
balakrcchra 239
Balakrida 239
balalaya 240
Balapramathini 240
Balarama 240
balasiddhi 241
Balasubrahmanya 241
Balavikarani, Balavikaranika 242
Bali 242
bali 242
Bali 243
baliharana 243
balipitha 243
Balipratipada 244
Bana 244
banalinga 244
bandha, bandhana 245
bandhu 245
Baramula 245
bargit 246
Barhaspatya-mana 246
barhis 247
barhisads 247
Basavesvara 247
basti 249
Baudhayana 250
Bauls 251
bera 251
Besnagar Inscription 252
Bhadracalam 253
Bhadra-kali 253
bhadrapitha 254
bhadrasana 254
Bhaga 254
Bhagavadgita 255
Bhagavan, Bhagavat 265
Bhagavanta-bhaskara 265
Bhagavata 265
Bhagavata-dharma 274
Bhagavati 275
Bhagiratha 275
Bhagirathi 276
Bhairava 276
Bhairavi 276
Bhaisajya-suktas 277
bhajana 277
bhakta 277
Bhaktaa-Vighnesvara 278
bhakti 278
Bhaktiyoga 280
Bhamati 281
Bhandasura 281
bhanga 282
Bharadvaja 282
Bharani 283
Bhaarata 283
Bharata-savitri 283
Bharatavarsa 284
Bharati 284
Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan 284
Bhargava 285
Bhartrhari 285
Bhartrprapanca 285
Bhasa 286
Bhasapariccheda 286
Bhaskara 286
Bhaskaracarya 287
Bhaskara-raya 287
bhasma 288
Bhasma-jabalopanisad 289
Bhatta, Bhattas 290
bhava 290
Bhavabhuti 290
Bhavadeva-bhatta 291
bhavana 292
Bhavani 292
Bhavanopanisad 292
bhavapratyaya 293
bhavarupa 293
Bhavatarini 294
Bhavisya-purana 294
Bhavayoga 295
bhedabheda-vada 295
bheri 295
bhiksa 295
Bhiksatana-murti 296
bhiksu 297
Bhiksugita 297
Bhiksukopanisad 298
Bhiksusutras 298
Bhima 298
Bhima 299
Bhimaikadasi 300
Bhimaratha-santi 300
Bhisma 301
Bhismaparva 302
bhoga 302
bhoga-murti 302
bhoganga 303
bhogya 304
Bhoja 304
bhojana 304
Bhojavrtti 305
bhoktr 305
bhrama 306
bhrama-samskaras 306
bhrantidarsana 306
Bhratr-dvitiya 307
Bhrgu 307
Bhrgusamhita 308
Bhrngin 308
bhrunahatya 309
Bhudevi 309
Bhujangi 309
Bhujangini-mudra 309
bhuloka 310
Bhuman 310
Bhusukta 310
bhuta 312
bhutagana 312
bhutajaya 313
bhutamata 313
bhutarthavada 313
bhutarutajnana 313
bhutasuddhi 314
bhutavidya 314
bhutayajna 314
bhuvana 315
bhuvanajnana 315
Bhuvanesvara 316
Bhuvanesvari 317
Bhuvaraha 317
Bhuvarloka 317
bija 318
Bijabhidhana 318
bijaksara 318
bijamantra 318
Bijanighantu 319
bilva 319
Bilvamangal 319
bimba-pratibimba-vada 319
bindu 319
Bindu-madhava 319
Bindusaras 320
black-magic 320
bodhana 320
Bodhayana 321
Bodh-gaya 321
Bodhivrksa 322
Bodhyagita 322
Bopadeva 323
Brahma 323
Brahmabhaga 325
brahmacarin 325
Brahmacarini 325
brahmacarya 325
Brahmadvaita-vada 326
Brahmagita 326
Brahmagupta 327
brahmahatya 327
brahmajnana 328
brahmakrcchra 328
Brahmaloka 329
Brahma-mantra 329
Brahma-mimamsa 330
Brahman 330
brahmana 331
brahmanacchamsin 331
brahmanadi 332
Brahmanagita 332
Brahmanas 332
Brahmanaspati 334
brahmanda 334
brahhmanda-dana 335
Brahmandapurana 335
Brahmani 336
brahmanirvana 336
Brahmanism 337
Brahma-parinama-vada 337
brahmapura 337
Brahmapurana 338
brahmarandhra 338
brahmarsi 338
Brahma-Samaj 339
Brahma-sarovara 341
Brahmasiddhi 341
brahmasila 342
Brahmastra 342
brahmasutra 342
Brahmasutras 342
brahmavada 357
brahmavadini 357
Brahma-vaivarta-purana 358
brahmavidya 359
Brahmavidya Upanisad 359
brahma-vivaha 360
brahmayajna 361
Brahmayamala 361
Brahmi 362
brahmi-sthiti 362
brahmodya 363
Brahmoism 363
Brahmopanisad 363
brahmotsava 364
branding 365
Brhadaranyaka Upanisad 365
Brhad-devata 375
Brhad-dharma-purana 375
Brhadisvara Temple 376
Brhad-yogi-yajnavalkya 377
Brhajjabalopanisad 378
Brhajjataka 379
Brhannala 380
Brhan-naradiya-purana 380
Brhaspati 381
Brhati 381
Brhat-parasara-samhita 382
Brhatsamhita 382
brndavana 382
Buddha 383
buddhi 384
Buddhism 384
Buddhiyoga 385
Budha 385
burial 386
C
caitanya 387
Caitanya Mahaprabhu 387
Caitra 387
caitya 388
cakra 388
Cakradhara 389
cakraka 389
Cakrapanidatta 390
cakrapuja 390
Cakrapuskarini 390
cakras 390
Cakratirtha 392
Cakravala 392
cakravartin 392
caksurdana 393
caksurvrata 393
caksus 393
caksusi 394
calalinga 394
calamurti 394
calendar 394
camara 394
camasa 395
Campa 395
Camunda 396
Canakya 396
candala 396
candana 397
Candesvara 397
Candi 398
Candidasa 398
Candikavrata 398
Candipatha 398
Candra 399
Candrabhaga 400
candragrahana 400
Candravamsa 400
candrayana 401
candrika 401
Cangadeva 402
Cape Comorin 402
caraka 402
Caraka-samhita 402
caralinga 403
caramasloka 403
carana 404
Caranadasa 404
caranavyuha 404
Carmanvati 404
caru 405
Carvaka-darsana 405
carya, caryapada 406
Caste System 406
caturdhama 417
caturguna 417
caturmasya 417
Caturmukha 418
caturmurtis 418
caturopayas 418
caturthavisarga 418
caturthikarman 418
caturvarga 419
Caturvarga-cintamani 419
Caturvedasvami 419
caturvimsati-murti 419
caturvimsati-tattva 420
Caturvyuhas 420
caturyugas 420
Catus-sana 420
caula 421
cauri 421
Causat Yogini Temples 421
Cauvery 421
Cave Temples 421
chala 422
Chandas 422
Chandas-sastra, Chandas-sutra 423
Chandoga-parisista 423
Chandogya Upanisad 423
Chaya 428
child-marriage 428
Chinnamasta 429
Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office 429
cicchakti 430
cidakasa 430
Cidambaram 430
cikitsa 432
cinacara 432
cinmudra 432
Cintamani 432
cirajivins 432
cit 433
citi, citisakti 433
Citragupta 433
Citrakuta 434
Citrangada 434
citrapurnima 434
Citsukha, Citsukhi 435
citta 435
citta-bhumi, citta-dharma, citta-prasadana, citta-samvit, citta-viksepa and citta-vrtti 436
cognition 436
Cokhamela 436
consciousness 437
conversion 437
coronation 437
cosmic mind 437
cosmology 437
cow 439
creation 440
cremation 440
crime and punishment 441
cudakarana 442
cudakarma 442
Cudala 443
Cyavana 443
D
dadhi 444
Dadhici 444
Dadu 444
dagdhayoga 445
dahana 445
Daharavidya 445
daityas 445
daiva 446
daivata-linga 446
daiva-vivaha 446
daivisampat 447
dakini 447
Daksa 448
Daksasmrti 448
Daksayana 448
Daksayani 448
daksina 449
Daksinacara 449
daksinagni 449
Daksinamurti 449
Daksinamurti Upanisad 450
Daksinapatha 451
Daksinayana 451
Daksinesvara 451
dama 452
Damara 453
damaru 453
Damayanti 453
dana 453
danavas 455
danda 455
dandadhauti 456
Dandaka 456
Dandakaranya 456
dandaniti 457
Dandapani 457
dandi 457
Dandin 457
dantadhavana 457
dantadhauti 458
Dantavakra 458
darbha 458
darpana 458
darsana 459
Darsapurnamasa 459
darujalinga 460
dasa and dasi 461
Dasabodha 461
Dasagva 463
Dasahara 463
dasahotarah 463
dasakuta 463
Dasamahavidyas 465
Dasanamis 465
dasapavitra 468
Dasara 468
Dasarajna 469
Dasaratha 469
Dasarathajataka 470
dasatala 470
Dasavataras 471
Dasyus 473
dattaka 473
Dattatreya 474
Dattatreya Upanisad 475
Daurmanasya 476
daya 476
Dayabhga 476
Dayananda Sarasvati, Svami 477
dehatmavada 478
Deoghar 479
devadasis 480
Devahuti 481
Devaki 481
Devala 482
devalaya 482
Devannabhatta 482
Deevapi 483
devapuja 483
deva-rna 488
devarsi 488
devas 488
Devasena 488
devatas 489
Devavrata 489
devayajna 490
Devayana 490
devayatrotsava 491
devi 492
Devibhagavata 492
Devigita 494
Devimahatmya 495
Devipurana 497
Devisukta 498
Devi Upanisad 498
dhama 499
Dhami Sect 499
Dhanurveda 499
Dhanus 501
Dhanuskoti 501
Dhanvantari 502
dhanyadhivasa 502
dharana 502
Dharesvara 503
Dharma 503
dharmabhutajnana 509
dharmameghasamadhi 509
dharmaparinama 510
Dharmaraja 510
Dharmarajaratha 510
dharmasastras 510
Dharmasindhu 522
dharmaskandha 522
Dharmasthala 523
Dharmasutras 523
Dharmavyadha 524
dharmayuddha 524
dhatu 525
dhatuprasada 525
Dhaumya 525
dhauti 526
dhenumudra 526
Dhrstadyumna 526
Dhrtarastra 527
Dhruva 528
dhurvabera 528
dhupa 528
dhvaja 528
Dhvaja-Ganapati 529
dhvajastambha 529
dhvamsabhava 529
dhvani 529
dhyana 530
Dhyanabindupanisad 530
Dhyanayoga 531
digbandhana 531
diggajas 531
digvijaya 532
dikpalakas 532
diksa 532
Diksaniya 533
Dilipa 533
Dipakalika 533
dipana 534
dipastambha 534
Dipavali 534
Dirghatamas 537
Diti 537
Divali 537
Divine Incarnations 537
Divodasa 537
Divorce 538
divya 538
divyabhava 538
divyadesa 539
divyadrsti 539
Divya-prabandham 539
divyasrotra 541
Dolayatra 541
dosa 541
Dramidopanisat 542
drasta 542
Draupadi 542
Draupadi-ratha 543
Dravida 543
Dravidians 543
dravya 544
dravyayajna 544
dreams 545
dreskana 546
drinking 546
drk 546
Dronacarya 546
dronakalasa 547
Dronaparva 547
drsad and upala 547
drstanta 548
drsti-srstu-vada 548
drsya 548
duhkha 548
Dundubhi 549
Durga 549
Durgapuja or Durgotsava 553
Durgasaptasati 555
Durgastami-vrata 555
Durgasukta 555
Durga Temple 556
Durgotsava 557
durohana 557
durva 557
Durvasas 557
Duryodhana 558
Dussasana 559
Dusyanta 559
Dvadasaha 559
dvadasi 560
Dvaipayana 560
dvaita 560
Dvaitadvaita 560
Dvaita Vedanta Darsana 561
Dvaparayuga 567
dvara 568
dvaradevata 568
Dvaraka 568
dvarapalas or dvarapalakas 569
dvayamantra 570
dvesa 570
dvibhanga 571
dvija 571
dvipa 571
dvitala 571
dvivedi 571
dvyanuka 572
dyaus 572
dyavaprthivi 572
Dyumatsena 572
dyuta 572
Dyutapratipada 573
E
eclipse 574
Education 574
effigy, burning the 577
ekabera 578
ekabhakta 578
ekabhavika doctrine 578
Ekacakranagara 579
ekadandin 579
Ekadanta 579
ekadasa-gurus 580
Ekadasa-Rudras 580
ekadasi 580
Ekadasini 581
ekadesin 581
ekadhana 581
Ekagnikanda 582
Ekaha 582
Ekajata 582
ekajivavada 583
Ekaksara-Ganapati 583
Ekaksarakosa 583
Ekaksara Upanisad 583
Ekalavya 584
ekalinga 584
Ekamra-ksetra 585
ekamukhalinga 585
ekanaksatra vivaha 585
Ekanamsa 586
Ekanatha 586
ekantadharma 587
ekantin 587
Ekapadamurti 587
Ekastaka 588
ekatala 588
ekavakyata 588
ekayana 588
ekoddista 589
Elephanta 589
Ellora 590
Epigraphica Indica 591
esanatraya 592
Eschatology 592
Ethics 593
F
fasting 594
father 594
festivals 594
five fires 594
flesh-eating 594
food 594
funeral monuments 594
funeral rites 594
G
gada 595
gaja 595
gajacchaya 596
gajahasta 596
Gajalaksmi 596
Gajasura 597
Gajendra-moksa 597
gambling 597
gana 597
Ganapati 598
Ganapati Upanisad 605
Ganapatyas 606
Gandabherunda 606
gandakala 607
Gandaki 607
gandanta 607
gandha 607
Gandhamadana 608
Gandhara 608
Gandhari 608
gandharva 609
Gandharvas 609
Gandharva-veda 609
gandha-tanmatra 609
Gandhi, M. K. 609
Gandiva 610
Ganesa 611
Ganesa-caturthi 611
Ganesagita 612
Ganesapurana 616
Ganga 617
Gangadvara 620
Gangaikonda-cola-puram 620
Gangasagara 620
Gangavatarana 620
Gangesa 621
garbhadhana 621
garbhagrha 621
garbhanyasa 621
garbharaksana 622
Garbhopanisad 622
gardhabhejya 623
Garga 623
Gargi Vacaknavi 623
Gargya 623
garhapatya 624
garhasthya 624
Garuda 625
Garudapurana 625
Garuda Upanisad 626
gatha 627
gatha-narasamsi 627
gati 627
Gaudapada 627
Gauranga 629
Gauri 629
Gaurikunda 629
Gautama 629
Gautama Dharmasutras 630
Gavamayana 630
Gaya 631
Gayasraddha 632
gayatri 632
Gayatri-mantra 633
ghanapatha 634
ghanta 635
Ghantakarna 636
ghata 636
ghatam 637
ghatasphota 637
Ghatotkaca 637
Gheranda Samhita 638
Ghora Angirasa 639
Ghosa 639
ghrta 639
Girija-Narasimha 639
Gita 640
Gita-govinda 640
Gita Press 640
Gitarthasangraha 641
Gobhila 642
Gobind Singh, Guru 642
gocara 643
God 644
godana 645
Godavari 645
godhuli 646
Gokarna 647
Gokula 648
Golden Temple 648
Goloka 648
Gomati 649
Gommatesvara 649
gomukha 650
Gomukha-prasava-santi 650
Gopala-purvatapini Upanisad 651
Gopala-uttaratapini Upanisad 652
Gopastami 653
Gopatha Brahmana 653
gopicandana 654
Gopigita 654
gopis 655
gopura 655
Gorakhnath 656
Gorakhpur 657
Gosthipurna 657
gosvami 658
Gotama 658
gotra 658
Govardhana 659
Govardhana Matha 660
Govindabhasya 660
Govindananda 660
grahana 660
grahas 661
grahayajna 661
gramadevata 661
Grantha script 661
granthi 662
Granth-Sahib 662
gravastut 663
graves 663
grhakarman 664
grhapravesa 664
grhastha 665
Grhyasutras 665
Grtsamada 666
Gudimallam 666
Guha 666
Gujarati Printing Press 667
guna 667
gunatita 668
gunatraya 668
gunavada 668
Gupta-godavari 668
Gupta-kasi 668
Gupta script 668
Gurmukhi script 669
guru 669
gurudaksina 670
gurudvara 670
gurukula 671
Guruvayur 671
guruvrtti 674
Photo Section 675

Contents
Volume 2nd

Preface v
Acknowledgements viii
List of Photographs (Vide Photo Section at the end of the book) ix
Key to Transliteration and Pronunciation xi
H
Hadividya 1
Haihaya 1
Haimavati 1
Halahala 1
Halayudha 1
Halebidu 1
Hampi 2
hamsa 4
Hamsagita 4
Hamsavidya 5
Hamsopanisad 5
Hanuman 5
Hanumannataka 5
Haradatta 6
Haragauri 6
Harappa 6
Hargobind, Guru 6
Haridasas, of Karnataka 7
Haridasa, Svami 7
Haridas, Sadhu 7
Haridra-Ganapati 8
Haridvara 8
Harihara 9
harijans 9
harikatha 9
Harimandir 10
Hariscandra 11
Harita 11
Haritagita 12
Haritalika 12
Harivamsa 12
harivasara 13
Harivyasadeva 13
Harkisan, Guru 14
Har Rai, Guru 14
hasta 15
hasta 15
Hastamalaka 15
Hasta-samudrika-sastra 15
Hastinapura 16
Hathayoga 17
Hathayoga-pradipika 18
havana 18
havirdhana 18
haviryajna 18
havis 19
havisya 19
Hayagriva 19
Hayagrivasamhita 20
Hayagriva Upanisad 20
heaven 21
Hedonism 21
Heliodoros 21
hell 21
Hemadri 21
Hemakuta 21
hemasraddha 21
Heramba-Ganapati 22
heretics 22
hetu 22
hetvabhasa 22
Himalayas 23
himsa 23
Hinduism 24
Hindu Temples 36
hinkara 55
Hiranyagarbha 55
Hiranyagarbha Sukta 55
Hiranyakasipu 56
Hiranyakesi Dharmasutras 56
Hiranyaksa 57
hita 57
Hitopadesa 57
hladini 57
Holi, Holika 57
homa 59
hora 59
horoscope 59
hospitality 59
hotr 60
house 60
hrdaya 60
hrd-dhauti 60
hrim 61
humours 61
hymnology 61
I
icchasakti 62
Iconography 62
ida 62
idhma 62
Idhmavaha 62
idols 63
ignorance 63
Iksvaku 63
Ila 63
illusion 63
Ilvala 63
image worship 64
immortality 64
immortals 64
incarnation 64
Indian Philosophy 64
Indra 64
Indradhvaja 65
Indradyumna 66
Indrajala 66
Indrajit 66
Indraksi 67
Indrani 67
Indraprastha 67
indriyadharana 68
indriyanigraha 68
indriyas 68
Indus Valley Civilisation 69
inheritance 72
intercalary month 72
Isana 72
Isavasya Upanisad 72
istadevata 74
istaka 75
istalinga 75
istapurta 75
Istasiddhi 76
isti 76
Isvara 76
Isvaracandra Vidyasagara 77
Isvaragita 78
Isvarakrsna 78
isvarapranidhana 79
Itara 79
itihasa 79
itikartavyata 79
J
Jabala Upanisad 80
Jabali 81
Jabali Upanisad 81
Jadabharata 82
Jagannathadasa 82
Jagannatha Pandit 83
Jagannatha-Puri 83
Jagannatha Temple 84
jagati 84
jagrat 85
Jahad-ajahal-laksana 85
Jahal-laksana 85
Jahnavi 85
Jaigisavya 85
Jajali 85
Jaimini 85
Jaimini-sutras 85
Jaiminiya Grhyasutras 86
Jaina Ramayanas 86
Jainism 86
jalabasti 87
jaladhivasa 87
jalakrcchra 87
jalandharabandha 87
jalpa 88
Jamadagni 88
Jambavan 88
Jambudvipa 89
Janaka 89
Janaloka 89
Janamejaya 90
janana 90
janapada 90
Janardana Svamin 91
Janasruti 91
Janasthana 92
jangama 92
Janmastami 92
japa 93
japamala 94
Jarasandha 95
Jaratkaru 95
jata 96
jataka 96
jatakarma 96
jatamukuta 97
jatapatha 97
Jatayu 97
jati 98
jatijnana 98
Jatukarnya 98
Java 98
Jaya 99
Jayadeva 99
Jayakhya Samhita 100
jayantis 104
Jayarambati 106
Jayatirtha 106
Jimutavahana 107
Jinas 107
Jivagosvamin 108
jiva, jivatman 108
jivana 108
jivanmukti 108
Jivanmuktiviveka 109
jivat-sraddha 109
jivotkranti 109
jnana 109
Jnanakanda 110
jnana-karma-samuccaya-vada 110
jnanamarga 111
jnanmudra 111
jnanasakti 111
Jnanasambandhar 111
Jnanayoga 112
jnanendriyas 114
Jnanesvar, Sant 114
jnatrtva 115
juhu 115
Jupiter 116
Jyautisa 116
Jyestha 117
Jyotirlingas 117
Jyotir Matha 118
jyotismati 118
Jyotistoma 118
K
Kabandha 119
Kabir 119
Kaca 120
Kadividya 120
Kadru 120
Kahola 120
Kaikeyi 121
Kailasa 121
Kailasanatha Temple 121
Kaitabha 121
kaivalya 121
Kaivalya Upanisad 122
Kakini 123
kala 123
kala 123
Kalabhairava 123
Kaladi 124
Kalagnirudra 125
Kalahasti 125
kalaksepa 126
Kalamukha 126
Kalanirnaya 126
Kalaratri 127
kalasa 127
Kalayavana 127
Kali 128
Kali 128
Kalidasa 130
Kalikapurana 131
Kalindi 131
Kalinga 131
Kalisantarana Upanisad 132
kalivarjya 132
Kaliyuga 133
Kalki 133
Kalmasapada 134
kalpa 134
kalpanagaurava 134
kalpanalaghava 134
Kalpasutras 135
Kalpataru 135
kama 135
Kamadhenu 136
Kamakala 136
Kamakhya 136
Kamaksi 137
Kamalakara 138
Kamandaka 138
kamandalu 139
Kamarpukur 139
Kamasastra 139
Kambhoja 140
Kamesvara 140
Kamesvari 140
Kamsa 140
kamyakarma 141
kamyesti 141
Kanada 142
Kanakadasa 142
Kanakhala 143
Kancipuram 143
kancukas 143
Kandariya Mahadeva Temple 144
kandarsi 144
Kangri Gurukula 144
kankana 144
Kannagi 144
Kannappa 145
kantakasodhana 145
Kanva 146
Kanvasakha 146
kanya 146
kanyadana 147
Kanyaka-Paramesvari 147
Kanyakumari 147
kapala 148
kapalabhati 149
Kapalika 149
Kapila 149
Kapilagita 149
Kapisthala-Kathaka-Samhita 149
karana 150
karanasarira 150
karanda-mukuta 150
karanyasa 151
Karavira 151
Kardama 151
karma 151
Karmakanda 152
Karma-mala 152
karmamarga 153
karmamimamsa 153
karmasamnyasa 153
karmasaya 153
karmavipaka 154
Karmayoga 154
karmendriyas 155
Karna 156
Karnaparva 157
karnarandhra-dhauti 157
karnavedha 157
Kartaviryarjuna 157
kartrtva 158
Karttikeya 158
karya 158
karya-karana-bhava 158
kasaya 158
Kasi 158
Kasmir Saivism 160
Kasyapa 160
Kasyapa Samhita 160
Katha Upanisad 161
Kathaka Grhyasutras 164
Kathakali 164
Katha Samhitha 165
Kathaka Samhita 165
Katharudropanisad 165
Katyayana 166
Katyayani 167
kaula 167
Kaulacara, Kaulamarga 167
Kaumari 167
Kaumodaki 168
Kausalya 168
Kausika 168
Kausika Grhyasutras 169
Kausika Sutras 169
Kausitaki Brahmana 170
Kausitaki Brahmana Upanisad 170
Kausitaki Grhyasutras 172
Kaustubha 172
Kautilya 172
Kautsasukta 172
Kautukabera 173
kavadi 173
Kavasa Ailusa 173
Kaveri 173
Kavya Usanas 174
kayasampat 174
kayastha 175
kayasuddhi 175
kayavyuhajnana 175
Kedaranatha 175
Kena Upanisad 176
kesabandha 177
kesanta 178
Kesavacandra Sen 178
kesavapana 178
kesavapaniya 178
Ketu 178
keyura 179
khadga 179
Khadira Grhyasutras 179
Khajuraho 180
Khalsa 180
Khandana-khanda-khadya 180
Kharosthi 181
khatvanga 181
khecarimudra 181
khetaka 182
khila 182
khyati 182
Kicaka 183
kimpurusas 184
king 184
Kinnaras 184
kirata 184
kirita 184
kirtana 185
kirtimukha 185
Kiskindha 185
klesa 186
Kojagari Purnima 186
Kolhapur 186
Kolluru 187
Konarka 188
kosa 188
Kosala 188
Kotihoma 189
kramamukti 189
kramaparinama 190
kramapatha 190
krantas 190
krcchra 190
krcchratikrcchra 190
kriyasakti 190
Kriyayoga 190
Kriyayogasara 191
krkala 191
Krsna 191
Krsna-dvaipayana 216
Krsna-janmastami 216
krsnajina 216
Krsnamisra 216
Krsna Yajurveda 216
Krtayuga 216
Krttika 216
Krtyakalpataru 217
Krtyaratnakara 217
krusta 218
ksana 218
ksara 218
ksarapurusa 218
ksattriya 218
Ksemankari 218
ksetra 219
ksetrajna 219
Ksetrapala 219
ksipta 220
Ksirabhavani 220
ksirasamudra 221
Ksirasvamin 221
Kubera 221
Kucela 222
kuhu 222
Kuja 222
Kukke Subrahmanya 222
kula 223
Kulaparvata 223
kulapati 223
Kulasekhara Alvar 223
Kullukabhatta 223
Kumara 224
Kumara-Vyasaa 224
Kumarila Bhatta 224
kumbhaka 225
Kumbhakarna 225
Kumbhakonam 225
Kumbhamela 226
Kundalini 227
Kundikopanisad 227
Kunti 228
Kural 228
kurca 228
Kuresa 229
Kurma 229
Kurmapurana 230
Kuru 230
Kurukesa 230
Kuruksetra 230
Kusa 231
kusasana 232
kutaslokas 232
kuticaka 233
L
laghava 234
laghima 234
Laghu Harita Smrti 234
Laghurudra 234
Laghu Visnusmrti 234
Laghuyogavasistha 235
lagnanirnaya 236
lajahoma 237
laksahoma 237
laksana 237
laksana-parinama 238
Laksmana 238
Laksmi 238
Laksmidhara 240
Lakshmi Venkateswara Steam Press 240
Lakulisa 240
Laldasis 240
Lalita 241
Lalitasahasranama 242
Lalitatrisati 243
Lalitopakhyana 244
Lanka 244
Lankakanda 245
Lava 245
laukiki 245
laya 245
layayoga 245
Lepaksi 246
liberation 246
Licchavis 246
Likhita 247
lilamurtis 247
Lilasuka 247
linga 248
lingadharana 248
Lingapurana 248
lingasarira 248
lingasthala 249
Lingayata Sect 249
lobha 249
logic 249
loka 249
Lokacarya 249
Lokaloka 249
lokapalas 249
loksangraha 249
Lokayata 250
Lomaharsana 250
Lopamudra 250
M
mada 251
Madalasa 251
Madanaparijata 251
Madanaratna 251
Madhavacarya 252
Madhu 252
madhubhumika 252
Madubrahmana 252
Madhucchandas 253
madhumati 253
madhuparka 253
Madhura 253
madhurabhava 254
Madhurakavi Alvar 254
Madhusudana Sarasvati 254
Madhuvidya 255
Madhvacarya 255
Madhyadesa 258
Madhyandina-sakha 258
Madurai 259
madyapana 260
Mahabalipuram 260
mahabhagavata 260
Mahabharata 261
Mahabhasya 266
mahabhava 266
mahabhisava 266
mahabhiseka 266
mahabhutas 267
mahadana 267
Mahadeva 267
mahahavis 267
mahajanapadas 268
Mahakala 268
Mahalaksmi 268
mahalaya 268
mahalayasraddha 269
Mahamaya 269
mahanamni 269
Mahanarayana Upanisad 269
Mahanataka 271
Mahanirvana Tantra 271
mahapatakas 271
mahapralaya 272
mahaprasthana 272
mahapurana 272
maharaurava 272
Maharloka 272
maharsi 272
Maharudra 272
mahasantapana 272
mahasanti 272
Mahasivaratrivrata 273
mahasveta 274
mahat 274
Mahatala 274
mahatparinama 275
mahavakyas 275
Mahavakyopanisad 275
mahavedi 276
Mahavira 276
mahavira 276
mahavrata 276
mahayajnas 277
mahayoga 277
Mahendra 277
Mahesvara 277
Mahesvarasutras 277
Mahesvari 278
Mahidhara 278
Mahisasura 279
Mahismati 279
maitravaruna 279
Maitrayaniya Samhita 279
Maitrayaniya Upanisad 280
Maitreya 280
Maitreyi 281
maitri 281
makara 281
Makara Sankranti 282
mala 282
malamasa 283
malavaha 283
Malaviya, Madanmohan 283
mamsabhaksana 283
mamsahara 284
manana 284
manas 284
Manasa 284
manasa-pratyaksa 284
Manasara 285
Manasa-sarovara 285
manasa-snana 285
Manasollasa 286
Manavala Mamuni 286
mandala 287
Mandala-brahmanopanisad 287
Mandana Misra 289
mandapa 290
Mandara 290
Mandavya 290
Mandhatr 290
Mandodari 290
Mandukyakarika 290
Mandukya Upanisad 292
mangala 293
mangalasutra 293
mani 294
Manikanthan 294
Manikkavacagar 294
manipravala 295
manipuracakra 295
mankigita 295
Manmatha 296
manomayakosa 296
Manonmani 296
mantra 297
Mantrabhidhana 297
mantradrasta 297
Mantrarthabhidhana 297
Mantralaya 298
Mantrapuspa 298
mantrasamskara 298
mantrasiddhi 299
mantrasnana 299
Mantrayoga 299
mantrin 299
Manu 299
Manus 299
manusa-linga 299
Manusmrti 300
manusya-yajna 301
manvadi-tithi 301
manvantara 302
marana 302
Marici 303
marjana 303
Markandeya 304
Markandeyapurana 304
marriage 304
Marudgana 304
Maskarin 304
mata 305
Matanga 305
materialism 305
matha 306
Mathura 306
Matrkanighantu 308
matrkanyasa 309
matrkayantra 309
Matsyapurana 310
Matsyavatara 311
matsyayantra 311
Matsyendranatha 311
mauni-amavasya 312
Mausalaparva 312
Maya 312
maya 312
mayiyamala 313
medhajanana 314
Medhasukta 314
Medhatithi 314
meditation 315
Meghanada 315
Melkote 315
Meru 316
Meykandar 317
Mimamsa Darsana 317
mind 321
Mirabai 323
Mitaksara 324
Mithila 324
mithya 324
Mitra, mitra 325
mlecchas 325
moha 326
Mohenjo Daro 326
Mohini 326
moksa 326
Moksadharmaparva 327
Monasticism 327
monks 330
moon 330
morality 330
mother 330
Mrtyu 330
Mucukunda 330
Muddusvami Diksitar 331
Mudgala 332
Mudgalapurana 332
Mudgala Upanisad 332
mudra 333
muhurta 334
Mukambika Temple 334
mukhalinga 334
mukhamandapa 335
Muktabai 335
muktapurusa 335
mukti 336
Muktikopanisad 336
muktiyogyas 337
mukuta 337
Mula 337
muladhara 337
Mular 337
mulasodhana 338
Mulaveda 338
mulavidya 338
mumuksutva 338
Munda 338
Mundaka Upanisad 339
mundana 341
muni 342
murdhestaka 342
Murtisilpasastra 342
Murtyastaka 349
musala 349
music 349
Mustika 349
mysticism 349
mythology 349
N
Nabhadasa 350
Nabhanedistha 350
Nabhi 351
Naciketagni 351
Naciketas 351
nada 351
Nadabindupanisad 351
nadanusandhana 352
nadi 353
nadi 354
Nadistuti 354
nadisuddhi 355
naga 355
Nagapancami 356
nagapasa 356
nagara 356
Nagarakhanda 356
Nagarjuna 356
Nagas 357
nagavayu 357
Nagoji Bhatta 358
Nahusa 358
Naigamas 359
Naimisaranya 359
naimittika-karma 359
nairatmyavada 359
naiskarmya 359
Naiskarmyasiddhi 360
naisthika-brahmacarin 361
naiyayika 361
naksatra 361
naksatrasnana 362
nakta, naktavrata 362
Nakula 362
Nakulisa 362
Nala 362
Nalanda 363
Nalayira Prabandham 365
namakarana 365
namaskara 366
nambudiri 367
Namdev 367
Nammalvar 369
Nanak, Guru 369
Nanda 370
Nandaka 371
Nandana 371
Nandanar 371
Nandapandita 371
Nandi 372
nandimukhasraddha, nandisraddha 372
Nandipurana 373
Nandotsava 373
nara, Nara 373
narabali 373
Narada 374
Narada Bhaktisutras 374
Narada-parivrajaka-Upanisad 383
Naradasmrti 388
Naradiya-purana 389
Narahari Tirtha 389
naraka 390
Narakasura 391
Nara-Narayana 391
narasamsigatha 392
Narasimha 392
Narasimhapurana 392
Narayana 393
narayanabali 393
Narayana Bhattatiri 393
Narayana Guru 394
Narayanasukta 395
Narayana Upanisad 396
Narayani 397
Narayaniya 398
Narmada 400
Narsi Mehta 401
Nasdiyasukta 402
Nasik 404
nastika 405
Nastika Darsanas 405
Nataraja 405
Natha Cult 406
Nathamuni 407
Natyasastra 407
nauli 408
Navadurgas 408
Navadvipa 408
Navagrahamakha 408
Navagrahas 408
Navagrahasantis 410
Navagva 410
navanna 411
Navaratra 411
navatala 412
Navyanyaya 412
Nayanars 412
Neo-Vedanta 413
neti 413
netronmilana 413
nibandhas 413
nidhana 413
nidhikumbha 413
nididhyasana 414
Nidra, nidra 414
nigada 414
nigama 415
nigamana 415
Nigamanta Desika 415
Nighantu 415
nigrahasthana 416
Nilakantha 416
Nilakantha Bhatta 417
Nilakantha Caturdhara 417
Nilakantha Diksita 417
Nilaksa-nakula 417
Nilapurana 417
Nilasukta 418
nimantrana 418
Nimbarka 418
nimitta 419
nimittakarana 419
nirajana 419
nirayana 419
nirbijasamadhi 420
nirgarbha 420
Nirisvara-sankhya 420
nirmanacitta 421
Nirnayasagara Press 421
Nirnayasindhu 421
nirodha-samadhi 422
Nirrti 422
Nirudhapasubandha 422
Nirukta 422
nirupadhika 423
nirvana 424
nirvicarasamapatti 424
nirvikalpaka 424
nirvikalpa-samadhi 424
nirvisesa 424
nirvitarkasamapatti 425
nisada 425
nisadasthapati 425
nisedha 425
niseka 426
nisiddhakarma 426
niska 426
niskamakarma 426
niskramana 426
nispatti-avastha 426
nissreyas 427
niti 427
Nitisara 427
Nitisastra 427
nitya 427
nityakarma 428
nityalila 428
nityamukta 428
nityanuvada 428
nityasamsari 428
Nivedita, Sister 429
nivid 432
nivita 432
nivrtti 432
nivrttimarga 432
Nivrttinath 432
niyama 433
niyamavidhi 433
niyoga 434
Nrga 434
Nrsimha-tapini Upanisad 434
nrttamurti 436
nyasa 437
nyaya 437
Nyaya Darsana 437
Nyayakusumanjali 442
Nyayamrta 442
Nyayaparisuddhi 443
nyayas 444
Nyayasudha 447
Nyayasutras 447
O
Oghavati 448
Onam 448
Onkara 448
Onkaresvara 448
Oriental Research Institutes of India 449
P
padakrcchra 460
padapatha 460
padartha 460
padma 460
Padmanabha Temple 460
Padmapada 462
padmapitha 463
Padmapurana 463
padmasana 465
Padmavati 465
Paila 465
paisacavivaha 466
Paithinasi 466
paitrka-mantras 466
pakayajna 467
paksa 467
palasavrksa 467
Pali 467
Pallavas 467
palmistry 468
Pampa 468
Pancabana 468
pancabhedas 468
Pancacabhutalingas 468
pancabhutas 469
Pancabrahmamantras 469
pancacaras 469
pancadasaksari-mantra 469
Pancadasi 469
pancagavya 472
pancagnis 472
Pancagnividya 472
pancajana 472
Pancajanya 473
Pancakosas 473
pancaksari 474
pancamahayajnas 474
pancamakaras 475
pancamas 475
Pancanada 475
Pancanana 475
pancanga 476
pancangasuddhi 479
pancapranas 479
Pancaratra Agamas 479
pancasamskaras 484
Pancasikha 485
pancatala 485
Pancatantra 485
pancatapas 486
pancatattvas 486
Pancavati 486
Pancavimsa Brahmana 487
pancayajnas 487
pancayatanapuja 487
pancikarana 488
pancopacaras 488
pancopasakas 489
Pandavagita 489
Pandavas 489
Pandharpur 489
Pandu 491
Panduranga 491
panigrahana 491
Panini 491
Paniniya Siksa 492
panktipavanas 492
papa 492
para, para 492
Parabrahman 493
Parakala Matha 493
parakayapravesa 493
paramahamsa 494
paramanu 494
paramapurusartha 494
paramarthika 495
Paramatman 495
Paramesvara 495
Parananda Sutras 495
paraprakrti 496
Parasakti 496
Parasara 497
Parasarabhatta 497
Parasaragita 498
Parasara Smrti 499
Paraskara Grhyasutras 500
parasu 500
Parasurama 501
paravartana 502
para-vidya 503
Parijata 503
parikarma 503
Pariksit 504
parinama 504
parinamavada 505
parinaminitya 505
pariplava 505
parisad 506
parisankhyavidhi 506
parisista 507
parivaradevatas 507
parivedana 508
parivrajaka 508
parnakurca 508
paroksa 509
Parsvanatha 509
partition 509
Parvanasraddha 510
parvanasthalipaka 510
Parvati 510
paryagnikarana 511
paryankasauca 512
Paryayamahotsava 512
pasa 512
pasandin 512
pascat-tapa 513
pasu 513
Pasubandha 513
Pasupata 513
Pasupata Darsana 513
Pasupatasutras 513
Pasupati 513
Pasupatinatha Temple 514
pasuvadha 514
pasyanti 514
pataka 514
Patala 516
Pataliputra 517
Patanjali 517
patitasavitrika 518
pativrata 518
patnisala 519
Pattadakal 519
ppattini cult 520
paurnamasi-vratas 520
Pauskaragama 521
Pavahari Baba 522
Pavamanasukta 522
pavitra 522
Pavitraropana-vrata 523
Periyalvar 523
Periyapuranam 523
pilgrimage 523
Pillai Lokacarya 523
Pinaka 523
pinda 524
Pindapitryajna 524
pingala 524
Pingalamata 524
pipilikamadhya 524
Pippalada 524
pisaca 525
pita 525
pitha 525
Pitrgatha 526
pitrloka 526
pitrmedha 527
pitrpaksa 527
pitr-rna 527
pitrs 528
pitryajna 528
Pitryana 528
planets 528
plavini 528
polyandry 529
polygamy 529
Pongal 529
Prabandham 529
Prabodhacandrodaya 529
Prabhakara 529
prabhamandala 529
Prabhasa 530
pracinavita 530
pradaksina 530
Pradesamatra 530
pradhana 531
pradhvamsabhava 531
pradosa 531
Pradyumna 531
pragavhava 531
Prahlada 531
Prajapati 532
Prajapati Smrti 532
prajapatya 532
prajna 533
prajnajyoti 533
prakara 533
prakara 533
Prakasananda Yati 534
Prakasatman 534
Prakrt 534
prakrti 534
prakrtika-pralaya 535
prakrtilaya 535
pralaya 535
prama 536
pramada 536
pramanas 536
pramathagana 538
prana 538
pranagnihotra 539
pranalinga 539
pranamayakosa 539
pranapratistha 539
Pranava 539
pranavatanu 541
Pranavidya 541
pranayama 541
pranita 542
Prapaancasara 542
Prapannagita 549
prapatti 550
prarabdhakarma 551
Prarthana Samaj 551
Prasastapada 552
Prasna Upanisad 552
prastara 555
prastava 555
prasthanatraya 555
prastotr 556
prasvasa 556
Prataparudra Deva 556
prataranuvaka 556
Pratardana 557
pratas-savana 557
prathamakalpika 557
pratibandhikalpana 557
pratibha 557
pratibhasika 558
pratibimbavada 558
pratigara 558
pratihara, pratihartr 558
pratijna 558
pratikopasana 558
pratiloma 559
pratima 559
pratinidhi 559
pratipattikarma 559
Pratisakhya 560
pratisedha 561
pratisthapana 561
pratiyogi 561
pratyabhijna 561
Pratyabhijnadarsana 562
pratyabhivada 562
pratyagatman 562
pratyahara 562
pratyaksa 562
pratyamnaya 562
pratyavarohana 563
pratyutthana 563
Pravahana Jaivali 563
pravara 563
Pravargya 563
Prayaga 564
prayaja 565
Prayaniya 565
prayascitta 565
preta 565
pretyabhava 565
preyas 565
prsadajya 566
Prthu 566
prthvi 566
puja 567
pujabhaga 567
Pulastya 567
pumsavana 568
punaradheya 568
punarbhu 569
punarjanma 569
Punarvasu 569
pundra 569
punya 569
punyahavacana 570
puraka 570
Puranas 570
Puranasamhita 585
Purandaradasa 585
purascarana 586
Puri 586
purnahuti 587
purnakumbha 587
purnapatra 587
Purnaprajna 587
purnavatara 587
purodasa 588
purohita 588
puronuvakya 588
purta 588
Puru 589
Purukutsa 589
Pururavas 589
purusa 589
Purusamedha 590
purusarthas 590
Purusasukta 591
Purusavidya 603
Purusottama 603
purusottamamasa 603
Purusottamatirtha 603
Purvamimamsa 603
purvapaksa 603
purvavat 604
puryastaka 604
Pusan 604
Pusskara 604
Puspaka 605
pustaka 606
pustimarga 606
Pusya 607
pusyasnana 607
putra 608
Putrakamesti 608
putrika 608
Photo Section 609

Contents
Volume 3rd

Preface v
Acknowledgements viii
List of Photographs (Vide Photo Section at the end of the book) ix
Key to Transliteration and Pronunciation xi
R
Radha 1
Radhastami 1
raga 1
raga-dvesa 1
raganugabhakti 1
Raghavendratirtha 2
Raghu 2
Raghunandana 3
rahasyatraya 3
Rahasyatrayasara 3
Rahu 4
Raidas 5
Raikva 6
raja 6
rajadharma 6
Rajamarttanda 7
rajaniti 7
Rajarajesvara 7
Rajarajesvari 7
Raja Rammohan Roy 8
rajarsi 8
rajas 8
Rajasuya 8
Rajavidya 9
Rajayoga 9
rajyangas 9
Raka 12
Raksabandhana 12
raksasas 12
raksasa-vivaha 13
Raksoghna-mantras 13
Raktacamunda 14
Rama 14
Ramacarita-manasa 15
Ramadasa 17
Ramadas, Guru 17
Ramadasa, Samartha 18
Ramagita 19
Ramakrishna Math 19
Ramakrishna Mission 19
Ramakrishna Order, The 20
Ramakrsna 26
Ramalila 52
Ramalinga 52
Ramalingar 53
Ramana Maharsi 53
Ramananda 55
Ramanavami 55
Sakadvipa 150
Sakalya 150
Sakambhari 151
Sakamedha 151
Saketa 151
sakhas 151
sakhyabhakti 152
Sakini 152
Sakradhvjamahotsava 152
saksi 152
sakta 152
Saktagamas 152
Saktaism 153
Ssakti 153
sakticalani-mudra 153
Saktivisistadvaita 154
sakuna 154
Sakuni 155
Sakuntala 155
sala 156
Salagrama 156
Salihotra 160
Salivahana-Saka 160
salokya 160
Salya 160
Salyaparva 160
sama 161
samabhanga 161
samadhana 161
samadhi 161
samadisatka 162
samaga 162
samahartr 162
saman 162
samana 163
Samantapancaka 163
samanu 163
samanya 163
samanyatodrsta 163
samapatti 164
samarohana 164
samaropana 164
samavartana 164
samavaya 165
Samaveda 165
Samavidhana Brahmana 170
Samayacaryas 172
Samayamata 172
Sambandhar 172
Sambandhavarttika 172
Sambapurana 172
Sambarasura 172
sambhavimudra 172
samhara 173
Samhitopanisad Brahmana 173
sami 173
samidh 174
samidheni 174
samipya 174
samiti 174
samitr 174
Samjna 174
samnayya 175
Samnyasa 175
Samnyasopanisad 177
Sampakagita 178
Sampati 178
sampradaya 179
samprajnata 179
samsara 179
samsaya 179
samskaras 180
Samskrta 180
samudra 180
samudramathana 180
samudrayana 182
samvadasuktas 182
Samvargavidya 182
Samvarta-smrti 182
samyama 182
Sanaka, Sanandana, Sanatkumara and Sanatsujata 183
Sanatanadharma 183
Sanatan Gosvamin 183
Sanatsujatiya 183
sancitakarma 185
Sanda 185
sandhi 185
sandhya 186
sandhyavandana 186
Sandilya 186
Sandilya Bhakti Sutras 186
Sandilya Upanisad 186
Sandilyavidya 189
Sandipani 189
sangava 189
sanghata-sraddha 189
sangita 190
Sani 191
Sanjaya 192
sankalpa 192
Sankara 192
Sankaradeva 197
Sankaranarayana 199
Sankarsana 199
sankha 199
Sankha-likhita-dharmasutras 199
Sankhayana 200
Sankhayana Aranyaka 200
Sankhayana Brahmana 200
Sankhayana Grhyasutras 200
Sankhya Darsana 201
Sankhyakarika 204
sankhya-yoga 205
sankranti 205
Sanksepa-sariraka 205
Sanmukha 206
Sanskrit Language 206
santabhava 212
Santanagopala 212
santapana 212
santatiya-mantra 213
Santiparva 213
Santis 213
Santisuktas 216
santosa 216
sapatha 217
sapinda 217
Ramanujacarya 56
Rama-purvatapaniya Upanisad 59
Ramarahasya Upanisad 59
Ramatirtha 61
Ramatirtha, Svami 61
Ramayana 62
Ramesvaram 91
Ramottaratapaniya Upanisad 93
Ranganatha 94
Rani Rasamani 94
Rantideva 95
rasa 96
Rasalila 96
Rasamani 96
Rasatala 97
Rasavidya 97
Rasesvara Darsana 97
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh 97
rasi 98
ratha 98
rathakara 99
Rathantarasama 99
Rathasaptami 99
Rathayatra 100
rathotsava 101
Rati 101
ratnapatra 101
Ratnaprabha 102
Ratri 102
Ratrisukta 102
Raudri 103
Raurava 103
Ravana 103
Rbhus 103
rc, rk 104
Rcika 104
rddhi 104
recaka 104
Renuka 104
Renukacarya 105
Rgveda 105
Rgvidhana 114
Rkpratisakhya 115
rna 115
rnatraya 115
Rohini 115
Romaharsana 115
Romapada 115
Rsabha 116
rsi 116
rsika 117
Rsipancami-vrata 117
rsiyajna 117
Rsyasrnga 117
rta 118
rtambharaprajna 118
Rtavya 118
rtvik 118
Rudra 119
Rudrabhaga 119
Rudragayatri 120
Rudragita 120
rudraksa 121
Rudraksa Jabala Upanisad 122
Rudraprasna 122
Rudraprayaga 123
Rudrayamala 123
Rukmangada 124
Rukmini 124
Rupagosvami 124
S
Sabara-bhasya 126
Sabarasvamin 126
Sabari 126
Sabarimalai 126
Sabarotsava 127
Sabda 127
Sabdabrahman 128
Sabdavaita 128
Sabdapramana 128
Sabdibhavana 128
Sabha 129
Sabhaparva 129
Sabhapati, Sabhapati 129
sabhya 129
Saci 129
Sadacara 130
Sadadharapratistha 130
Sadadhva 130
Sadaksari 131
Sadanama 131
Sadananda 131
Sadananda Kasmiraka 131
Sadanganyasa 131
Sadangas 131
Sad-asat-khyati 131
Sadasiva 131
Sadavrata 132
Sad-darsandas 132
Sad-darsana-samuccaya 132
Sadguna 132
Sadhanabhakti 132
Sadhanacatustaya 132
Sadharanadharma 133
Sadhus 133
Sadhya 133
Sadrsaparinama 133
Sadvidhalingas 133
Sadvimsa brahmana 134
Sadyah-sauca 134
Sadyojata 135
Sadyovadhu 135
Sagara 135
Sagara; samudra 135
Sagarbha 136
Sagotra 136
Saguna-Brahman 136
Sahadeva 136
Sahajiyas 137
Saharsalinga 137
Saharanamastotras 137
Sahasrara 139
Sai Baba of Shrdi 139
Saivagamas 140
Saivasiddhanata 140
Saivism 140
sajatiyabheda 150
Sapnidikarana 217
Saptabhumikas 217
Saptavipas 218
Saptajnanabhumika 219
Saptamatrikas 219
Saptapadi 220
Saptapuri 220
Saptarcis 220
Saptarsis 222
Saptasadhana 222
Saptasamudra 222
Saptatala 222
Sarabha 222
Sarabhanga 222
Saradadevi Sri 222
Sarada Math or Sri Sarada Math 231
Sarada math 232
Saradatilaka 234
Sarama 238
Sarangati 239
Sarasvati 239
Sarasvati Rivr 240
Sarasvativilasa 241
Sarayu 241
Sarirakasutras 241
Sarirasthana 241
Sarnga 241
Sarpayaga 241
Sarupa-vigraha 242
Sarvadarsanasangraha 242
Sarvajnatma Muni 243
sarvamangala 243
Sarvamula 243
Sarvanukramani 243
Sarvaprayascitta 243
Sarvarthasiddhi 244
Sasta 244
Sasthi 245
Sastitantra 245
Sastra 245
Sastra 246
Sastrasiddhantalesansangraha 246
Sastyabhdapurti-santi 247
Sat 247
Satacandi; Sahsracandi 247
Satadusani 247
Satapatha Brahamna 247
Satarudriya 249
Satatupa 249
Satcakrabheda 249
Sathakopa 249
Sati 249
Sati 250
Satkarmas 253
Satkaryavada 253
Satkhyati 253
Satpratipaksa 253
Satra 254
Satrughna 254
Satsthala 254
Satsthalasiddhanta 254
Sat-tala 254
Sattrayaga 254
sattva 254
Satvata 254
Satya 255
Satybhama 255
Satyaki 255
Satyaloka 255
Satyanarayana-vrata 255
Satyarthaprakasa 256
Satavan 259
Satyavati 260
Sauca 260
Saunaka 260
Saunaka-smrti 260
Saundaryalahari 261
Sautikaparva 262
Saurapurana 262
Sauti 262
Sautramani 262
Sauva-udgitha 263
Savanna 263
Savasadhana 263
Savicara-samapatti 263
Savikalpaka 264
Savitri 264
Savitrimantra 264
Savitripravesa 264
Savitrivrata 265
Savyabhicara 265
Sayana 265
Sayana 266
Sayanamurti 266
Sayujya 267
sayyadhivasa 267
Sesa 267
Sesa, sesin 267
Sesavat 267
Sesvara-sankhya 267
Sibi 267
Siddhanta 267
Siddhantabindu 268
Siddhantasiromani 268
Siddhas 268
Siddhasrama 269
Siddhis 269
Sikhandin 269
Sikhara 269
Sikhism 270
Siksa 271
Silappadikaram 272
Silpasastra 273
Simantonnnayana 275
Simhasana 275
Sin 276
Sindhu 276
Sinivali 276
Sisnadevas 276
Sistas; sistacara 276
Sisumara 276
Sisupala 277
Sisya 277
Sita 277
Sitala 277
Siva 278
Sivadharmapurana 285
sivadharmottarapurana 286
Sivaduti 286
Sivagita 286
Sivajnanabodham 287
Sivalinga 287
Sivanada svami 289
Sivanubhava-mantapa 290
Sivapurana 290
Sivaratri 292
Sivarkamanidipika 292
Sivasutras 292
Skambha 292
Skanda 292
Skandapurana 292
Skandavamin 293
Slavery 294
Slokavarttika 294
Smrti 294
Smrticandrika 295
Smrtirantnakara 295
Snake worship 295
Snana 295
Snanayatra 296
Snataka 296
Sodasaksari-mantra 296
Sodasa-mahadana 296
Sodasa-samskaras 296
Sodasi 298
Sodasin 298
Sodasopacaras 298
Soma 298
Somanathapura 299
Somanath temple 299
Samasutra 301
Samayaga 301
Saosyani-karma 301
Soul 302
Sapanda 302
Sparsayoga 302
Sphotavada 302
Sphurana 302
Sphya 303
Spiritualism 303
Sraddha 303
Sraddha 303
Srautasutras 309
Sreyas 310
Sri Sridevi 310
Sribhasya 310
Sricakra 310
Sridharasvamin 311
Sriharsa 312
Srikantha 312
Srikarabhasya 312
Srikrsna 313
Srikrsna Caitanya 313
Srinivasa 316
Sripadaraja 316
Sripancami 317
Srirama 317
Srirangam 317
Srirangapattana 319
Srisailam 320
Srisukta 321
srivaisnava 325
Srivaisnavism. 325
Srividya 330
srotriya 332
srati 332
Srutaprakasika 332
stars 333
sthalapurana 333
sthalipaka 333
sthanaka 333
sthandila 334
sthapati 334
Sthapatyaveda 334
sthitaprajna 334
sthuladhyana 334
sthulasarira 334
stobha 334
stoma 335
stotra 335
stri 335
strldhana 336
Striparva 336
styana 336
Subala Upanisad 336
Subhadra 337
Subrahmanya 338
subrahmanya 340
Subrahmanya -sasthi 340
sucihasta 341
Sucindram 341
Sudama 341
Sudarsana 342
Sudarsanacakra 342
Sudarsanasuri 342
Sudasa 342
Suddhadvaita 343
suddhamaya 343
suddhasattva 343
suddhavidyatattva 343
suddhi 343
sudras 344
Sugriva 344
suicide 344
Suka 344
sukanasi 344
Sukla Yajurveda 344
Suklayajurveda Samhita 344
Sukra 346
Sukracarya 347
Sukranitisara 347
sukriya 347
suksmadhyana 348
suksmakriya 348
suksmasarira 348
sukta 348
suktavaka 348
Sulabha 348
Sulagava 348
Sulapani 349
Sulbasutras 349
Sumantra 349
Sumantu 349
Sumedhas 350
Sumitra 350
Sunasiriya 350
Sunassepha 350
Sundarakanda 350
Sundaramurti 350
Suparna 351
Surabhi 351
Surapana 351
Suras 351
Surasena 352
Suratha 352
Surdas 352
Suresvara 352
Surpanakha 353
Surya 353
Suryabhedana 354
Suryagita 354
Suryagrahana 355
Suryakunda 355
Suryanamaskara 355
Suryanarayana 356
Suryasiddhanta 356
Suskabhasti 357
Susruta 357
Susrutasamhita 357
Susumna 358
Susupti 359
Suta 359
Sutagita 359
Sutaka 359
Sutala 359
Sutapuranika 359
Sutaamhita 359
Sutiksna 361
Sutratman 362
Sutudri 362
Svadha 362
Svadharma 362
Svadhisthana 362
Svadhyaya 362
Svagatabheda 363
Svaha 363
Svami-Naryana 363
Svapna 365
Svapnesvara 365
Svarga 365
Svarga 365
Svargarohanaparva 365
Svarita 365
Svarloka 365
Svarodayavijnana 365
Svarupalaksana 366
Svarupasakti 366
Svasa 366
Svastika 366
Svastikuta 366
Svastivacana 366
Svayamacaryas 367
Svayambhuvalinga 367
Svayamprabha 367
Svayamvara 367
Svetadvipa 368
Svetaketu 368
Svetasvatara Upanisad 368
Syamantakamani 369
Syamasastri 369
T
Tadana 371
Taijasa 371
Taittiriya Aranyaka 371
Taittiriya Brahmana 371
Taittiriya Pratisakhya 372
Taittiriya samhita 372
Taittiriya Upanisad 373
Taksaka 375
Taksasila 375
Tala 376
Talatala 376
Talavakaras 376
Talavakara Upanisad 376
Tamas 376
Tambula 376
Tamraparni 377
Tandy-Mahabrahmana 377
Tanka 378
Tanmatras 378
Tantras 379
Tantravarttika 392
Tapas 392
Tapoloka 393
Taptakrcchra 393
Taptamudradharana 393
Tara 393
Tarakamantra 394
Tarakasura 394
Tarka 394
Tarkasangraha 395
Tarksya 395
Tarpana 396
Tatasthalaksana 396
Tattvamuktakalapa 396
Tattvavaisaradi 396
Tayumanavar 396
Tegh Bahadur, Guru 396
Tejas 398
Tejobindu Upanisad 398
Temples Hindu 399
Tengalai 399
Tilak, Bal Gangadhar 399
Tirthayatra 400
Tirukkural 403
Tirumala-Tirupati 404
Tirumalisai Alvar 408
Tirumangai Alvar 408
Tirumular 408
Tirupati 408
Tiruppad 408
Tiruppanalvar 408
Tiruppavai 408
Tiruvalluvar 408
Tiruvaymoli 408
Tiryakpundra 409
Tithinirnaya 409
Titksa 409
Todarananda 409
Tondaradippodi Alvar 410
Totapuri 410
Trasadasyu 410
Trataka 410
Trcakalpanamaskara 410
Tretayuga 411
Tridandin 411
Trigunatita 411
Trijata 411
Trika 411
Trikaprasavasanti 411
Trimurti 411
Tripundra 412
Tripura 412
Tripura 412
Tripurabhairavi 412
Tripurasundari 412
Triratravrata 412
Trisanku 412
Trisikhabrahmanopanisad 413
Tristhali 413
Trisula 413
Trisuparnamantras 414
Trita 415
Tritala 415
Trivarga 415
Triveni 415
Trivikrama 415
Trivrtkarana 415
Tryambakahoma 416
Tryambaksvara 416
Tukaram 416
Tuladhara 417
Tulajapur 417
Tulapurusa 418
Tulasi 418
Tulasidasa 419
Tulasivivaha 420
Tulavidya 420
Tumburu 420
Turiya 420
Tusti 420
Tvasta 421
Tyasa 421
Tyagaraja 422
U
Ubhayabharati 424
Ubhayavedanta 424
Uccaisravas 424
Uccatana 424
Ucchista 424
Ucchista-ganapati 425
Udakasanti 425
Udana 425
Udanka 425
Udarabhandha 425
Udasis 426
Udatta 426
Udayana 426
Udayaniya 426
Uddalaka 427
Uddalakavrata 427
Uddhava 427
Uddhavagita 427
Uddiyanabandha 427
Udatr 427
Udgitha 427
Udgithavidy 428
Udupi 428
Udyapana 429
Udyogaparva 429
Ugrarathasanti 429
Ujjayini 429
Uma 430
Unchavrtti 430
Unmanimudra 430
Upacaras 430
Upadanakarana 430
Upadesasahasri 430
Upadhi 433
Upadhyaya 433
Upakarma 434
Upakosala 434
Upakosalavidya 434
Upakrama 434
Upakurvana-brahmacarin 434
Upala 434
Upamana 434
Upamanyu 434
Upamsujapa 434
Upanayana 434
Upanisads 439
Upaniskramana 459
Upaptaka 459
Upapuranas 459
Uparati 461
Upasana 461
Upasanakanda 461
Upasangrahana 461
Upasruti 461
Upastarana 461
Upasthana 462
Upavarsa 462
Upavasa 462
Upavasatha 462
Upaveda 462
Upavita 463
Upaya 463
Urdhvapundra 463
Urmila 465
Urvasi 465
Usa 465
Usanas 466
Usas 466
Usasti Cakrayana 466
Usinara 467
Utathyagita 467
Utpalacarya 468
Utpata 468
Utsarga 468
Utsava 468
Utsavamurti 469
Uttamapurusa 469
Uttara 469
Uttaragita 470
Uttarakanda 470
Uttarakumara 471
Uttaramimamsa 471
Uttaravedi 471
Uttarayana 471
Utthanadvadasi 471
Uvata 471
V
Vac 472
Vacanakaras 472
Vacanas 472
Vacaspati 473
Vacaspati Misra 473
Vacika 473
Vada 473
Vadagalais 474
Vadiraja 474
Vagbhata 475
Vahana 475
Vaidhibhakti 475
Vaidyanatha 476
Vaidyanathadham 476
Vaijatya 476
Vaijayanti 476
Vaikhanasa Agama 476
Vaikhari 480
Vaikuntha 480
Vairagis 480
Vairagya 480
Vairamudi 480
Vaisampayana 481
Vaisesika Darsana 481
Vaishno Devi 484
Vaisnava Bhagavata 485
Vaisnavadevi 485
Vaisnavi 485
Vaisnavism 486
vaisravana 489
Vaisvadeva 489
Vaisvanara 490
Vaisya 490
Vaitarani 490
Vaivasvata 490
Vajapeya 490
Vajasaneya samhita 490
Vajra 491
Vajrayudha 491
Vak 491
Vakyabheda 491
Valakhilyas 491
Vali 492
Vallabha 492
Valmiki 493
Vamacara 493
Vamadeva 493
Vamadevagita 494
Vamana 494
Vamanapurana 495
Vanadurga 496
Vanamala 496
Vanaprastha 496
Vanivilasa press Srirangam 497
Vapana 497
Varadaraja 498
varhamihira 498
Varahapurana 498
Varahavatara 499
Varahi 499
Varahopanisad 499
varakaris 500
Varanasi 501
Vararuci 501
Varavaramuni 501
Vardhamana Mahavira 501
Varisara 502
Varivasyarashasya 502
Varna 502
Varnasankara 503
Varnasramadharma 503
Varsaganya 503
Vartta 503
Varuna 503
Varunakrcchra 504
Varunapraghasa 504
Varuni 504
Vasana 505
Vasantapancami 505
Vasantaraja sakuna 505
Vasistha 506
Vasistha Dharmasutras 506
Vasishta Ramayana 507
Vasordhara 507
Vastradhauti 507
Vastupurusa 507
Vastusanti 507
Vasudeva 508
Vasudevopanisad 508
Vasuki 508
Vasus 508
Vatapi 508
Vatasavitrivrata 508
Vatsalyabhava 509
Vatsyayana 509
Vatulasuddhagama 509
Vayu 511
Vayupurana 511
Vedadhyayana 511
Vedangas 512
Vedanta Darsana 512
Vedanta Desika 527
Vedantasutras 528
Vedarambha 528
Vedarthasangraha 528
Vedas 529
Vedavati 535
Vedavratas 535
Vedavyasa 535
Vedha 536
Vedi 536
Vedic sacrifices 672
Venkatesa venkaesvara 536
Vesara 537
Vesya 537
Vibhandaka 537
Vibhava 537
Vibhisana 537
Vibhuti vibhutis 537
Videhakavialya videhamukti 537
Vidhi 537
Vidura 538
Viduranti 538
Vidurasvattha 540
Vidya 541
vidyadharas 541
Vidyadvara 541
Vidyapati 542
Vidyarambha 542
Vidyaranya 542
Vidyas 543
Vidyasagara 550
Vidyasukta 550
Vijatiyabheda 550
Vijaya 551
Vijayadasa 551
Vijayadasami 551
Vijnana 552
Vinjanabhiksu 552
Vijnanesvara 552
Vikalpa 553
Vikhanas 553
Vikramaditya 553
Vikramasila 553
Viksepa 554
Vimana 554
Vimarsa 554
Vimuktatman 554
Vinasana 555
Vinata 555
Vinayaka 555
Vinayakasanti 555
Vindhaya 555
Viniyogavidhi 556
Vipaka 556
Viparitakhyati 556
Viparyaya 556
Vipasa 557
Vipra 557
Vipranarayana 557
Virabhadra 557
Virabhava 558
Viraj, virat 558
Virajahoma 558
Virasaivism 558
Virasana 558
Virata 559
Virataparva 559
Virocana 559
Viruddha 559
Virupaksa temple 559
Vishwa Hindu Parishad 560
Visistadvaita Vedanta Darsana 561
Visnu 565
Visnubali 574
Visnubhaga 575
Visnubhagavata 575
Visnucitta 575
Visnudharmapurana 575
Visnudharmasutra 575
Visnudharmottarapurana 575
Visnupurana 576
Visnusahasranama 578
Visnusukta 580
Visnutattvavinirnaya 581
Visoka 582
Visti 582
Visuvasankranti 582
Visuddhacakra 582
Visvajit 582
Visvakarma 583
Visvamitra 583
Visvanatha Temple 583
Visvarupa 584
Visvedevas 585
Vitahavya 585
Vitala 585
Vitanda 585
Vitarka 585
Vitasta 585
Vitasti 586
Vivaha 586
Vivaranaprameyasangraha 589
Vivaranaprasthana 589
Vivartavada 590
Viveka 590
Vivekacudamani 590
Vivekakhyati 590
Vivekananda Svami 590
Vratas and utsavas 600
Vratyas 602
Vratyastoma 603
Vrddha smrtis 603
Vrddhisraddha 603
Vrndaban 603
Vrsotsarga 604
Vrtragita 604
Vrtrasura 605
Vrtti 605
Vrttikara 605
Vyabhicara 605
vyadhi 605
Vyaghata 605
Vyahrtihoma 606
Vyahrtis 606
Vyakarana 606
Vyana 607
Vyasa 607
Vyasana 607
Vyasasmrti 608
Vyasatirtha 608
Vyatipata 609
Vyatireka 609
Vyavahara mayukha 609
Vyuhas 609
Vyutthanasamskara 609
W
War 610
Women, Hindu 610
Y
Yadavaprakasa 614
Yadu 614
Yaga 614
Yajna 614
Yajnacakra 614
Yajnamurti 614
Yajnavalkya 615
Yajnavalkya smrti 615
Yajnavaraha 616
Yajnayajniya 616
Yajnayudha 616
Yajnopavita 616
Yajurveda 616
Yajya 618
Yaksa 618
Yaksagana 619
Yaksapransna 619
Yama 621
Yamgita 622
Yamaloka 622
Yamasmrti 623
Yamasukta 623
Yamuna 624
Yamnuacarya 625
Yantra 626
Yaska 627
Yasoda 627
Yati 627
Yatidharmasanraha 627
Yatindramatadipika 628
Yatudhana 629
Yavamadhya 629
Yavanas 629
Yayati 630
Yoga 630
Yogacudamani Upanisad 632
Yogadarsana 632
Yogajapratyaksa 638
Yogaksema 638
Yogamaya 638
Yogamudra 639
Yoganala 639
Yoganarasimha 639
yoganga 639
Yoganidra 639
Yogapatta 639
Yogasanas 640
Yogasarasangraha 641
Yogasayanamurti 642
Ogasikhopanisad 642
Yogasutras 643
Yogatattvopanisad 643
Yogavarttika 643
Yogavasistha 644
Yogavidhi 647
Yogavighanas 648
Yoga Yajnavalkya 648
Yogesvari 648
Yogi 649
Yoginis 649
Yoktra 649
Yuddha 649
Yuddhakanda 651
Yudhisthira 651
Yugadharma 652
Yugadi 653
Yugapurana 655
Yugas 655
Yuktyabhasa 656
Yupa yupastambha 656
yutasiddha 656
Z
Zero 657
Zodiacal Signs 657
Addendum
Sandilya Bhakti Sutras 661
Vedic sacrifices 672
Appendix
Indologists of India 685-691
Foreign Indologists 691-705

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