A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Adhikara Nandi
This page describes Adhikara Nandi which is located on page 22 of the first 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 “Adhikara Nandi” according to 105 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
The Religion and Philosophy of Tevaram (Thevaram) [by M. A. Dorai Rangaswamy]
Nayanar 27: Nami Nandi Adigal (Naminanti Atikal). The 27th saint is (Nanti) Naminanti [Nami Nandi], and Arurar s words are, “Arunampi Naminanti atiyarkkum atiyen”. The description ‘Aru-nampi shows that he is an important saint....
Read full contents: Nayanar 27: Nami Nandi Adigal (Naminanti Atikal)
The Skanda Purana [by G. V. Tagare]
On hearing that sound "Nandi was surprised. He hurried to the place in the penance grove where Shiva was present surrounded by Pramathas. The Kirata too was seen exactly like that by Nandi. Nandi who was surprised much, spoke these words humbly. He became desirous of eulogizing the Kirata with great intentness: “Shambhu was brought here by you. O scorcher of enemies, you are (his real) devotee. I am your devotee and have come here. Mention about me to Shankara.” 174....
Read full contents: Chapter 5 - Meritoriousness of Devotion to Shiva
Mudrarakshasa (literary study) [by Antara Chakravarty]
If we go through the nandi verse again, we can find that, though, Parvati has been clearly observing a lady (ganga) sitting on the head of her husband, yet Mahadeva is concealing this fact from Parvati with some obscure replies. We have mentioned in the beginning that in the first verse of the drama, the Shabdalamkara named Vakrokti has been employed. But our skilled dramatist has composed the Nandi verse in such a way that it has become an example of Vyajokti alamkara also....
Read full contents: 3.29. Use of Vyajokti-alamkara
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