A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Prakrtika-pralaya
This page describes Prakrtika-pralaya which is located on page 535 of the second 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 “Prakrtika-pralaya” according to 94 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Brahma Sutras (Ramanuja) [by George Thibaut]
not preceded by a pralaya). —Of this difficulty the next Sutra disposes....
Read full contents: Sutra 1.3.28
The Bhagavata Purana [by G. V. Tagare]
The Four-Fold Pralaya. [Note: Bhavaratha Dipika explains that pralaya (dissolution) is four-fold, naimittika (occasional) Prakritika (pertaining to the primordial matter), atyantika (everlasting) and nitya (constant or eternal). And all these arc described in this Chapter. ] Shri Shuka continued: 1. The divisions of Time commencing from its minutest unit (Paramanu) and ending with the period forming the lifespan of god Brahma (consisting of two parardhas) have been described to you, O King....
Read full contents: Chapter 4 - The Four-Fold Pralaya
Tiruvaymoli (Thiruvaimozhi): English translation [by S. Satyamurthi Ayyangar]
When the period of the great ‘Pralaya (deluge) draws to its close, the Lord, at His sweet volition and ‘Sankalpa , the wishful thinking, “May I become manifold!”, separates into its constituent elements, the whole mass of the enjoying souls and their objects of enjoyment, remembering distinctly the constitution of the worlds prior to ‘praliaya ....
Read full contents: Pasuram 10.10.9
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