Banāras, City of LightKnopf, 1982 - 427 pages An account of the sacred history, geography, and art of the city of Banāras, one of the oldest living cities in the world, and a symbol of Hindu culture. |
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... Purana 11 ; Brahmanda Purāna 2.3.67 ; Vāyu Purāna 92. Ancient mytho- historical accounts of the rivalry of the Kashis and the Haihaiyas , containing the seed of the story of Divodāsa . These accounts are from the earliest Puranic ...
... Purana 11 ; Brahmanda Purāna 2.3.67 ; Vāyu Purāna 92. Ancient mytho- historical accounts of the rivalry of the Kashis and the Haihaiyas , containing the seed of the story of Divodāsa . These accounts are from the earliest Puranic ...
Page 384
... Purāna II.2.12.21-40 . 2 S. Sinha and B. Saraswati , Ascetics of Kashi , Chapter 4 , " The Shaiva Sampradaya , " and Chapter 5 , " Other Shaiva Ascetic Organizations . " 3 Vāyu Purāna 92.27-55 . Brief summary . 4 Vayu Purāna 92.56-9 . 7 ...
... Purāna II.2.12.21-40 . 2 S. Sinha and B. Saraswati , Ascetics of Kashi , Chapter 4 , " The Shaiva Sampradaya , " and Chapter 5 , " Other Shaiva Ascetic Organizations . " 3 Vāyu Purāna 92.27-55 . Brief summary . 4 Vayu Purāna 92.56-9 . 7 ...
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... Purana 185.69 . 27 KKH 7.66 . 28 Vamana Purāna 3.30-49 . 29 KKH 46.60 . 30 KKH 7.66 ; Matsya Purāna 185.69 ; Vamana Purāna 3.40-3 . 31 Märkandeya Purana 8 tells Harishchandra's tale . 32 There was a shmashāna connected with Kedara ...
... Purana 185.69 . 27 KKH 7.66 . 28 Vamana Purāna 3.30-49 . 29 KKH 46.60 . 30 KKH 7.66 ; Matsya Purāna 185.69 ; Vamana Purāna 3.40-3 . 31 Märkandeya Purana 8 tells Harishchandra's tale . 32 There was a shmashāna connected with Kedara ...
Contents
AN INTRODUCTION | 3 |
BANARAS IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE | 43 |
3 | 94 |
Copyright | |
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According ancient appeared Banaras bathing became become beginning Bhairava body Brahma brahmin called century course cremation darshana Dashashvamedha death deities described destroyed Devi dharma directions divine dwell earth entire especially established example famous festival Finally five flowers followed Forest fortnight four Ganesha Ganges Ghat goddess gods ground heaven Hindu holy honored important India Kashi Kāshi Khanda Kedara King known Krishna Kund lanes leave liberation light linga live located Lord māhātmyas Manikarnika means month myth night North offerings origin period pilgrimage pilgrims popular present Purāna religious rites ritual river Road sacred sacred city Sanskrit season seen Shiva shrine sins sometimes stands stone story symbol temple thousand tirthas tradition universe Vārānasī Vishnu Vishvanatha Vishveshvara visited waters whole worship yakshas