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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Page 28
... leave at all , even to go to the Banaras Hindu University hospital , less than one hundred feet beyond the limit of sacred Kashi to the south . Some take a vow never to leave , a vow called kshetra sannyasa . Dozens of injunctions in ...
... leave at all , even to go to the Banaras Hindu University hospital , less than one hundred feet beyond the limit of sacred Kashi to the south . Some take a vow never to leave , a vow called kshetra sannyasa . Dozens of injunctions in ...
Page 148
... leave the city , and Brahma was filled with dread as he approached Shiva with the news . However , in the meantime Shiva had granted a boon to Mt. Man- dara , who had been practicing austerities in Kāshī for a long time . Mt. Mandara ...
... leave the city , and Brahma was filled with dread as he approached Shiva with the news . However , in the meantime Shiva had granted a boon to Mt. Man- dara , who had been practicing austerities in Kāshī for a long time . Mt. Mandara ...
Page 337
... leave . Not all of the millions of people in India can die in Kashi . Many will come , but ' accidentally ' or through the con- spiracy of the Lord , some will leave before they die . " Just as the flock of birds had come to Kashi at ...
... leave . Not all of the millions of people in India can die in Kashi . Many will come , but ' accidentally ' or through the con- spiracy of the Lord , some will leave before they die . " Just as the flock of birds had come to Kashi at ...
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