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The Bhagavad Gita (/ ˈ b ʌ ɡ ə v ə d ˈ ɡ iː t ɑː /; [1] Sanskrit: भगवद्गीता, IPA: [ˌbʱɐɡɐʋɐd ˈɡiːtɑː], romanized: bhagavad-gītā, lit. 'God's song'), [a] often referred to as the Gita (IAST: gītā), is a Hindu scripture, dated to the second or first century BCE, [7] which forms part of the epic poem Mahabharata.
Indeed, he even quotes from other texts in the canon (whether written before the Gita or after [266]) to indicate the intention of the Gita, “as though they have the same authority as the Gita itself”. [266] And so: “In all, a wide range of texts are used to serve as authorities for understanding the Gītā. Swami Bhaktivedanta not only ...
The Ajitanatha Jain temple at Taranga follows specifications in the Aparajitaprccha text, as do Hindu temples in Siddhapur and Prabhasa-Patana. [3] Though incomplete and with errors, the Aparajitaprccha is one of the six best known, influential and most complete Hindu treatises on architecture and iconography that have survived. [5]
The temple is constructed as per scriptural norms with intricate carving in Burma teak and sculptural art depicting deities' episodes, auspicious symbols and religious icons representing axiomatic religion and Indian culture. The temple is believed to be a valuable cultural heritage in the socio-religious history of Gujarat and India.
Statue of Shiva, Bhagavan in Shaivism Statue of Vishnu, Bhagavan in Vaishnavism. The word Bhagavan (Sanskrit: भगवान्, romanized: Bhagavān; Pali: Bhagavā), also spelt as Bhagwan (sometimes translated in English as "Lord", "God"), is an epithet within Indian religions used to denote figures of religious worship.
The Bhagavata Purana; Book X by Nandini Nopani and P. Lal (1997) Krishna: The Beautiful Legend of God: Srimad Bhagavata Purana Book X by Edwin F. Bryant (2004) [162] The Wisdom of God: Srimat Bhagavatam by Swami Prabhavananda (part translation, part summary and paraphrase) The Uddhava Gita by Swami Ambikananda Saraswati (2000, prose translation ...
This text, from Book 7 of this Purana, is called Devi Gita. [28] This text may have been composed with the original text, or it might be a later interpolation, according to C Mackenzie Brown. [28] He suggests that this portion of the text was probably composed by the 13th century; it may be later, but was set down before the 16th century. [28]
The religious significance of Kurupuram is mentioned in the book Shri Guru Charitra and other holy books associated with Dattatreya. It is believed that Sripada Sri Vallabha is chiranjeevi (immortal) and that he took jalsamadhi in Kuravapura or Kurugaddi, a river island on river Krishna near Raichur, Karnataka, where he resides in " tejorup ...