Mandala 4 The fourth Mandala of the Rigveda has 58 hymns, mainly to Agni and Indra. It is one of the “family books” (mandalas 2–7), the oldest core of the Rigveda, which were composed in early vedic period(1500-1000 BCE). The Rigveda Anukramani attributes all hymns in this book to Vāmadeva Gautama (son of Maharishi Gautama), except for hymns 43 and 44, attributed to ’ and ‘. List of incipits The dedication as given by Griffith is in square brackets...
Mandala 5 The fifth Mandala of the Rigveda has 87 hymns. Most hymns in this book are attributed to the Atri family. The mandala is one of the “family books” (mandalas 2-7), the oldest core of the Rigveda, which were composed in early vedic period(1500-1000 BCE). The hymns are dedicated mainly to Agni and Indra, the Visvadevas, the Maruts, the twin-deity Mitra-Varuna and the Asvins. Two hymns each are dedicated to Ushas (the dawn) and to Savitar, one each to the Apris, Parjanya (rain), Prthivi (the Earth) and Varuna....
Mandala 6 The sixth Mandala of the Rigveda has 75 hymns, mainly to Agni and Indra. Most hymns in this book are attributed to the family of Angirasas), especially to Bharadvaja. It is one of the “family books” (mandalas 2–7), the oldest core of the Rigveda, which were composed in early vedic period(1500-1000 BCE). Deities addressed besides Indra and Agni include the Vishvadevas, Pushan, the Asvins, Ushas (Dawn), the Maruts, Dyaus and Prthivi (Heaven and Earth), Savitar, Brhaspati and Soma)-Rudra....
Mandala 8 The eighth Mandala of the Rigveda has 103 hymns. Other than the “family books” (Mandalas 2–7, dated as an old part of the RV) and RV 1 and RV 10 (dated as the latest portion of hymns composed shortly before redaction of the Rigveda into shakhas), Mandala 8 cannot straightforwardly be dated as a whole relative to the other books, and its hymns may include both ancient and late specimens....
Mandala 9 The ninth Mandala of the Rigveda, also called the Soma) Mandala, has 114 hymns, entirely (although Griffith marks 9.5 as dedicated to the Apris) devoted to , “Purifying Soma”, the sacred potion of the Vedic religion. Similar to Mandala 8, it cannot be dated within the relative chronology of the Rigveda as a whole; dealing with the Soma cult, a practice reaching back into Proto-Indo-Iranian times (late 3rd millennium BC), some of its hymns may contain the very oldest parts of the Rigveda, while other hymns may be rather recent relative to the other books....
Mandala-brahmana Upanishad devanagari मण्डलब्राह्मण sanskrit_transliteration Maṇḍala-brāhmaṇa meaning Teachings of Purusha in Sun type Yoga veda Shukla Yajurveda chapters 5 philosophy Yoga, Vedanta The Mandala-brahmana Upanishad (Sanskrit: मण्डलब्राह्मण उपनिषत्), also known as Mandalabrahmanopanisad, is one of the minor Upanishads of Hinduism and a Sanskrit text. It is attached to the Shukla Yajurveda and is classified as one of the 20 Yoga Upanishads. The text describes Yoga as a means to self-knowledge, the highest wisdom....
Mandukya Upanishad !Mandukya Upanisad verses 1-3, Atharvaveda, Sanskrit, Devanagari The Māṇḍūkya Upaniṣad (माण्डूक्य उपनिषद्, ) is the shortest of all the Upanishads, and is assigned to Atharvaveda. It is listed as number 6 in the Muktikā canon of 108 Upanishads. It is in prose, consisting of twelve short verses, and is associated with a Rig Vedic school of scholars. It discusses the syllable Aum; presents the theory of four states of consciousness; and asserts that Aum is Brahman – which is the Whole – and that Brahman is this self (ātman))....
Mangesh V. Nadkarni name Mangesh Vithal Nadkarni birth_place Kodibag, Karwar, Uttar Kannada, Karnataka death_place Pondicherry, India occupation Professor, and a disciple of Sri Aurobindo spouse Meera Mallapur parents Vithal Nadkarni and Indira Kaushik Mangesh Vithal Nadkarni (1933–2007) was a professor of English literature, and a disciple of Sri Aurobindo. He lectured on Sri Aurobindo’s philosophy and vision Nadkarni was born in Kodibag and raised in Bankikkodla. At Bankikodla, literature, folk art, spiritual lore, music and sports kept him enthralled during his school days....
Manipravalam !Manipravalam Original Manipravalam (Malayalam: മണിപ്രവാളം, மணிப்பிரவாளம்) is a macaronic language found in some manuscripts of South India. It is a hybrid language, typically written in the Grantha script, which combines Sanskrit lexicon and Dravidian morpho-syntax. According to language scholars Giovanni Ciotti and Marco Franceschini, the blending of Tamil and Sanskrit is evidenced in manuscripts and their colophons over a long period of time, and this ultimately may have contributed to the emergence of Manipravalam....
Mantrika Upanishad title Mantrika Upanishad devanagari मन्त्रिक sanskrit_transliteration Māntrika type Samanya veda Shukla Yajurveda chapters 1 verses 21 philosophy Samkhya, Yoga, Vedanta, Bhakti The Mantrika Upanishad (मन्त्रिक उपनिषत्, IAST:Māntrika Upaniṣad) is a minor Upanishad of Hinduism. The Sanskrit text is one of the 22 Samanya Upanishads, is part of the Vedanta and Yoga schools of Hindu philosophy literature, and is one of 19 Upanishads attached to the Shukla Yajurveda. In the Muktika canon, narrated by Rama to Hanuman, it is listed at number 32 in the anthology of 108 Upanishads....
Mārdava ** Mārdava ** (Sanskrit: मार्दव) or Maddava (Pali) means mildness, softness, gentleness, kindness, weakness and pliancy (leniency). Mardava as a divine quality is to be lenient with those who make mistakes, to never be offended and remains always quiet when people revile or ignore God. To be gentle is to make friends easily. It is to know that ignorance is the likely reasons for the naysaying response. Mardava is softness, letting go of ego....
Margaret Woodrow Wilson name Margaret Wilson (Nistha) order Acting office First Lady of the United States president Woodrow Wilson term_start August 6, 1914 term_end December 18, 1915 term_label In role predecessor Ellen Wilson successor Edith Wilson birth_name Margaret Woodrow Wilson birth_date April 16, 1886 birth_place Gainesville, Georgia, U.S. death_date February 12, 1944 death_place Pondicherry, French India parents Woodrow Wilson, , Ellen Axson Wilson Margaret Woodrow Wilson (April 16, 1886 – February 12, 1944) was the eldest child of President Woodrow Wilson and Ellen Louise Axson....
Markandeya Purana !Devimahatmya Sanskrit MS Nepal 11c The Markandeya Purana (मार्कण्डेय पुराण; IAST: ) is a Sanskrit text of Hinduism, and one of the eighteen major Puranas. The text’s title Markandeya refers to a sage in Hindu History, who is the central character in two legends, one linked to Shiva and other to Vishnu. The Markandeya text is one of the Puranas that lacks a sectarian presentation of ideas in favor of any particular god, and it is rare to read any deity being invoked or deity prayers in the entire text....
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