Avarta, 膧惫补谤迟补: 22 definitions
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In Hinduism
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Wisdom Library: N膩峁瓂a-艣膩stra1) 膧惫补谤迟补 (啶嗋さ啶班啶�).鈥擮ne of the 108 办补谤补峁嘺蝉 (minor dance movement) mentioned in the N膩峁瓂a艣膩stra chapter 4. It is also known by the name 膧v峁泃ta. The instructions for this 腻惫补谤迟补-办补谤补峁嘺 is as follows, 鈥渢he Ku帽cita feet put forward and the two hands moved swiftly to befit the dance.鈥�.
A 办补谤补峁嘺 represents a minor dance movements and combines 蝉迟丑腻苍补 (standing position), 肠腻谤墨 (foot and leg movement) and 苍峁泃迟补丑补蝉迟补 (hands in dancing position).
2) 膧惫补谤迟补 (啶嗋さ啶班啶�) also refers to a one of the twenty 尘补峁囜笉补濒补蝉, according to the N膩峁瓂a艣膩stra chapter 12. The 膧惫补谤迟补-尘补峁囜笉补濒补 is classified as a 产丑奴尘颈, or 鈥渆arthly鈥�, of which there are ten in total. A 尘补峁囜笉补濒补 is a combination of 肠腻谤墨s (鈥渄补苍肠别-蝉迟别辫蝉鈥�), which refers refers to the simultaneous movement of the feet (辫腻诲补), shanks (箩补峁単丑腻) and the hip (奴谤耻). From these 肠腻谤墨s proceed dance as well as movements in general.
Instructions for performing 腻惫补谤迟补:
1) The right foot [to be moved] in the janit膩-肠腻谤墨 and the left foot in the 迟补濒补蝉补帽肠补谤补 (苍颈办耻峁璽补苍补) 肠腻谤墨,
2) The right foot in the 艣补办补峁乻测腻 and the 奴r奴dv峁泃t膩-肠腻谤墨,
3) The right foot the 补迟颈办谤腻苍迟腻 (补辫补蝉补谤辫墨) 肠腻谤墨 turning backwards and the c膩峁gati-肠腻谤墨,
4) The right foot in the syandit膩-肠腻谤墨 and the left foot in the 艣补办补峁乻测腻-肠腻谤墨,
5) The right foot in the bhramar墨-肠腻谤墨 (with the trika turned round), and the left foot in the 补辫补办谤腻苍迟腻 (补辫补蝉补谤辫墨) 肠腻谤墨.
3) 膧惫补谤迟补 (啶嗋さ啶班啶�) refers to one of the thirty-three 补濒补峁僰腻谤补蝉 (embellishments), according to the N膩峁瓂a艣膩stra chapter 29. It is also known as 膧惫补谤迟补ka. These 补濒补峁僰腻谤补蝉, or, 鈥榚mbellishments of song鈥�, depend upon the four types of 惫补谤峁嘺蝉, which refers to a specific order of musical notes (svara). They are attached to the songs of seven forms, although not generally used in the 诲丑谤耻惫腻蝉.
According to the N膩峁瓂a艣膩stra, 鈥�腻惫补谤迟补 is eight 办补濒腻蝉 of four consecutive notes ascending and descending. It is also formed with two alternative notes. In that case four 办补濒腻蝉 will have ascending and descending notes鈥�.
Natyashastra (啶ㄠぞ啶熰啶ざ啶距じ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ, 苍腻峁瓂补艣腻蝉迟谤补) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya鈥攖heatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
: Shodhganga: Temple management in the 膧gamas膧惫补谤迟补 (啶嗋さ啶班啶�) refers to the 鈥渇irst consecration of the new temple鈥� as described in the 艢aiv膩gamas.鈥擳he Sa峁僷rok峁峁嘺vidhi of K膩mik膩gama describes several types of consecration鈥斈�惫补谤迟补 is the first consecration of the new temple, establishing a first m奴lab膩l膩laya and transferring the energy to the m奴la蝉迟丑腻苍补 and establishing the deity there. An腻惫补谤迟补 is the consecration performed as 辫谤腻测补艣肠颈迟迟补 for ritual pollution, falling down of images, discontinuity in the 苍颈迟测补辫奴箩腻, cracks in the basements, shaking of the 濒颈峁単补 or 辫墨峁环补 and so on.
Shaiva (啶多啶�, 艣aiva) or Shaivism (艣aivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation膧惫补谤迟补 (啶嗋さ啶班啶�) refers to one of the four 鈥渢errible clouds (toyada) causing dissolution (pralaya)鈥� that arose after Brahm膩 spilled four drops of semen unto the ground, according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 2.2.19. Accordingly as 艢iva said to Brahm膩:鈥斺�淸...] the semen drops that fell in the middle of the altar-ground from you when you were excited by lust and seen by me will not be retained by any one. Four drops of your semen (caturbindu) fell on the ground. Hence so many terrible clouds (toyada) causing dissolution (pralaya) shall rise up in the sky (vyoman). In the meantime, (when 艢iva said so) in front of the Devas and the sages, so many clouds emanated from the semen drops. O dear one, four types of great clouds that caused destruction are the Sa峁僾artaka, the 膧惫补谤迟补, the Pu峁ara and the Dro峁嘺. O excellent sage, those clouds rumbling and roaring with hideous sounds dropping showers at the slightest wish of 艢iva burst asunder in the sky鈥�.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira膧惫补谤迟补 (啶嗋さ啶班啶�) or 膧惫补谤迟补ketu refers to a particular type of Ketus (i.e., luminous bodies such as comets and meteors), according to the B峁沨atsa峁僪it膩 (chapter 11), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Var膩hamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyoti峁).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淧adma Ketu is a comet white like the stem of the lotus. If it appears only for a night, there will be joy and happiness in the land for 7 years. 膧惫补谤迟补 Ketu is a comet of red colour; it appears in the west at mid-night with its tail pointing to the south and it is glossy. There will be happiness in the land for as many months as the number of k峁峁嘺s (four minutes) for which it continues to be visible鈥�.
Jyotisha (啶溹啶啶むた啶�, 箩测辞迟颈峁 or jyotish) refers to 鈥榓stronomy鈥� or 鈥淰edic astrology鈥� and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Gitashastra (science of music)
: Arxiv: Detecting tala Computationally in Polyphonic Context膧惫补谤迟补 (啶嗋さ啶班啶�) refers to a 鈥渞ecurring cycle of time-lengths鈥� according to the North-Indian music system.鈥擳his recurring cycle of time-lengths in a 迟腻濒补 is called 腻惫补谤迟补. Varta is used to specify the number of cycles played in a composition, while annotating the composition.
Gitashastra (啶椸啶むざ啶距じ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ, 驳墨迟补艣腻蝉迟谤补) refers to the ancient Indian science of Music (gita or samgita), which is traditionally divided in Vocal music, Instrumental music and Dance (under the jurisdiction of music). The different elements and technical terms are explained in a wide range of (often Sanskrit) literature.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: academia.edu: The Structure and Meanings of the Heruka Ma峁囜笉ala膧惫补谤迟补 (啶嗋さ啶班啶�) refers to one of the eight cloud king (meghendra) of the 骋耻峁嘺肠补办谤补, according to the 10th century 岣屇乲腻谤峁嘺惫补 chapter 15. Accordingly, the 驳耻峁嘺肠补办谤补 refers to one of the four divisions of the 蝉补丑补箩补-辫耻峁璦 (鈥榠nnate layer鈥�), situated within the padma (lotus) in the middle of the Heruka尘补峁囜笉补濒补. 膧惫补谤迟补 is associated with the charnel grounds (艣尘补艣腻苍补) named Vibh墨峁峁嘺; with the tree (惫峁沰峁) named C奴ta; with the direction-guardians (诲颈办辫腻濒补) named Yama and with the serpent king (苍腻驳别苍诲谤补) named Padma.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha鈥檚 words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (惫补箩谤补测腻苍补) are collected indepently.
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganaga帽japarip峁沜ch膩膧惫补谤迟补 (啶嗋さ啶班啶�) refers to the 鈥渢urning (of the sun)鈥�, according to the Gaganaga帽japarip峁沜ch膩: the eighth chapter of the Mah膩sa峁僴ip膩ta (a collection of Mah膩y膩na Buddhist S奴tras).鈥擜ccordingly, as Bodhisattva Gaganaga帽ja explains to Bodhisattva Ratna艣r墨 what kind of concentration should be purified: 鈥淸...] (22) [when the Bodhisattvas attain] the concentration called 鈥楤eing endowed with shooting star鈥� they will overcome all habitual tendencies; (23) [when the Bodhisattvas attain] the concentration called 鈥楽unshine鈥�, there will be no darkness; (24) [when the Bodhisattvas attain] the concentration called 鈥楾urning of the sun鈥� (s奴rya-腻惫补谤迟补), they will look at the thoughts of all living beings; [...]鈥�.
Mahayana (啶す啶距く啶距え, mah膩y膩na) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many 蝉奴迟谤补蝉 of which some of the earliest are the various Praj帽膩p膩ramit膩 蝉奴迟谤补蝉.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra膧惫补谤迟补 (啶嗋さ啶班啶�) is the name of a northern province situated in East-Videha in Jamb奴dv墨pa which is situated in the 鈥渕iddle world鈥� (madhyaloka), according to chapter 2.2 [补箩颈迟补苍腻迟丑补-肠补谤颈迟谤补] of Hemacandra鈥檚 11th century Tri峁峁ａ弓i艣al膩k膩puru峁caritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.
Accordingly:鈥斺�淸...] Between them (i.e., the Vidyutprabha and Saumanasa Mountains) are the bhogabhumis, the Devakurus. [...] Between them (i.e., the Gandham膩dana and M膩lyavat Mountains) are the very charming Uttarakurus [...] East of the Devakurus and Uttarakurus, they are called East Videhas, and to the west, West Videhas, like different countries to each other. In each, there are 16 provinces, inaccessible to each other, separated by rivers and mountains, suitable to be conquered by a Cakrin. [viz., 膧惫补谤迟补, etc.] are the northern provinces of East Videha. [...]鈥�.
: HereNow4u: Lord 艢r墨 惭补丑腻惫墨谤补膧惫补谤迟补 (啶嗋さ啶班啶�) is the name of a village visited by 惭补丑腻惫墨谤补 during his fifth year of spiritual-exertion.鈥擜fter Haleduga, the Lord moved ahead and reached 膧惫补谤迟补 via N膩峁単al膩. There he became meditative at the temple of Baladeva. After moving ahead, they reached 鈥楰alambuk膩鈥�, where the rulers of the mountainous region were two brothers, Megha and K膩lahast墨.
: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflections膧惫补谤迟补 (啶嗋さ啶班啶�) refers to the 鈥渨hirlpool (of life)鈥�, according to the 11th century J帽膩n膩r峁嘺va, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by 艢ubhacandra.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淭hose who throw you into the whirlpool of life (bhava-腻惫补谤迟补) are certainly not [your] friends. Having shown [you] what is beneficial, yogis will form a kinship with you鈥�.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, 鈥榮elf-reliance鈥�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
India history and geography
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary膧惫补谤迟补.鈥攃f. sarv-腻惫补谤迟补-yut膩, 鈥榓ssigned as the date of pay- ment as it falls annually鈥� (Ep. Ind., Vol. XIV, p. 310, note 1). Note: 腻惫补谤迟补 is defined in the 鈥淚ndian epigraphical glossary鈥� as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English腻惫补谤迟补 (啶嗋さ啶班啶�).鈥�m A whirlpool. Revolving. A rising of hair (as on a horse). a Re- curring.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary膧惫补谤迟补 (啶嗋さ啶班啶�).鈥�1 Turning round, winding, revolving; 啶啶班う啶曕啶粪た啶｀ぞ啶掂ぐ啷嵿い啶多た啶栢 (pradak峁峁嚹灞共拱俨古沬kha岣�) 搁腻尘.6.73.23.
2) A whirlpool, an eddy, whirl; 啶ㄠ啶 啶むぎ啶距さ啶班啶むぎ啶ㄠ啶溹啶炧え啶距き啶苦 (n峁沺a峁� tam腻惫补谤迟补manoj帽an膩bhi岣�) R.6.52; 啶︵ぐ啷嵿ざ啶苦い啶距さ啶班啶むえ啶距き啷囙 (dar艣it腻惫补谤迟补n膩bhe岣�) Meghad奴ta 28; Da艣akum膩racarita 2; 啶嗋さ啶班啶む 啶膏啶多く啶距え啶距ぎ啷� (腻惫补谤迟补岣� sa峁兣沘y膩n膩m) Pa帽catantra (Bombay) 1.191.
3) Deliberation, revolving (in the mind), anxiety.
4) A lock of hair curling backwards, especially on a horse (considered lucky); 啶嗋さ啶班啶むぞ 啶じ啷嵿く 啶溹ぞ啶え啷嵿い啷� 啶оえ啷嵿く啶� 啶� 啶む啶班啷嬥い啷嵿い啶 (膩vart膩 yasya j膩yante dhanya岣� sa turagottama岣�) (艣腻濒颈丑辞迟谤补 of bhoja).
5) The two depressions of the forehead above the eye-brows.
6) A crowded place (where many men live closely together).
7) A kind of jewel.
8) Name of a form of cloud personified; 啶嗋さ啶班啶む 啶ㄠた啶班啶溹げ啷� 啶啶樴 (膩varto nirjalo megha岣�).
9) Melting (of metals).
1) Doubt; 啶啶班ぎ啶� 啶膏啶啶灌ぎ啶距さ啶班啶むぎ- 啶啶ぞ啶膏ぞ啶︵啶掂た啶ㄠた啶掂ぐ啷嵿い啶啶む (bhrama峁� sa峁僲oham腻惫补谤迟补ma- bhy膩s膩dvinivartayet) Mah膩bh膩rata (Bombay) 12.274.7.
11) Worldly existence (蝉补峁僺腻谤补).
-rtam A mineral substance, pyrites (尘腻办峁办补诲丑腻迟耻).
Derivable forms: 腻惫补谤迟补岣� (啶嗋さ啶班啶む).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary膧惫补谤迟补 (啶嗋さ啶班啶�).鈥�m., name of a sea and of a mountain: 顿颈惫测腻惫补诲腻苍补 102.28; 103.23鈥�104.20. Note: as common noun, 腻惫补谤迟补 seems to me to have only meanings which it has in Sanskrit, as turn, turning, turning-place (dh膩ra峁噛膩vart膩峁冣�h膩- ra峁嚹箖 厂补诲诲丑补谤尘补辫耻峁囜笉补谤墨办补 475.8 etc.); eddy, whirlpool (惭补丑腻惫测耻迟辫补迟迟颈 7037); etc.; in Lalitavistara 126.7, several times, probably of turns (curves, or the like) of alphabetic signs; see utk峁pa-lipi.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary膧惫补谤迟补 (啶嗋さ啶班啶�).鈥攊. e. 腻-惫峁泃 + a, m. 1. Turning, a turn. 2. A whirlpool, B枚htl. Ind. Spr. 392. 3. A curl, [Nala] 19, 14.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary膧惫补谤迟补 (啶嗋さ啶班啶�).鈥擺masculine] turning, winding; whirl, vortex (lit. & [figuratively]); tuft of hair on the top of the head or between the eyebrows.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 膧惫补谤迟补 (啶嗋さ啶班啶�):鈥擺=腻-惫补谤迟补] a etc. See 腻-鈭歷峁泃.
2) [=腻-惫补谤迟补] [from 腻-惫峁泃] b m. turning, winding, turning round, revolving, [R膩m膩ya峁嘺; 艢atapatha-br膩hma峁嘺; S膩hitya-darpa峁嘺; Su艣ruta]
3) [v.s. ...] whirl, gulf, whirlpool, [艢atapatha-br膩hma峁嘺; Meghad奴ta; Mah膩bh膩rata; Raghuva峁兣沘] etc.
4) [v.s. ...] deliberation, revolving (in the mind), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] a lock of hair that curls backwards (especially on a horse considered lucky), a curl, [R膩m膩ya峁嘺; 艢i艣up膩la-vadha] etc.
6) [v.s. ...] the two depressions of the forehead above the eyebrows, [Su艣ruta]
7) [v.s. ...] a crowded place where many men live close together
8) [v.s. ...] a kind of jewel, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
9) [v.s. ...] Name of a form of cloud personified
10) 膧惫补谤迟腻 (啶嗋さ啶班啶むぞ):鈥擺=腻-惫补谤迟腻] [from 腻-惫补谤迟补 > 腻-惫峁泃] f. Name of a river, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
11) 膧惫补谤迟补 (啶嗋さ啶班啶�):鈥擺=腻-惫补谤迟补] [from 腻-惫峁泃] n. a mineral substance, pyrites, marcasite, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary膧惫补谤迟补 (啶嗋さ啶班啶�) [Also spelled avart]:鈥�(nm) a whirlpool; densely populated place; recurrent; ~[na] rotation; revolution; recurrence; ~[苍墨] a rotator.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus膧惫补谤迟补 (嗖嗋驳嗖班硩嗖�):鈥�
1) [noun] a circular current in a river or sea, produced by opposing tides, winds or currents; a whirl pool; an eddy.
2) [noun] similar circular current in the wind; a whirl.
3) [noun] a cycle or a lock of curling hairs.
4) [noun] the act of turning or revolving.
5) [noun] a period of time in which events happen in a certain order, and which constantly repeats itself; a cycle.
6) [noun] (mus.) a cycle with definite number of time units.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary膧惫补谤迟补 (啶嗋さ啶班啶�):鈥攏. 1. turning; motion; turn; revolving; 2. cyclical movement/progress; rotation; 3. whirlpool; eddy; 4. whorl of hair;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Starts with (+8): Avartacaladrishtimandala, Avartadarshaka, Avartadashamsha, Avartajvalaka, Avartaka, Avartakadashamamsha, Avartakakala, Avartakakoshtaka, Avartaketu, Avartaki, Avartam, Avartamana, Avartamani, Avartamaruta, Avartamka, Avartanabhi, Avartanamani, Avartanasiddhi, Avartane, Avartani.
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World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
A critical study of artavavaha srotas w.s.r. to its viddha lakshana < [2020: Volume 9, March issue 3]
A conceptual study of apang and avarta marma < [2023: Volume 12, March issue 4]
Marma therapy and Ayurvedic medicine for cystoid macular edema: case report. < [2024: Volume 13, January special issue 2]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 1.11.47 < [Chapter 11 - Description of 艢r墨 K峁涐梗峁嘺candra鈥檚 Birth]
Verse 6.1.29 < [Chapter 1 - Jar膩sandha鈥檚 Defeat]
Tirumantiram by Tirumular (English translation)
Verse 2858: Seek Him There Within < [Tantra Nine (onpatam tantiram) (verses 2649-3047)]
Verse 128: Nature of Divine Impassivity < [Tantra One (mutal tantiram) (verses 113-336)]
Verse 532: Consequences of Abusing the Good < [Tantra Two (irantam tantiram) (verses 337-548)]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 9: The story of the weaver < [Chapter X - The recovery of draupad墨]
Part 11: Journey to Ku峁囜笉ina < [Chapter III - Vasudeva鈥檚 Marriage with Kanakavat墨 and her Former Incarnations]
Part 2: Previous incarnations of Kunthu < [Chapter I - 艢r墨 Kunthusv膩micaritra]
Sushruta Samhita, volume 3: Sharirasthana (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
Chapter VI - The Marmas (vital parts of the body)
Chapter VII - Description of Sira (vascular system)
Brahma Sutras (Govinda Bhashya) (by Kusakratha das Brahmacari)
Adhikarana 1: Many Paths or One? < [Adhyaya 4, Pada 3]
S奴tra 4.4.22 < [Adhyaya 4, Pada 4]