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Dagdhum means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationDagdhum (啶︵啷嵿ぇ啷佮ぎ啷�) means 鈥渢o burn (the entire world)鈥�, according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 2.5.9 (鈥溑歩va鈥檚 campaign鈥�).鈥擜ccordingly, as 艢iva with the Gods attacked Tripura: 鈥淸...] O great Brahmins, all the Ga峁噀艣varas went to the three cities. Who can enumerate them fully? I shall mention a few. Bh峁涐箙gin, the chief of all Ga峁噀艣as, surrounded by lord of Ga峁嘺s and gods went speedily to destroy the three cities like Mahendra seated in an aerial chariot. [...] They were capable of burning (dagdhum) the entire world including the mobile and immobile beings, within a trice by their very thought. Surrounding 艢iva, the great lord, they went ahead. [...]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.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 2.12.29 < [Chapter 12 - Subduing K膩liya and Drinking the Forest Fire]
Kena upanishad (Madhva commentary) (by Srisa Chandra Vasu)
Mantra 3.6 < [Book 3 - T峁泃墨ya-Kha峁囜笉a]
Abhijnana Shakuntala (synthetic study) (by Ramendra Mohan Bose)
Appendix 4 - Index To Apophthegms
Chapter 4 - Caturtha-anka (caturtho'nkah) < [Abhijnana Sakuntalam, text and commentary]
Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 49 - P峁泃huke艣vara (p峁泃huka-墨艣vara-li峁単a) < [Section 2 - Catura艣墨ti-li峁単a-m膩h膩tmya]
Rama-caritabdhi-ratna of Nityananda Shastri (by Satya Vrat Shastri)
Vaishnava Myths in the Puranas (by Kum. Geeta P. Kurandwad)
The Legends and Myth of Indra < [Chapter 2 - Varieties of Myths]