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Golden lotus means something in the history of ancient India. 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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: Singhi Jain Series: Ratnaprabha-suri鈥檚 Kuvalayamala-katha (history)Golden lotuses were used for decorating the Royal Throne, during celebrations in ancient India of the 鈥済rand festival鈥� (Mahotsava) of the coronation of a crown prince (测耻惫补谤腻箩补-补产丑颈峁办补), as depicted in the Kath膩s (narrative poems) such as Uddyotanas奴ri in his 8th-century Kuvalayam膩l膩 (a Prakrit Camp奴, similar to K膩vya poetry).鈥擯age 199: Here is described 测耻惫补谤腻箩补-补产丑颈峁办补-mahotsava when the city of Ayodhy膩 put on gala appearance by means of beautifying streets, [...] The pearls-strings were hung as festoons, so also were hung the flower-pendants. In the 腻蝉迟丑腻苍补尘补峁囜笉补辫补 was placed a big royal throne which was occupied by prince regent Kuvalayacandra and decked with golden pitchers studded with many kinds of jewels and covered with golden lotuses. [...]鈥�.
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Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
Chapter XXV < [Book V - Caturd膩rik膩]
Chapter XL < [Book VII - Ratnaprabh膩]
Chapter LI < [Book IX - Ala峁卥膩ravat墨]
Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 9 - Redemption of Sudar艣ana and Sukar峁嘺 < [Section 1 - Setu-m膩h膩tmya]
Chapter 153 - Greatness of Hira峁噛e艣vara (Hira峁噛a-墨艣vara) < [Section 1 - Prabh膩sa-k峁tra-m膩h膩tmya]
Chapter 115 - Greatness of Puskare艣vara (Puskara-墨艣vara) < [Section 1 - Prabh膩sa-k峁tra-m膩h膩tmya]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section CLXLIX < [Vaivahika Parva]
Section CLII < [Tirtha-yatra Parva]
Section CLI < [Tirtha-yatra Parva]
Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 232 - The Rise of Goddess Lak峁墨 < [Section 6 - Uttara-Kha峁囜笉a (Concluding Section)]
Chapter 229 - A Description of Vi峁ａ箛u鈥檚 Vy奴has < [Section 6 - Uttara-Kha峁囜笉a (Concluding Section)]
Chapter 102 - King Mah墨ratha Gives Part of His Merit to the Sufferers in Hell < [Section 5 - P膩t膩la-Kha峁囜笉a (Section on the Nether World)]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Notes on Ati艣aya (supernatural powers) < [Notes]
Part 2: Description of K膩mp墨lya < [Chapter III - Vimalan膩thacaritra]
Part 2: Description of Ayodhy膩 < [Chapter II - Abhinandanacaritra]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 1.16.17 < [Chapter 16 - Description of 艢r墨 R膩dhik膩鈥檚 Wedding]