Red garment, Red dress, Red cloth: 1 definition
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Red garment 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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In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): (shaktism)Red Garments are denoted by the Sanskrit term Rakt膩mbara, according to the 17th century Kaulagajamardana (鈥渃rushing the Kaula elephant鈥�) authored by K膩艣墨n膩tha or K峁涐梗峁嚹乶and膩cala.鈥擜ccordingly, [as 莫艣vara said to P膩rvat墨]: 鈥淸...] O great Goddess, hear about the Jain. [...] Some pluck out their hair and dress in white, my dear, and [some] wear red garments (谤补办迟腻尘产补谤补) and [others wear] indigo and so on. Some are called, 'great guru', and others pursue nonviolence. These are the different varieties in brief; they are [all] called P膩峁峁囜笉as [because] they have been excluded from the vedic path. [...]鈥�
Shakta (啶多ぞ啶曕啶�, 艣膩kta) or Shaktism (艣膩ktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
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Partial matches: Garment, Dress, Cloth, Red.
Full-text (+127): Raktambara, Raktaka, Rattambara, Raktavasas, Krimivarna, Rattacela, Rattapata, Rattavattha, Rattasataka, Raktambare, Kashaya, Sinduri, Raktambaradhara, Pushpasindurika, Lohitakavattha, Kashayavasana, Kempuvasu, Kembasadana, Rattacelavitana, Arunavastra.
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Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section CCXXVIII < [Markandeya-Samasya Parva]
Section LXXVI < [Nalopakhyana Parva]
Section XXXVIII < [Goharana Parva]
Village Folk-tales of Ceylon (Sri Lanka), vol. 1-3 (by Henry Parker)
Story 219 - The Story of the Rakshasa < [Part III (a) - Stories of the Lower Castes]
Tilakamanjari of Dhanapala (study) (by Shri N. M. Kansara)
15. Description of the Dress of women < [Chapter 12 - Cultural Data]
3. Worship at the Brahmanical temples < [Chapter 13 - Religious and Philosophical data]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 1.12.7 < [Chapter 12 - Description of 艢r墨 Nanda鈥檚 Festival]
Verse 2.19.20 < [Chapter 19 - The R膩sa-dance Pastime]
Verse 1.14.9 < [Chapter 14 - The Liberation of 艢aka峁乻ura and T峁涐箛膩varta]
Yavanajataka by Sphujidhvaja [Sanskrit/English] (by Michael D Neely)
Verse 2.2 < [Chapter 2 - One鈥檚 Own Form of the Hor膩s]
Verse 2.12 < [Chapter 2 - One鈥檚 Own Form of the Hor膩s]
Verse 3.2 < [Chapter 3 - One鈥檚 Own Form of the Drekk膩峁嘺s]
Brihat Jataka by Varahamihira [Sanskrit/English] (by Michael D Neely)
Verse 27.2 < [Chapter 27 - The Character of the Drekkana]