The Supreme Yoga: A New Translation of the Yoga Vasistha
author: Swami Venkatesananda
edition: 2013, New Age Books
pages: 777
ISBN-13: 9788178222608
Topic: Hinduism
Chapter 1 - The Story of Sukra
This page describes The Story of Sukra which is Chapter 1 on pages 157-167 in the book: The Supreme Yoga by Swami Venkatesananda. This is a modern English translation of the Yogavasishtha (तारा, yoga-vasishtha) in two volumes, entitled ‘the supreme yoga�. This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms, as well as information if you want to buy this book.
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You can look up the meaning of the phrase “The Story of Sukra� according to 296 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Agni Purana [by N. Gangadharan]
One may build a mansion having one-storey or seven-storeys without the door, platform and moulding. The mansions of the images of gods should be consecrated in the prescribed way for the gods. 14-23. The hall should be consecrated with the ceremonies as described (for the installation of an image). The consecrator should bathe in the herbal waters and becoming pure and alert should feed brahmins with sweets....
Read full contents: Chapter 65 - The building of pavilions in front of the temples (sabha-sthapana)
Architectural data in the Puranas [by Sharda Devi]
Imperial palaces should be raised to eleven stories, buildings of Brahmans to nine storeys and those of ordinary kings to seven storeys. Vaisyas and Ksatriyas should have four storyed buildings and Sudras have houses one to three storeys high. 60 These are the maximum number of storeys allowed for different varnas....
Read full contents: Application of Vastupurusha-mandala in Palace architecture
Manasara (English translation) [by Prasanna Kumar Acharya]
Or if the platform (vedi) and the entablature (manca) be constructed in all the upper storeys, and if the corridor (antara) be made of stone (-slabs), it is callad the Kamalaksha. 19. If the third storey be furnished with an entablature (manca), it is called the Ratnakanta. 20. If the fourth storey be furnished with aa entablature, it is called the Vipulanka. 21. If the fifth. storey be furnished with an entablature (manca), it is known as the Jyotishkanta. 22....
Read full contents: Chapter 24 - The six-storeyed buildings (shattala or shashbhumi)
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[The Supreme Yoga: A New Translation of the Yoga Vasistha: index]
[Preface]
[Foreword]
[Introduction]