- Maṅgala Aṣṭaka is a form of
Mantra which is sung at the
marriage ceremony in Maharashtra. It
always starts with the Aṣṭavināyaka Vandana,
which is as follows:...
- Brāhmaṇa has
three ashṭakas [books]. The
first two
ashṭakas are
named as pārakshudra and agnihotra.
Portions of the
third ashṭaka are
individually named...
- The
Kalabhairava Ashtaka (Sanskrit: कालभैरवअष्टक, romanized: Kālabhairavaṣṭaka) is a
Sanskrit hymn
written by Adi Shankara. The hymn
addresses Kalabhairava...
- Mahabharata, Sushruta, the
father of
plastic surgery, was one of his sons.
Ashtaka, who was born from Madhavi, was
successor to his kingdom. Sha****ala was...
-
significant rulers. Ultimately,
Galava offered her to Vishvamitra. She bore
Ashtaka and
returned to her father.
Yayati suggested she
marry in a swayamvara...
-
Kowsika Viswamitra: Vaiswaamitra, Devaraata,
Owtala or Vaiswaamitra,
Ashtaka Kowndinya: Vaasishta, Maitraavaruna,
Kowndinya Harita: Ankirasa, Ambarisha...
-
Hindu hymn
attributed to the 8th-century
philosopher Adi Shankara. An
ashtaka, it
comprises 8 stanzas,
extolling the lingam, an
aniconic form of the...
- II, is said to have
belonged to the 7th century; the Gajastaka, a lost "
ashtaka" (eight line verse)
composition and a work on
elephant management by King...
- from the
celestial region, he got
stuck in the firmament. His grandsons:
Ashtaka, Vasuman, Prattarddana, and Sivi (kings and sons of
Mamata or Madhavi)...
-
collection of
ancient Hindu hymns. Vol. 3:
Constituting the
Third and
Fourth Ashtakas of the Rig-Veda. London: Trübner; W.H.
Allen & Co. Pike,
Albert (1930)...
