ब्रह्मयोनि

{ brahmayoni }

Puranic Encyclopaedia

BRAHMAYONI   A holy place in Kurukṣetra. It is mentioned in [Mahābhārata, Vana Parva, Chapter 83, Stanza 143] that one who bathes in this holy Bath will attain the world of Brahmā.

A dictionary, Marathi and English

A long and narrow hollow through a rock at Benares. Through this every pilgrim must attempt a passage. If he stick in the middle, he is regarded as embarrassed by sin. There is a corresponding hollow way through another rock, called रुद्रयोनि q. v.

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

ब्रह्म—योनि  mfn.  f. original source or home in ब्रह्म, [TĀr.] ( -स्थ mfn. ‘abiding in Br°’ or ‘intent on the means of union with Br°’ [Mn. x, 74])

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°नी    N. of a place of pilgrimage (also ), [MBh.]; [Pur.]
-गिरि   of a mountain (= ), [L.]

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ब्रह्म—योनि  mfn.  mfn. having one's source or home in ब्रह्म, [ŚāṅkhGṛ.]

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descended or sprung from ब्रह्मा, [Ragh.]; [MārkP.]

Shabda-Sagara

ब्रह्मयोनि  m.  ( -निः) A particular mountain. Adj. Sprung from BRAHMĀ.
E. ब्रह्म and योनि place of production.

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