Question

Define the following

1. Tripartite struggle
2. Hiranya-garbha

Answer 1

Answer:

1. Tripartite struggle: For hundreds of years rulers of Gurjara Pratihara, Rashtrakuda and Pala dynasties fought for the control over Kanauj This long drawn conflict is referred as tripartite struggle, as three parties were involved.

2. Hiranya-garbha: Hiranya-garbha or the golden womb, was a ritual performed by the brahmanas during the rule of Rashtrakuta. It was thought to lead to the rebirth of the sacrificer as a Kshatriya, even if he was not one by birth.

Answer 2

Answer:

1. The Tripartite Struggle for control of northern India took place in the ninth century, among the Pratihara Empire, the Pala Empire and the Rashtrakuta Empire

2. Hiraṇyagarbha is the source of the creation of universe or the manifested cosmos in Vedic philosophy, as well as an avatar of Vishnu in the Bhagavata Purana.