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| | Puranas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | The Puranas (Sanskrit पुराण, purāṇá "ancient", since they focus on ancient history of the universe) are part of Hindu Smriti; these religious scriptures discuss varied topics like devotion to God in his various aspects, traditional sciences like Ayurveda, Jyotish, cosmology, concepts like dharma, karma, reincarnation and many others. | | | The eighteen Puranas are divided into three groups of six according to gunas of people they are primarily meant for. | | | While Shaiva mythology places goddess Parvati, the consort of Shiva, as one half of His body (ardha naareeshvara tattva), Vaishnavites place the Goddess Lakshmi in the heart of Vishnu itself, as if it were a lotus (hridaya kamala). |
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| | Manas: Religious texts of India, Puranas |
| | The Puranas carry story about the gods who had become the objects of people’s devotion, as well as about the modes of worship of these gods; these gods are no longer Vedic gods, but the gods who form the Hindu trinity. | | | Around the time when the puranas first began to be composed, the belief in particular deities had become established as one of the principal marks of the Hindu faith, and to some degree the puranas can be described as a form of sectarian literature. | | | A second set of puranas, also six in number, are described as exhibiting qualities of ignorance or impurity (tamas), and in these Shiva is the God to whom devotion is rendered: Matsya; Kurma; Linga; Shiva; Skanda; and Agni. |
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http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/southasia/Religions/texts/Puranas.html
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| | Bhagavata purana - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | The Purana mentions the first Jain Tirthankara, Rishabhadeva, and includes the Lord Buddha (Buddhadev) as the ninth avatar of Vishnu, instead of Balarāma. | | | Its focus is on the bhakti cult of Vishnu or Krishna, understood as Bhagavat (all-embracing God). | | | The 10th, 11th and 12th Cantos of this book are composed by his disciples. |
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| | Evolution in the Vishnu Purana by Rudi Jansma |
| | All eighteen Puranas are written in verse, in the form of a dialogue between teacher and pupil. | | | In this Purana, Vishnu is the pervader, present in everything, cause of everything, from which all comes and to which all returns. | | | The Vishnu Purana describes the fourth or mukhya creation as "beginning with ignorance, and consisting of darkness" (1:69). |
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| | Bhagavata Purana - Open Encyclopedia |
| | The bhagavata purana is a narration of a conversation between two holy personalities from the Hindu tradition. | | | A popular translation of the bhagavat purana compiled by Srila Prabhupada, a teacher from a disciplic succession descending from Krishna himself has been made available by his disciples online at http://srimadbhagavatam.com. | | | It is claimed in Hindu scripture that the thorough reading of this book from beginning to end, will definitely enable the reader to achieve complete god realisation. |
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http://open-encyclopedia.com/Bhagavata_Purana
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| | Purana Pravesh by Pradip Bhattacharya |
| | Consequently, exaggerated and miraculous elements entered the Purana and it came to be counted as a religious text. | | | Among the Puranas in circulation now Vishnu and Vayu are the most authentic and ancient according to scholars. | | | The Puranas mention that when the Chakshusa Manvantara ended there was a terrible deluge. |
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| | PURANAS - URDAY.com |
| | This Purana is entirely devoted to Vaman avtaar (incarnation) of Lord Vishnu narrated in dialogue style between the sage Pulastya and Narad. | | | In Garuda Purana, Lord Vishnu preaches his vehicle, Garuda about the subtleties of religion and life. | | | Lord Himself has narrated this Purana in Kurma (tortoise) incarnation to Narad. |
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| | Ganesha Purana |
| | After the completion of this Purana, the sages, being desirous for more of the same nectar, asked the great sage Sri Suta Gosvami to continue reciting some of the other blessed literatures. | | | As part of this great sacrifice he recited and explained the Bhagavat Purana for the benefit of the entire world. | | | It is those great souls who we owe a great debt of gratitude and service and by doing so we are uplifted to that uppermost platform of spiritual bliss and understanding. |
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| | Purana |
| | By definition, a Purana must cover five subjects: the creation of the universe; its destruction and recreation; the principal gods and patriarchs; the reigns of the Manus and the history of the Suryavanshi and Chandravanshi kings. | | | Those Puranas in which 'satva' or purity is the leitmotif is related to Vishnu. | | | There are a total of 18 major Puranas, all written largely in verse. |
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http://www.gurjari.net/ico/Mystica/html/purana.htm
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| | Articles - Encyclopedia of Authentic Hinduism |
| | – “The Purana Text of the Dynasties of the Kali Age”. | | | and the Sages and Saints who revealed them, and the characteristics of the happenings that are described in the Upnishads and the Puranas. | | | – The events described in our Upnishads and the Puranas are of seven kinds. |
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http://encyclopediaofauthentichinduism.org/articles.htm
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| | THE COMING OF NIKALANK AVATAR: A MESSIANIC THEME IN SOME SECTARIAN TRADITIONS OF NORTH-WESTERN INDIA |
| | The central character of the Kalki Purana is the tenth avatar of Vishnu mostly referred to as Kalki. | | | The text may not be very old, but since it describes the triumph of the Brahmanical religion over Buddhism and Jainism viewed as heresies one can say at least that it reflects a period between the seventh and the twelveth centuries when these religious traditions were on the decline. | | | I will therefore focus on the Kalki Purana, quoting only occasionally from other Puranic or Epic texts, and present its main themes which will then be compared to both the Agam vanis and to the prophetic hymns of the Ismaili tradition. |
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http://ismaili.net/Source/nikakalki.html
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| | Puranas |
| | The Purana is a strong advocate of non-sectarian religion where all gods stand on equal footing... | | | One of the major Puranas, and one of the earliest, it not only gives a detailed account of the Vamana avatar, it describes the worship of Vishnu and Siva. | | | They are written to appeal to all levels of society-adventure stories involving beautiful women and battles for the general population and deep, esoteric teachings for the more advanced spiritually, and everything in between. |
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http://www.bluedove.com/Hindu_Puranas.htm
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| | The Hindu : Book Review : Vishnu Purana commentary |
| | At several places, Sanskrit verses and phrases are quoted from the Purana and texts like Sri Bhashya without providing the English translations, and terse words in Sanskrit are used in abundance throughout without furnishing the English equivalents, making it difficult to follow for the lay reader, not well-versed in Sanskrit. | | | This book deals with the Vishnucittiya, the commentary on the Vishnu Purana by Vishnucitta, popularly known as Engalazhvan, a celebrated disciple of Ramanuja and Kurukesa. | | | The disciple, Vaisampayana, asks his Guru, Sage Parasara, about the principles of evolution, sustenance and dissolution of the universe, the nature and identity of the Supreme and so on; and Parasara proceeds to explain at length, leading to the birth of the Vishnu Purana. |
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http://www.hindu.com/br/2005/05/31/stories/2005053100391500.htm
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| | Vishnu Purana |
| | Vishnu Purana: The Eighteen Puranas: in the Hindu Scriptures | | | The Eighteen Puranas: There are eighteen main Puranas and an equal number of subsidiary Puranas or Upa-Puranas. | | | Vishnu Purana: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary on Anugraha, Anugrahana |
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| | HE_Puranas_Article |
| | Well, remember that these Puranas were originally compiled at the juncture between two yugas, before the effects of the Kali Yuga, such as forgetfulness and ignorance, had completely come to manifest. | | | Not only in the Puranas, but in Tibetan collective memory also, Shamballa is deemed to be a city in the Earth’s interior. | | | The Puranas make several comments in relation to the hollow Earth which should not be taken lightly. |
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http://www.holloworbs.com/HE_Puranas_Article.htm
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| | The Eighteen Puranas |
| | Lord Siva (predominating Deity): 13) Matsya Purana - 14,000 verses. | | | -------------------- The Eighteen Puranas -------------------- (Verse numbers and most important subject matters for devotees of Lord Vishnu.) Lord Visnu (predominating Deity): 1) Visnu Purana - 23,000 verse. | | | Contains the glory of Srimad-Bhagavatam; the stories of Rama, Jagannatha, Matsya, Ekadasi, Bhrgu, etc. 4) Garuda Purana - 19,000 verses. |
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| | Puranas - Ancient Texts - Indian Mythology |
| | Generally, the immediate narrator is Lomaharshana, the disciple of Vyasa, who is said to have learned these Puranas from his perceptor. | | | Some of the Puranas also contain a catalogue of the number of verses in each Purana, and the list is sometimes inconsistent. | | | There are said to be eighteen major Puranas. |
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http://members.cox.net/apamnapat/citations/Purana.html
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| | Kamat's Potpourri: The Bhagavata Purana |
| | After the four vedas, the Puranas form the most sacred of the texts for devout Hindus. | | | As time passed, came on the scene, different puranas dealing with different deities. | | | A Puranik (reciter), many times a non-Brahmin, became essential part of village life. |
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http://www.kamat.com/indica/culture/bhagavata.htm
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| | Puranas of Hinduism to be researched as History with an open mind |
| | purANas together form a comprehensive encyclopaedia of all the mythology, legends and history of Hinduism. | | | Do'nt the different purANas deify different deities and | | | vishNu purANa and put it in its present form. |
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| | Gaudiya Discussions -> Padma Purana verses |
| | That impersonal liberation is worthless is explained in the prayers of Lord Brahma (Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.14.4), where it is compared to the empty husks left remaining after rice is threshed. | | | Not meaning to sound disrespectful of the Garuda Purana or anything, but that's the strangest thing I've ever heard on this issue to date. | | | Note: In the Brihad Bhagavatamrita part 1 quote Svagamaih may also refer to the saiva agamas which Siva authored, as claimed by even Sri vaishnavas on the basis of Varaha Purana. |
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| | India Forum Archives: Itihasa-Purana |
| | In fact, Brahmanda Purana says that this place was once the palace of Hiranyakasipu who was slain by Sriman Narayana manifesting as Narasimha from a pillar there for the sake of his staunch devotee Prahlada. | | | It is stated that the Devas (Gods), while witnessing the terrific aspect (Ugra Kala), the lord took on in order to tear to pieces Hiranyakasipu sung in His praise as 'Ahobala' (Lo: the strength). | | | For further evidence corroborating this symbolism in the mythology one should refer to the sUktaMs to viShNu by dIrghatamA in the R^ig veda and the praise of the celestial viShNu in the sarga section of brahma purANa. |
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| | SKANDA PURANA - PRABHAS KHAND - URDAY.com |
| | These eighteen Puranas were- Brahma Puran, Vishnu Puran, Shiva Puran, Bhagawat Puran, Bhavishya Puran, Narad Puran, Markandeya Puran, Agni Puran, Brahma vaivarta Puran, Linga Puran, Padma Puran, Varah Puran, Skanda Puran, Vaman Puran, Kurma Puran, Matsya Puran, Garuda Puran and Vayu Puran. | | | On being asked by the sages about the prominent places of pilgrimage, Sutji named many holy places but according to him Prabhas Teerth was the crown of all the places of pilgrimage and was incomparable. | | | Lord Brahma and few other deities were also present there at the time when Shiva was narrating the tale. |
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| | Bhagavata Purana - Indian Mythology |
| | Suta tells them of the glory of the divine, of Krishna, who is the source of all creation. | | | The sages ask Suta to narrate the glory of Vishnu of his incarnation as Krishna and of how salvation may be attained. | | | The Bhagavata Purana (भागवत पुराण), also called the Srimad Bhagavatam, extolls the virtues of Lord Vishnu as the supreme personality of the Godhead. |
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| | Garuda Purana |
| | The three are principal Puranas in the Kali age. | | | Hence, Bhagavata is the highest of all Puranas. | | | The Visnu Purana comes next, then comes Garuda. |
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| | The Wisdom of India - The Gold Scales |
| | Aldous Huxley once wrote on the Srimad Bhagavatam that it "expresses the essence of Indian religion almost as forcefully as does the Bhagavad Gita". | | | "Bhagavata Purana" means "Ancient stories of the Lord". | | | As for Krishna stories, the basic sources are the epic Mahabharata and its appendix from the 400s, the Harivamsa - and the Puranas, particularly Books 10 and 11 of the Bhagavata-Purana |
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| | Indian Spiritual Books - Bhagavad Gita, Upanishads, Veda, Vedanta, Tantra |
| | Comprehensive translation of this classic Purana, covering the many avataric incarnations and stories of Lord Vishnu. | | | Bhagavad Gita - Epics, Puranas and Hindu Mythology - Tantra - Upanishads - Veda | | | Each book retells the story of one of the nineteen famous Puranas of India in a condensed easy-to-read style, appealing to young and old alike. |
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| | the Puranic Tradition |
| | It is largely a discussion of the relationship between the "Great Puranas" of the Sanskrit tradition and other vernacular traditions. | | | · Ali, S.M. The Geography of the Puranas, Peoples Publishing House, Delhi, 1966. | | | This work is a close analysis of the Purana, in an attempt to address the central issues of Canonicity, comparative studies, and the female conception of the divine. |
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http://www.colorado.edu/ReligiousStudies/TheStrip/Archive/Hindu/purana.htm
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| | definition of purana |
| | One of a class of sacred Hindoo poetical works in the Sanskrit language which treat of the creation, destruction, and renovation of worlds, the genealogy and achievements of gods and heroes, the reigns of the Manus, and the transactions of their descendants. | | | Are, Class, Creation, Genealogy, In, Number, One, Principal, Puranas, Sacred, Same, Sanskrit, There, Which, Works | | | The principal Puranas are eighteen in number, and there are the same number of supplementary books called Upa Puranas. |
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| | Purana -- Encyclopædia Britannica |
| | Traditionally a Purana treats five subjects: primary creation of the universe, secondary creation after periodical annihilation, genealogy of gods and saints, grand epochs, and history of the… | | | "Purana." Encyclopædia Britannica from Encyclopædia Britannica Premium Service. |
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| | Srimad Bhagavatam, Bhagavata Purana, Canto 2 chapter 7: Sanskrit |
| | Srimad Bhagavatam, Bhagavata Purana, Canto 2 chapter 7: Sanskrit | | | If this is done regularly with devotion and respect, one is sure to get out of the illusory energy of the Lord. |
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| | Pampa's 'Adi Purana' |
| | Basavaraju has edited the 'Adi Purana' in the narrative form based on ten manuscripts. | | | Basavaraju, former Professor of Kannada of the Mysore University, is 'Poorva Purana' by Jinasenacharya. | | | 'Poorva Purana' is considered the basis for Pampa's classical work. |
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| | Hindunet: The Hindu Universe: Bhavishya Purana |
| | Is there any reference in the purana's that vyaasa went dead. | | | Shankaracharya met vyaasa and he tolked about vedanta with him. | | | Bhavishya Purâna was written to describe the future kings in relation to the fixed "zero" moment, which was the Bharata Battle. |
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| | Brahmanda Purana |
| | ``None of the many verses from the Brahmanda quoted by Hemadri (13th cent.) in his Caturvarga-Cintamani occurs in the extant Brahmanda Purana. | | | The contents of the extant Brahmanda Purana [also] do not accord well with what is stated [about them] in the Matsya Purana.'' | | | This is a source quoted from by Madhva quite a number of times, and always, apparently, with the problem that his quotes are not to be found (Mesquita, p. |
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| | SUNY Press :: Tales for the Dying |
| | Jarow does a wonderful job of showing just how relevant the Bhagavata-Purana can be, both for the study of religion and for reflecting on the human condition itself.” — Jeffrey J. Kripal, author of Kali’s Child: The Mystical and the Erotic in the Life and Teachings of Ramakrishna | | | This book discusses how images of dying in the Bhagavata-Purana relate to issues of language and love in the religious imagination of India. | | | By casting Vaisnava bhakti traditions and Puranic narrative in a fresh light, the mythic imagination of the Puranas takes its place on the stage of contemporary discourse on comparative mythology and literature. |
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http://www.sunypress.edu/details.asp?id=60687
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| | MSN Encarta - Dictionary - Purana |
| | Hindu sacred literature: any of a group of sacred Hindu texts written in Sanskrit that recount the lives of deities and the creation, destruction, and recreation of the universe | | | Click here to search all of MSN Encarta | | | Search for "Purana" in all of MSN Encarta |
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| | Definition of Purana - Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary |
| | Etymology: Skt purAna, from purAna ancient, from purA formerly; akin to Sanskrit pura before, Greek para beside, pro before -- more at | | | For More Information on "Purana" go to Britannica.com | | | Get the Top 10 Search Results for "Purana" |
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| | The Nilamata Purana |
| | Position of Women in Ancient Kashmir - Excerpts from Nilamata Purana - Dr. Ved Kumari | | | Art, Culture and Food - Dr. Ved Kumari |
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| | SRIMAD BHAGAVATAM (Bhagavata Purana); the story of Krishna |
| | SRIMAD BHAGAVATAM (Bhagavata Purana); the story of Krishna | | | rama, krishna, ravana, indra, arjuna, vishnu, srimad bhagavatam, hanuman, brahma, maitreya, bhagavta purana, radha, shiva |
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