Encyclopedia - Puranas: Encyclopedia - Puranas
Shruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihāsas Mahābhārata Bhagavad G�...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Puranas: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary On Puranas
Puranas - the eighteen historical supplements to the Vedas.   (See also: Puranas , Bhakti, Bhakti Yoga, Bhakti Dictionary, Bo...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Puranas: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary Ii On Puranas
Puranas The histories of the universe, supplements to the Vedas. There are eighteen major Puranas and many secondary ones. The major P...   » Read the article

Article - Puranas: The Puranas In The Hindu Scriptures
Study of the Puranas, listening to sacred recitals of scriptures, describing and expounding of the transcendent Lilas of the Blessed Lord...   » Read the article

Article - Puranas: The Puranas In The Hindu Scriptures
The Puranas are of the same class as the Itihasas. They have five characteristics (Pancha-Lakshana) viz., history, cosmology (with variou...   » Read the article

Article - Puranas: Vedantic Flavour In Puranic Literature  
The puranas are among the most widely read religious scriptures in India. The word purana literally means "narrative of ancient t...   » Read the article

Article - Eighteen Puranas: 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. The main Puranas are: Vis...   » Read the article

Article - Bhagavata Purana: Bhagavata Purana's Eternal Krishna  
The Bhagavata Purana and other works tell us stories of how the divine is always trying to break away from its divine fetters. When yo...   » Read the article

Article - Tamil Puranas: The Tamil Puranas In The Hindu Scriptures
The Tamil Puranas: Lord Siva incarnated himself in the form of Dakshinamurti to impart knowledge to the four Kumaras. He took human form ...   » Read the article

Article - Upa-puranas: The Upa-puranas In The Hindu Scriptures
The Upa-Puranas : The eighteen Upa-Puranas are: Sanatkumara, Narasimha, Brihannaradiya, Sivarahasya, Durvasa, Kapila, Vamana, Bhargava, V...   » Read the article

Article - Srimad Bhagavata Purana: The Srimad Bhagavata Purana And The Ten Avataras In The Hindu Scriptures
The Srimad Bhagavata Purana and the Ten Avataras The Srimad Bhagavata Purana is a chronicle of the various Avataras of Lord Vishnu. The...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Purana: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Purana
Purana: (Sanskrit) "Ancient (lore)."   Hindu folk narratives containing ethical and cosmological teachings relative to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vayu Purana: Encyclopedia - Vayu Purana
The Vayu Purana is a Shaiva Purana, dedicated to Vayu (the wind), containing some 24,000 shlokas. It is divided into four parts (padas), ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bhavishya Purana: Encyclopedia - Bhavishya Purana
The Bhavishya Purana is an ancient Sanskrit text authored by Sri Vyasa Muni, the compiler of the Vedic texts. It is one of the 18 major P...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vishnu Purana: Encyclopedia - Vishnu Purana
The Vishnu Purana is one of the oldest of the Puranas (dating to maybe the 5th century), containing some 23,000 shlokas, presented as a d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Garuda Purana: Encyclopedia - Garuda Purana
Garuda Purana is one of the great puranas of India. This scripture contains details of the various punishments given to a person after de...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Matsya Purana: Encyclopedia - Matsya Purana
It’s the sixteenth purana. During the period of mahapralaya, Lord Vishnu had taken Matsya avatar (fish incarnation) to save the seeds o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bhagavata Purana: Encyclopedia - Bhagavata Purana
Shruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihāsas Mahābhārata Bhagavad G...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vyasa: Encyclopedia - Vyasa
Vyasa (Vyāsa in IAST transliteration) is an important and much revered figure in the Hindu tradition and its literature. He is considere...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brahmastra: Encyclopedia - Brahmastra
Shruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihāsas Mahābhārata Bhagavad G�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hindu Scripture: Encyclopedia - Hindu Scripture
Shruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihāsas Mahābhārata Bhagavad G�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uttarakuru: Encyclopedia - Uttarakuru
Uttarakuru was the name of ancient country and its people as numerously referenced in ancient Vedic, Brahmanical and the Buddhist texts a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kartikeya: Encyclopedia - Kartikeya
In Hinduism, Kārttikeya (also Skanda, Subrahmanya, Kumara, Arumugan, Shanmugan, Murugan, Guha, Saravana, Swaminatha, Velan,Velavan, Sent...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Purana: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Ii On Purana
PURANA: Hindu myths and legends.   (See also: PURANA ,Yoga, Yoga Dictionary)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Purana: Eastern Philosophy Dictionary On Purana
Purana: Devotional literature of Bhakti Hinduism, the most famous of which is the Bhagavata Purana which describes the life of Krishna...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Purana: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On Purana (puraana)
purana: purana (puraana). Ancient.   (See also: purana , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Mind and ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Purana: Hinduism Sanskrit Dictionary Iv On Purana
Purana: Purana: Hindu myths and legends.   (See also: Purana , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Min...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Puranas: Indian Hindu Dictionary On Puranas
Puranas: epics, or ancient legendary histories compiled by Veda Vyasa. There are eighteen Puranas, each of which contains the followin...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Puranas: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Ii On Puranas
puranas: hindu mythological texts   (See also: puranas , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Mind and So...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Purana: Vedic Hindu Scriptures Dictionary On Purana
Purana "Literally "ancient"; any one of eighteen sacred books of Hinduism, attributed to Vyasa, which elaborate and pop...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Purana: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Iv On Purana
Purana:   Purana ("Ancient [History]"): a type of popular encyclopedia dealing with royal genealogy, cosmology, philo...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Puranas: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Puranas
Puranas Hindu scriptures consisting of myths, legends, and historical events; also occasionally used by those in the New Age movement....   » Read the article

Dictionary - Purana: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary On Purana
purana: "ancient". a class of sanskrit scriptures concerning brahma, vishnu and shiva written for the masses. There are 18 ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Puranas: Sanskrit Dictionary On Puranas
Puranas: Books of Hindu mythology.   (See also: Puranas , Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Mind and Soul) A B C D E F G H I J K L M...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Purana: Tantra Tantric Dictionary On Purana
Purana: Purana. "Ancient". A class of Sanskrit scriptures concerning Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva written for the masses. The...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Purana: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Purana
Purana (Sanskrit) Ancient, old, an ancient tale or legend. The 18 Hindu scriptures known today as the Puranas are ancient legends of o...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Purana: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary V On Purana
Purana: eighteen ancient books consisting of legends and mythological narrations dealing with creation, recreation and the genealogie...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Puranas: Hindu Sanskrit Dictionary Ii On Puranas
Puranas: Hindu mythological texts   (See also: Puranas , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Mind and Sou...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Puranas: Theosophy Occultism Mysticism Dictionary On Puranas
A Theosophical definition of Puranas :   Puranas (Sanskrit) A word which literally means "ancient," "belonging t...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Puranas: Sai Baba Dictionary On Puranas
Puranas: Puranas: Legends, belonging to ancient times, for example Srimad Bhagavatam (BV-33) (RRV-7c)   (See also: Puranas...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Purana: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On Purana (puraana)
Purana: Purana (Puraana). Any of a number of collections of ancient legends and lore embodying the principles of the universal, ete...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Puranas: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Puranas
Puranas Hindu scriptures consisting of myths, legends, and historical events; also occasionally used by those in the New Age movement....   » Read the article

Dictionary - Purana: Hindu Sanskrit Dictionary On Purana
Purana: Literally "The Ancient." The Puranas are a number of scriptures attributed to the sage Vyasa that teach spiritual pr...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Puranas: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Puranas
Puranas (Sanskrit). Lit., "ancient". A collection of symbolical and allegorical writings - eighteen in number now - supposed...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Bhavishya-purana, Bhavisya-purana: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Bhavishya-purana, Bhavisya-purana
Bhavishya-Purana Bhavisya-Purana (Sanskrit) (from bhavishya about to come to pass, future)   One of the 18 principal Puranas, ext...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vishnu-purana, Visnu-purana: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Vishnu-purana, Visnu-purana
Vishnu-Purana Visnu-Purana (Sanskrit) One of the most celebrated of the 18 principal Puranas, conforming more than any other to the de...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Padma Purana: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Padma Purana
Padma Purana: (Sanskrit) One of the six main Vishnu Puranas. (See also: Padma Purana , Hinduism, Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Linga Purana: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Linga Purana
Linga Purana: (Sanskrit) One of the six principal Siva Puranas. This text explains the purusharthas (the four goals of life) and the s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bhagavata Purana: Encyclopedia Ii - Bhagavata Purana - Significance
sarva-vedānta-sāram hi śrī-bhāgavatam ishyate tad-rasāmrita-triptasya nānyatra syād ratih kvacit "Śrīmad Bhāgavatam is acce...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Bhagavata Purana: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Bhagavata Purana
Bhagavata Purana: n (Sanskrit) Also known as Srimad Bhagavatam, a work of 18,000 stanzas. A major Purana and primary Vaishnava scriptu...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Bhagavata Purana: Eastern Philosophy Dictionary On Bhagavata Purana
Bhagavata Purana: Most famous of the 18 major Puranas of Bhakti Hinduism; focusing on Krishna/Vishnu, the work synthesizes various Hin...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Purana Purusha: Sai Baba Dictionary On Purana Purusha
Purana Purusha: Purana Purusha: The Primal Person. (BV-33)   (See also: Purana Purusha , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, San...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Siva Purana: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Siva Purana
Siva Purana: (Sanskrit) "Ancient [lore] of Siva."   1)    A collection of six major scriptures sacred t...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Kurma Purana: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Kurma Purana
Kurma Purana: (Sanskrit) "Tortoise story."   One of the six Siva Puranas, it glorifies the worship of Siva and Durga. ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Bhagavata Purana: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Bhagavata Purana
Bhagavata Purana: n (Sanskrit) Also known as Srimad Bhagavatam, a work of 18,000 stanzas.   A major Purana and primary Vaishnava...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Amala-purana: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary Ii On Amala-purana
Amala-purana lit., “spotless Purana”; refers to Srimad-Bhagavatam.   (See also: Amala-purana , Bhakti, Bhakti Yoga...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Kathirgama Purana: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Kathirgama Purana
Kathirgama Purana: (Sanskrit) A secondary scripture regarding the famous central Sri Lankan abode of Lord Murugan (Karttikeya). (See...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Matsya Purana: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Matsya Purana
Matsya Purana (Sanskrit). The Scripture or Purana which treats of that incarnation.   (See also: Matsya Purana , Theosophy, Sp...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Purana Purusha: Hindu Sanskrit Dictionary On Purana Purusha
Purana Purusha: The Ancient Person; God.   (See also: Purana Purusha , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Bod...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Maha-puranas: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary Ii On Maha-puranas
Maha-puranas The eighteen major Puranas, six for people in each of the three modes of material nature.   (See also: Maha-puran...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Garuda Purana: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On Garuda Purana (puurana)
Garuda Purana: Garuda Purana (Puurana). Seventeenth Purana.   (See also: Garuda Purana , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, San...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Upa-puranas: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On Upa-puranas (-puraanas)
Upa-puranas: Upa-puranas (-puraanas). Supplements to the Puranas.   (See also: Upa-puranas , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary,...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vayu Purana: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Vayu Purana
Vayu Purana {SD; BCW}   (See also: Vayu Purana , Mysticism, Mysticism Dictionary, Body mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Garuda-purana: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Garuda-purana
Garuda-Purana (Sanskrit) One of the 18 principal Puranas of ancient India, relating principally to the birth of Garuda from Vinata. ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Skanda-purana: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Skanda-purana
Skanda-Purana (Sanskrit) One of the 18 principal Hindu Puranas consisting of several samhitas and khandas.   The most celebrated...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Matsya-purana: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Matsya-purana
Matsya-Purana (Sanskrit) One of the 18 principal Hindu Puranas, said to have been communicated to the seventh manu, Vaivasvata, by Vis...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Markandeya-purana: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Markandeya-purana
Markandeya-Purana (Sanskrit) One of the 18 principal Puranas of ancient India, named from its supposed author Markandeya. It expounds ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Padma-purana: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Padma-purana
Padma-Purana (Sanskrit) The Lotus-Purana; one of the Hindu Puranas which contains an account of the period when the world was "as...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Linga-purana: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Linga-purana
Linga-Purana (Sanskrit) One of the 18 principal Puranas, in which Siva, supposed to be present in the Agni-linga (great fiery phallus)...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Brahmanda-purana: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Brahmanda-purana
Brahmanda-Purana (Sanskrit) One of the 18 principal Hindu Puranas, so named because it contains an account of Brahmanda (the Egg of Br...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Devi Bhagavata Purana: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Devi Bhagavata Purana
Devi Bhagavata Purana: (Sanskrit) A subsidiary text of the Siva Puranas. (See also: Devi Bhagavata Purana , Hinduism, Body Mind and...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Bhagavata Purana: Vedic Hindu Scriptures Dictionary On Bhagavata Purana
Bhagavata Purana It is the fifth purana in length but is the most popular and influencial among the puranas. It is primarily a vaishn...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Bhagavata-purana: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Iv On Bhagavata-purana
Bhagavata-Purana:   Bhagavata-Purana ("Ancient [Tradition] of the Bhagavatas"): a voluminous tenth-century scripture ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Kurma-purana: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Kurma-purana
Kurma-Purana (Sanskrit) (from kurma tortoise)   One of the 18 principal Hindu Puranas, so named because it deals with the avatari...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Bhagavata Purana: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Bhagavata Purana
Bhagavata Purana (Sanskrit) One of the most celebrated and popular of the 18 principal Puranas, especially dedicated to the glorificat...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Siva Purana: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On Siva Purana (shiva Puurana)
Siva Purana: Siva Purana (Shiva Puurana). One of the Puranas.   (See also: Siva Purana , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, San...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Linga Purana: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Linga Purana
Linga Purana (Sanskrit). A scripture of the Saivas or worshippers of Siva. Therein Maheswara, "the great Lord", concealed in...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Purana Purusha: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On Purana Purusha (puraana Purusha)
Purana Purusha: Purana Purusha (Puraana Purusha). The Primal Person.   (See also: Purana Purusha , Hinduism, Hinduism Dicti...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Skanda Purana: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On Skanda Purana (skaandha Puraana)
Skanda Purana: Skanda Purana (Skaandha Puraana). One of the eighteen Puranas, the epic story of Skanda.   (See also: Skanda...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Devi Bhagavata Purana: Eastern Philosophy Dictionary On Devi Bhagavata Purana
Devi Bhagavata Purana: Composed around the 15th century, one of the major Puranas of Bhakti Hinduism which focuses on the Goddess Devi...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Devi Bhagavata Purana: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Devi Bhagavata Purana
Devi Bhagavata Purana. See BHAGAVATA PURANA   (See also: Devi Bhagavata Purana , Mysticism, Mysticism Dictionary, Occultism, O...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Brahma-vaivarta-purana: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Brahma-vaivarta-purana
Brahma-Vaivarta-Purana (Sanskrit) The metamorphosis of Brahma; one of the 18 principal Hindu Puranas, dealing with Brahma in the form ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uttarakuru: Encyclopedia Ii - Uttarakuru - Puranas And Uttarakuru
In later literature like Puranas, the Uttarakurus are sometimes described as mythical people and at other times their description seems i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kartikeya: Encyclopedia Ii - Kartikeya - In The Hindu Puranas
Though slightly varying verisons occur in the Puranas, they broadly follow the same pattern. (By this period, the identification of Shiva...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Avatar: Encyclopedia Ii - Avatar - The 24 Avatars Of The Puranas
Puranas list twenty-five avataras of Vishnu. A description of these is found in the Bhagavata Purana, Canto 1. 1) Catursana 2) Narada 3) ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rishikas: Encyclopedia Ii - Rishikas - Rishikas On Sarasvati/greater Panjab
Matsya Purana makes us believe that the Rishikas were so called since they had descended from the Rishis or wisemen or learned parentage ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kartikeya: Encyclopedia Ii - Kartikeya - The Adoration Of Kartikeya
Historically, Kartikeya enjoyed immense popularity in the Indian subcontinent. One of the major Puranas, the Skanda-purana is dedicated t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vyasa: Encyclopedia Ii - Vyasa - The Legend Of Vyasa
Vyasa appears for the first time as the author and an important character in the Hindu epic Mahabharata. The epic, whilst having its root...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vyasa: Encyclopedia Ii - Vyasa - Vyasa In Buddhism
Vyasa appears as Kanha-dipayana(the Pali verion of his name) in two Jataka tales: the Kanha-dipayana Jataka and Ghata Jataka.Whilst the f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hindu Scripture: Encyclopedia Ii - Hindu Scripture - Post-vedic Hindu Scriptures
The new books that appeared afterwards were called Smriti. Smrti literature includes Itihasas (epics like Ramayana, Mahabharata), Puranas...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Guruvayoor Temple: Encyclopedia Ii - Guruvayoor Temple - Legends
Sri Narada purana mentions Guruvayurpura mahatmyan and describes how Janamejaya was cured of leprosy by taking refuge under the feet of G...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vyasa: Encyclopedia Ii - Vyasa - 'veda' Vyasa
It is traditionally held by Hindus that the sage classified the primordial single Veda into four. Hence he was called Veda Vyasa, or "Spl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kartikeya: Encyclopedia Ii - Kartikeya - In The Tamil Land
In the south of India, it is a different story. Kartikeya, known as Murukan, has enjoyed continuos popularity with all classes of society...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uttarakuru: Encyclopedia Ii - Uttarakuru - Vedic Literature And Uttarakuru
Aitareya Brahmana makes first reference to Uttarakuru and Uttaramadra as real-life Janapadas and informs us that these two nations lied b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uttarakuru: Encyclopedia Ii - Uttarakuru - Foreign Sources On Uttarakuru
Ptolemy's Geography refers to Ottorokorai (Uttarakuru) tribe, Ottorokora as a city, and Ottorokoras as a river. The Ottorokora city is sh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uttarakuru: Encyclopedia Ii - Uttarakuru - Mahabharata And Uttarakuru
Mahabharata sometimes figures the Uttarakuru as a fairy land. It is stated to be the ultimate abode of the blessed souls. The souls of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uttarakuru: Encyclopedia Ii - Uttarakuru - Buddhist Texts And Uttarakuru
Uttarakuru also finds numerous references in Buddhist literature, some times as a real land while at the other as a mythical region. In D...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kartikeya: Encyclopedia Ii - Kartikeya - In The Hindu Epics
The first elaborate account of Kartikeya's origin occurs in the Mahabharata. In a complicated story, he is said to heve been born from Ag...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Avatar: Encyclopedia Ii - Avatar - The Ten Avatars Or Dasavatara
The Maha Avatara (Great Avatars) of Vishnu are usually said to be ten and this is popularly known as the Dasavatara (dasa (dasha) in Sans...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Avatar: Encyclopedia Ii - Avatar - Symbolism
Many claim that the ten avatars represent the evolution of life and of mankind on earth. Matsya, the fish, represents life in water. Kurm...   » Read the article