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Purana

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Pu·ra·na  (p-rän)
n.
Any of a class of Sanskrit encyclopedic texts containing cosmogonic histories, legends of gods and heroes, and other traditional material.

[Sanskrit puram, from neut. of pura-, old, prehistoric, from pur, of old, formerly; see per1 in Indo-European roots.]

Purana [pʊˈrɑːnə]
n
(Non-Christian Religious Writings / Other Non-Christian Religious Writings) any of a class of Sanskrit writings not included in the Vedas, characteristically recounting the birth and deeds of Hindu gods and the creation, destruction, or recreation of the universe
[from Sanskrit: ancient, from purā formerly]
Puranic  adj
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Noun1.Purana - a body of 18 works written between the first and 11th centuries and incorporating legends and speculative histories of the universe and myths and customary observances
Sanskrit literature - Hindu literature written in Sanskrit


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The Vishnu Purana says, "The house-holder is to remain at eventide in his courtyard as long as it takes to milk a cow, or longer if he pleases, to await the arrival of a guest.
"That is active duty," says the Vishnu Purana, "which is not for our bondage; that is knowledge which is for our liberation: all other duty is good only unto weariness; all other knowledge is only the cleverness of an artist.
 
 
 
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