Questions tagged [brahmanda-purana]
The Brahmanda Purana (Sanskrit: ब्रह्माण्ड पुराण) is one of the eighteen Mahapuranas, a genre of eighteen Hindu religious texts and has been assigned the eighteenth place in almost all the lists of the Puranas.
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is there a current version of Brahmanda Purana that includes the so-called "Ahobila Mahatmyam"?
It is claimed that a scripture called "Ahobala mahatmyam" exists as part of Brahmanda Purana.
https://ia600403.us.archive.org/3/items/shri-ahobila-narasimha-mahatmyam-brahmanda-puranam-...
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Hare Krsna mantra in Brahmanda Puran
Recently, I have come across various blogs which have mentioned that the Hare Krsna mantra is mentioned in the Brahmanda Puran.
The transliteration cited is as follows-
(Brahmanda Purana 6.59)
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Do other Puranas besides Brahmanda Purana claim parity with the Vedas?
https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/the-brahmanda-purana/d/doc243151.html
That Prajāpati (Lord of all creatures), Lord (Brahmā) recounted to Vasiṣṭha[1], the entire Purāṇa that is on a par with ...
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Mention of Valmiki installing the Saraswathi idol in Brahmanda Purana
The following excerpt is taken from the puranic story of Basara Gnana Saraswathi temple
ఆది కవి వాల్మికి ఇక్కడ సరస్వతీ దేవిని ప్రతిష్టించి రామాయణం వ్రాసాడని
బ్రహ్మాండ పురాణం వివరిస్తుంది.
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In which war related to Bhuvaneswari or Lalitha, devas did not respond?
I heard the following story related to either Bhuvaneswari devi or Lalitha devi.
In a war between devas and asuras, devas and asuras started fighting
each other. Asuras applied some weapon on the ...
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Sri Lalithopakhyanam telugu version
I want to learn and do parayana of Sri Lalithopakhyanam (contained in Brahmanda Purana). I am looking for any good Telugu resources of the original Sanskrit text and translations to Telugu. I have ...
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Is the adhyatma Ramayana part of the brahmanda purana?
It is traditionally accepted that adhyatma Ramayana is a part of the brahmanda purana but according to Wikipedia it was written in 14th century.Does that mean it was added later to the brahmanda ...
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Where in Brahmanda Purana it is mentioned about Parthasarathy Temple?
The official website of Parthasarathy temple's history section states that according to Brahmanda Purana, king sumathi requested Venkatesha to grant him darshanam of Geethacharya.
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Where is the verse "ami sarvatmanayam atrapi srimad dasarathatmajah" found?
Rupa Goswami quotes this verse from Brahmanda purana in Laghu Bhagavatamrita:
tatha hi brahmande sri krsna vakyam
antaranga svarupa me matsya kurmadayas tv ami sarvatmanayam atrapi
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'Saddhya' suras from Purusha Sukta vs other references
In the Purusha Suktam of Rig V. 10.90 ‘Saddhya Santhi ddhey vaahah’ Looks like refers to the 'Saddhya' suras. There are other references to these semi-immortals in several Puranas. The list of such ...
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What scriptures describe Radha defeating Harshana and Marshana?
Srimati Radharani is described as the Shakti of Lord Krishna in the Brahmavaivarta, Devi Bhagavata, Skanda, Padma and Narada Purana and is worshipped along with Krishna by Parashurama and Ganesha in ...
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In which section of the Brahmanda Purana, is the advent of Swaminarayan supposedly predicted?
Some members of the Swaminarayan sect often quote the following verse supposedly from the Brahmanda Purana to prove Sahajanand Swami (more commonly known as Swaminarayan) to be an incarnation of Sri ...
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Why are the names of Lord Krishna and Lord Rama superior to the name of Lord Vishnu?
Though Krishna and Rama are said to be incarnations of Vishnu, many scriptures tell us that names of Krishna and Rama are superior to the name of Lord Vishnu. In the Padma Purana Lord Shiva tells Mata ...
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Who is the daughter of Atri?
Chapter 8 (pg 47) of the Upodghatapada of Brahmanda Purana states the lineage of Atri and Vasistha. It recounts Atri's family and an incident where Atri releases the Sun from it's eclipse.
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Who are the Sri Vidya Gurus mentioned by Bhaskararaya?
Sri Vidya is a Shakta sect which believes that the goddess Lalita Tripurasundari is supreme. Now one of the most important texts of the Sri Vidya sect is the Lalita Sahasranamam, found in the Lalita ...
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In which chapter of Brahmanda purana is Shri Lalita Sahasranama present?
The Lalita Sahasranama Stotra belongs to the Uttarakhanda (latter part) of the Brahmanda Purana. In which chapter can I find the work??
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Who are Pancha brahmas' Lalita Devi sits on and Why are they called so?
Lalita Sahasranama(the thousand names of Lalitha tripura Sundari) is a hymn found in the Uttara Khanda of Brahmanda Purana. In the Lalitha sahasranama, one of the names is
Pañcabrahmāsanasthitā
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In the legend about Venkateswara,what is the relationship between Vedavati and Padmavati?
In the legend about Venkateswara, he marries Padmavati. There is mention about Vedavati. What is the relationship between Vedavati and Padmavati?
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Kapaleeswara and Adikesava - Mylapore [closed]
Kapaleeswarar: The Wikipedia says The temple's name is derived from the words kapAlam (head) and eeshwarar an alias of lord Shiva. According to the Puranas, during the meeting of Brahma and Shiva at ...
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Where is the story of Upilliappan in the Brahmanda Purana?
Most people only know about the Venkateshwara form of Vishnu (AKA Balaji or Srinivasa) in connection to the deity of the world-renowned Tirumala Venkateshwara Temple in Tirupati. But that is not the ...
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Why does Lalitha Devi sit on Shiva?
Is Shiva really the āsana for Lalitha Devi? How to understand this? Who is her consort? If Shiva is her consort, why did she make him an āsana?
Also, what is pancha bramha āsana's significance? Who ...
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