Questions tagged [puranas]
Puranas (Sanskrit: पुराण) are ancient Hindu texts eulogizing various deities, primarily the divine Trimurti God in Hinduism through divine stories. Questions pertaining to the 18 mahapuranas can use this tag.
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Atma ( Soul ) in Hindu Scriptures
I am very emotional , attached to my family and I am not able to socialize with people . I am a devoted Hindu . And i often feel proud and boast about my Lineage ( Caste ) .
My question is did my ...
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Do gods need to come back to earth Chakra in order to procreate?
Do gods need to come back to earth root Chakra in order to procreate? For those who have become turiya/equal of gods, is procreation is possible or not without coming back?
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Can you subtract sin with enough virtue? Scriptural quotes/activities/instruction to wipe out any and all sin!
I'm well aware that everyone's driven by the 3 modes of material nature! Reading of ways to get rid of sin is very different from LIVING and DOING the ways to get rid of sin. For instance, if I'm a ...
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Do Vedas mention that Vedas ALONE are to be followed and Itihasa/Purana should be discarded?
We recently hear a lot of neo-vedantists claiming that 'Vedas ALONE are truth', while simultaneously:
not knowing what all the Vedas are
not knowing all the mantras in Vedas
not understanding what ...
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The descriptions of pyramids in Vedic scriptures
Do Vedas (and any other Vedic scripture, such as Puranas) hold any information on pyramids? What is their function? What can they do?
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Is Kanha/Kanhaiya name of Krishna?
As per the original Vishnu Sahasranamam as detailed in Anushasana Parva of Mahabharata, names like Gopal, Rama and Govinda are mentioned for Lord Krishna/Vishnu, but not Kanha/Kanhaiya. So, from which ...
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What is the pooja vidhi of maa Gauri as described in shastras? [closed]
Virgin girls in India worship maa Gauri. Now my questions are as follows:
What is swaroop (form) of maa Gauri? In detail, what is in her hands, what is the colour of body? what does she wear and How ...
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What all to read and which way? [duplicate]
There are so many stories, books and puranas in Mythologies and I am not sure what to read and how in which sequences.
Example I started Bhagwat Gita but honestly i lost completely. So it seems i am ...
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Was the story of Great deluge taken from Rig Vedic mantras?
The story of Great deluge was narrated in Satapatha Brahmana , Bhagavata Purana and the Matsya Purana, as well as in the Mahabharata.
However, I have found the following epithets from Rig Veda.
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Did Vivekananda's beliefs on Smritis and Puranas change over time?
In this lecture, Vivekananda relays the orthodox understanding of the Puranas:
... although we have the Vedas for our scriptures, we have Smritis and Purânas — subsequent writings — to illustrate ...
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Are there a finite amount of souls in Samsara according to the Varaha Purana?
In the Varaha Purana, in the section called "Rudra Gita", it is said:
70.30 - Meaning: In olden times, the residents of the Bhu Loka all worshipped Janardhana. Arriving at Bhuvar Loka, they stayed ...
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What is the goal of the Shiva Purana?
Each Purana has a particular goal or intention; a primary thing that it tries to convey.
Ramanujacharya in the Vedartha Sangraha says:
All other Puranas with other aims must be interpreted ...
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What scriptures describe Lakshmi’s serpent Kalyana?
The Sharanagati Gadyam is a prose hymn by the famous Sri Vaishnava Acharya Ramanujacharya on the subject of Sharanagati, complete surrender to the lotus feet of Sriman Narayana as a means to attain ...
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Which scripture classifies the 18 mahapuranas based on the three gunas (sattva, tamas and rajas)? [duplicate]
We all know that there are 18 Mahapuranas and have also heard that 6 each are categorized in different gunas - sattva, tamas and rajas.
I would like to know the reference if any of the purana or ...
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How Grahas were made and assigned their task
I see Chandra(lord moon) is the son of Atri and Anusuya, how he was made as graha and to rotate around earth
Lord surya is the sun of kashyapa, how was this earth before surya was born
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Did Kamsa have any children?
Did Kamsa have any children. What I know is that Jarasandha’s daughters were married to him. But I have not come across any reference to his children. Can anyone throw some light on this?
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How long did Vamana take for his second step? Any Scriptural references
So, how long did Vishnu in Vamana avatar take for his first and second step to scale the universe and Earth? For him to grow big and encompass visible universe, the space and heavens...and finally ...
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What are the instances where Krishna promised that he would return to Vrindavan?
What are the instances where Krishna promised that he would return to Vrindavan either himself or through representatives like Uddhava?
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What was the opinion of Kumarila and Prabhakara about the Puranas?
What was the opinion of Kumarila and Prabhakara, who were proponents of the Jaimini mimamsa, about the Puranas? In context of both mythology and history.
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What predictions of Bhavisya Purana have come true yet? [closed]
Bhavisya Purana mentions the future predictions including Kalki avatar. As it has more than 14000 slokas, what are the predictions among them that have come true yet?
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Brahmanda and Pindanda
I recently heard from a noted guru that the entire Brahmanda can be stored in Pindanda. How is this possible, any enlightenment is appreciated.
Basically he is saying the entire Macrocosm can be ...
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Which purana mentions about the war & conversations between Shiva & Shani?
According to puranas how the war had taken place between Shiva & Shani? How Shani became the disciple of Lord Shiva? Did Shani had done any penance for getting a special post from Lord Shiva? ...
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In which scriptures that Hindu Number counting system is completely written?
A photo of Hindu Number Counting System is higher than described in 4-5 Shloka, 3rd Chapter of 6th Part of Vishnu Purana same also described in Vayu Purana:
Is there any scripture (Vedas/...
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Is there any link between Indra and Subrahmanya (Skanda)?
The following is from Rig Veda (VII.20.5)
वर्षा जजान वर्षणं रणाय तमु चिन नारी नर्यं ससूव |
पर यः सेनानीरध नर्भ्यो अस्तीनः सत्वा गवेषणः स धर्ष्णुः ||
A Bull begat the Bull for joy of ...
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Reading books on Puranas [duplicate]
I am planning to read Puranas. I would like to make a start and continue. Can you recommend where to start and also a book (only in English) please. I am interested in a hardback book only.
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Are the Mahapuranas 18 in number? Cause I found 19 [duplicate]
I found three different sets of 18 Mahapuranas.
Common in all are: (Vishnu Purana,Matsya Purana, Kurma Purana, Garuda Purana, Varaha Purana, Agni Purana, Vamana Purana, Bhagavat Purana, Skanda Purana,...
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Is Vishnudharmottara the second part of Vishnu Purana?
Every Mahapurana states that Vishnu Purana has 23 thousand verses but if we count the actual no. of verses there are only around 7000. So about 16 thousand verses are missing.
I found another purana, ...
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Liberated souls come back [duplicate]
Do the souls which attained moksha in this creation again come back to earth to undergo birth and death process in the next creation which takes place after mahapralay?
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Where we can get unabridged puranas? [duplicate]
Where can we get unabridged version of puranas, uppuranas in Sanskrit - Hindi Translation with some commentary in PDF format?
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Where is it mentioned that Lord Krishna is 16 kalas but Lord Ram is 12 kalas, when both are same? [duplicate]
It is being popularized by ISKCON I think, that Krishna is purna avatar with 16 kalas but Rama is 12 kalas and is inferior to Krishna, when both are same. Is this even mentioned anywhere by any of the ...
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Why is Shiva, Hanuman, Gayatri are shown with 5 heads, but not Vishnu or Durga?
Shiva, Hanuman, Ganesha and Gayatri deities are shown with 5 heads in idols but not Vishnu or Durga? What's the reason for this?
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What scriptures describe the layers of the Earth mentioned by Engalalwan?
This verse in Amsha 1 Adhyaya 4 of the Vishnu Purana describes the aftermath of Vishnu’s incarnation Varaha rescuing the Earth from the water:
Uttishtatah tasya jalaardra kuksheh mahaa varaahasya ...
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Who was Arishtanemi?
I was watching lakshmi Narayan 1951 movie, Laxmi reincarnates on earth as bhuvan Mohini, while purandar indra and his enemy cousin Arishtanemi try to abduct her, then Arishtanemi with help of vritra, ...
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Can I trim / shave my own head being a Brahmin?
Can I trim my own head hair being a Brahmin? Is this against the Hindu Dharma?
Thanks
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What was Adi Shankara's view on Puranas?
Puranas are the scriptures of Hinduism which are accepted by some people and rejected by some people. There are 18 Mahapuranas which are the most important. The basic theory that puranas are ...
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Why is there such a stark contradiction in Vedic hymns and many Puranic stories?
For example, it is shown in this answer- How did Vishnu help Indra in killing Vritra? that indra was defeated and also shamed and also in the last line 'and later Nahusha becoming the new Indra and ...
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Which puran describes about the curse of kashyap rishi by which Shiva had to behead his son?
I have not found any description in shiv puran, that Shiva was cursed by kashyap rishi, by which he had to behead his own son Ganesha? Then which puran describes about it?
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Views on puranas as texts to be taken literally or metaphorically? [duplicate]
Are the story of puranas merely used as icons(to teach us lessons)?
Are they to be taken literally?Do they fall under smriti or sruti?
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Marrying older women allowed in Hinduism? [duplicate]
Is there any story in Hinduism were girl is older than boy? Now a days, we see many people marrying older women ( many celebrities) this is accepted according to Hinduism?
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In purana, any incident boy marrying girl older than him? [duplicate]
Is there any story in Hinduism were girl is older than boy?
Now a days, we see many people marrying older women ( many celebrities) this is accepted according to Hinduism?
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What are Atipurana. What are the names of these Purana?
I received a classification of Purana from authorities like
1.MahaPurana
2.UpPurana
Atipurana
Can Anyone Tell Me briefly. What are Atipurana.
I share you a link :-https://www.quora.com/The-...
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In which purana is vamana's boon that bali would be indra in next manvantara is mentioned
In which purana is vamanas's boon that bali would be indra in next manvantara is mentioned? Savarni=White? I've realised that vamanas's boon has been turned true, describes America's (Bali's patala) ...
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Is levirate marriage allowed in Hinduism? [duplicate]
Wikipedia defines it as:
Levirate marriage is a type of marriage in which the brother of a deceased man is obliged to marry his brother's widow. The term levirate is itself a derivative of the ...
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Which is the Purana Brihat Samhita depicted in?
In which Purana, Brihat Samhita finds a place? What does this depict?
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Just like there is a Shiva Purana and Vishnu Purana, is there a Purana praising Brahma?
Title. I want a book about Brahma. It can be in the form of a Gita like Shiva Gita or Bhagavad Gita or it can be in the form of a Purana.
Thanks.
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Is Shiva Purana authentic?
On Quora, I have seen many people (mainly ISKCON priests) say that Shiva Purana was "adulterated by Shaiva kings" or something along this line. Is this true or false?
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Is there anything in our scriptures where it says something similar to “As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he”
I've read the major parts of the Bhagavad Gita where my interpretation is that 'Anyone who is attached to the FRUITS of the reward, he will dwell in misery always'.
Now I'm reading many books like '...
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“Tvaṣṭṛ” and “Tvaṣṭā”
If I am correct, "Tvaṣṭṛ" seems to be synonymous with Viśvakarman, while "Tvaṣṭā" is the name of an Asura. It seems that both are identified as Prajāpatis, and this has me wondering: Are these two ...
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Are there any Puranas that are no more extant but known well?
Currently, there are 18 mahapuranas and 18 upapuranas.
Is there any Purana, other than those above, whose name is well known and is no more extant? Or the total count is exactly 36?
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What is the scriptural reference of the 'Dadhivamana' Form of Vishnu?
What is the source of the 'Dadhi-VAmana' Form of Sri Vishnu? Why did He take this particular Form?
