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Which Purāṇas define the word "purāṇa" within their text?
Etymology of the word "purāṇa" is mentioned Part 1 Prakriya Pada Chapter 1 of Vayu Purana.
यस्मात्पुरा ह्यनतीदं1 पुराणं तेन तत्स्मृतम्। निरुक्तमस्य यो वेद
सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते।।२०३।।
This ...
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If Kartavirya Arjuna could invade lanka and capture Ravana, without any help from a army (according to Vayu Puran) then why couldn't Rama do the same?
Yes kartavirya-arjuna or Sahastra Bahu Arjuna was very powerful Kshtriya Warrior. He could have inveded Lanka alone & defeated Ravana alone , without even need of an army or bridge on sea to ...
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Which Purāṇas define the word "purāṇa" within their text?
Not exactly an answer because you asked references and definition specifically from the Puranas only.
Anyways,why the Puranas are so-called is stated symbolically in the KulArnava TantrA as follows:
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