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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexJaṭāmāli (जटामालि).—The avatār of the Lord of the 19th dvāpara in the Jaṭāyu hill of the Himālayas with four sons, all engaged in Maheśvara yoga.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 23. 186-8.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
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The Saiva Philosophy in the Siva-Purana < [Purana, Volume 7, Part 1 (1965)]