Nagnadaya, Nagnādaya: 1 definition
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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexNagnādaya (नग्नादय).—Devoid of the three outer coverings of the body—unfit for śrāddha occasions; Pāṣaṇḍas also termed Nagnas as also others who pretend to be tapasvins and ascetics, proceed on wrong lines, murder Brahmanas, prove ungrateful friends, defile the teacher's bed and also robbers; they are to be abandoned.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 78. 24, 27-34.
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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