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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexSūktāni (सूक्तानि).—Relating to Brahmā Viṣṇu, Arka, Rudra, Indra, Agni, Soma; to be recited at the śrāddha.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 17. 37; 246. 60.
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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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Harshacharita (socio-cultural Study) (by Mrs. Nandita Sarmah)
1. Similarities (7): Vedic Practices and Sacrifices < [Chapter 8 - Comparative Society as described in the Kādambarī and the Harṣacarita]
10. Vedic Practices and Sacrifices < [Chapter 6 - Other Socio-Cultural Aspects]
Atharvaveda ancillary literature (Study) (by B. R. Modak)
Part 3a.11 - Descriptions of the Ganamala (groups of various mantras) < [Chapter 2b - A Topical Analysis of the Atharvaveda-Parisistas]
Part 3a.12 - The Samuccaya-prayascittani < [Chapter 2b - A Topical Analysis of the Atharvaveda-Parisistas]
Part 4 - The Kalpas (sacrificial procedures)—Introduction < [Chapter 1 - Ancillary Literature of the Atharvaveda (other than the Parisistas)]
Studies in Indian Literary History (by P. K. God)
13. Harikavi alias Bhanubhatta (a Court-Poet of King Sambhaji) < [Volume 3 (1956)]