purāṇa
Devanāgarī: पुराण Translation: belonging to ancient or olden times, ancient, old; name of a class of sacred works (supposed to have been compiled by the poet Vyāsa and to treat of 5 topics [pañca-lakṣaṇa]; the chief purāṇa are 18, grouped in 3 divisions Related concepts:veda, mahābhārataAppears in
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