- Vishnu, Shiva, Brahma, and Tridevi. The
Puranic genre of
literature is
found in both
Hinduism and Jainism. The
Puranic literature is encyclopedic, and it includes...
-
between the
Vedic religion and
Hindu religions,"
during the Epic and
Early Puranic period (c. 200 BCE to 500 CE), when the
Epics and the
first Purānas were...
- The Epic-
Puranic chronology is a
timeline of
Hindu mythology based on the
Itihasa (the
Sanskrit Epics, that is, the
Mahabharata and the Ramayana) and...
- is an
aditya and is ****ociated with
priestly skills. In the
epics and
Puranic scriptures, he is a son of the creator-god
Brahma and the
father of many...
-
scholars to be legendary,
corresponding kingdoms are
listed separately in the
Puranic kings section. Note:
Kingdoms that
acted as
princely states to the British...
-
based on
Hindu mythology,
literature and the Puranas. Also
known as the
puranic genre. Up to 1923, 70% of
Indian films belonged to this genre. However...
- In
Tantric Shaktism,
Shakti is the
foremost deity, akin to Brahman. In
Puranic Hinduism,
Shiva and
Shakti are the
masculine and
feminine principles that...
- of an
elephant since the
early stages of his
appearance in
Indian art.
Puranic myths provide many
explanations for how he got his
elephant head. One of...
- to a
legend prevalent among Nais, they are
descended from Nabhi, who in
puranic literature is king of the
Ikshvaku dynasty. In
Tamil region some members...
- teeth,
three legs,
three heads and four arms
appear only in the
later Puranic texts.
Kubera holds a mace, a pomegranate, or a
money bag in his hand....
