- 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...
-
considered legendary,
corresponding kingdoms are
listed separately in the
Puranic kings section. Note:
Kingdoms that
acted as
princely states to the British...
- 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...
-
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...
- 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....
- The Itihasa-Purana, the Epic-
Puranic narratives of the
Sanskrit Epics (Mahabharata and the Ramayana) and the Puranas,
contain royal genealogies of the...
- 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...
- ISBN 978-81-8475-417-9. Mani,
Vettam (1975).
Puranic encyclopaedia : a
comprehensive dictionary with
special reference to the epic and
Puranic literature.
Robarts - University...
- to as the
Hindu Middle Ages. This age saw the
composition of the
major Puranic texts of the faith,
along with the rise of sectarianism, with followers...
