Book Description
Portion of Skandapurāṇa, Hindu mythological text.
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Page : 212 pages
File Size : 13,81 MB
Release : 2006*
Category : Puranas
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Portion of Skandapurāṇa, Hindu mythological text.
Author : William P. Forbes
Publisher :
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 33,24 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Hindu gods
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Author : M. Srinivas Chary
Publisher :
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 13,84 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Religion
ISBN :
This work is a study of Draksharama temple in South India, commonly known as the Draksharama Bhimesvara temple. It examines the origins of the temple, the mythology surrounding it, and the role it played in influencing the religious and cultural life of the people in the region.
Author : Ram Sharan Sharma
Publisher :
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 34,36 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Bihar (India)
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Author : Ramanlal Nagarji Mehta
Publisher : Delhi : Ajanta Publications (India) : distributors, Ajanta Books International
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 43,43 MB
Release : 1979
Category : Archaeology
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Page : 334 pages
File Size : 18,81 MB
Release : 1980
Category : Puranas
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Author : Hans Bakker
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 22,89 MB
Release : 2015-06-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9004277145
The World of the Skandapurāṇa explores the historical, religious and literary environment that gave rise to the composition and spread of this early Purana text devoted to Siva. It is argued that the text originated in circles of Pasupata ascetics and laymen, probably in Benares, in the second half of the 6th and first half of he 7th centuries. The book describes the political developments in Northern India after the fall of the Gupta Empire until the successor states which arose after the death of king Harsavardhana of Kanauj in the second half of the 7th century. The work consists of two parts. In the first part the historical environment in which this Purāṇa was composed is described. The second part explores six localities in Northern India that play a prominent role in the text. It is richly illustrated and contains a detailed bibliography and index.
Author : J. L. Shastri
Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 47,57 MB
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Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 8120811518
Author : Damodar Dharmanand Kosambi
Publisher : Popular Prakashan
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 25,70 MB
Release : 2023-11-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9788171540389
This book is the culmination of patient research and mature reflection of a profoundly original mind and has earned universal recognition and honour over the last few decades.
Author : Greg Bailey
Publisher : Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
Page : 720 pages
File Size : 19,80 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783447054720
This book offers a translation of the seven thousand verses of the second book of the medieval Hindu text, the Ganesa Purana, one of two Puranas dedicated to the important elephant-headed god. In this book the reader is given many narratives about Ganesas ascent to earth in order to kill demonic figures who threaten to overthrow the correct world order. In addition, these narratives contain myths about Ganesa's birth and family as well as some extended and quite humorous myths about ideal devotees of the god.The translation is preceded by a long introduction offering a geographical and historical context for the GanesaPurana. Following the translation are very extensive notes which bring our points of philological interest, but focus mainly on the literary structure of the text and the methods used to present the many myths and narratives in a coherent and fully integrated manner.