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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Balipātra (बलिपात्र).—Palāśa (Buteśa from doṣa), aśvattha (ficus religiosa), plakṣa (ficus infectoria), nyagrodha (banyan), kāśmari (plant gmelina arborca), madhuka (jonesia asoka ?) phalgu (ficus oppositi folia), bilva (the wood apple tree), veṇu (bamboo); he who gives the libation of first fruits in these vessels gets the benefit of all yajñas.^*

• * Vāyu-purāṇa 74. 32; 75. 1-6; Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 11. 34-40.

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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.

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Balipātra (बलिपात्र) refers to the “vessel of the bali”, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, “May they, whom I have recollected and are satisfied, accept the vessel of the bali [i.e., balipātra]. All that is the Great Gathering and (these are) the divine beings in the gathering. Present in gross and subtle bodies, they are incarnated in women and their forms are mantras”.

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Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

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Partial matches: Patra, Bali.

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