Divyamahoratra, Divyamahorātra: 1 definition
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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexDivyamahorātra (दिव्यमहोरात्र).—360 days of human reckoning according to the sāvana calculation; ahas or day is udagāyanam and rātri or night is dakṣiṇāyanam; māsa, 30 years of human calculation; three months and ten days equal to 100 years of human counting; saṃvatsara = 360 years of human years; 1000 years = 360000 years.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 57. 12, 19; 100. 224.
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.
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