Rananjaya, Raṇañjaya: 2 definitions

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Source: Wisdom Library: Bhagavata Purana

Raṇañjaya (रणञ्जय):—Son of Kṛtañjaya (son of Barhi). He will be born in the future and become a king. He will have a son called Sañjaya. (see Bhāgavata Purāṇa 9.12.13)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

1a) Raṇañjaya (रणञ्जय).—A son of Kṛtañ(m)jaya, and father of Samjāya; of the Bṛhadbala (Bārhadbalāyana, Bhāgavata-purāṇa) dynasty.*

  • * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 12. 13; Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 22. 7-8.

1b) A son of Vrāta.*

  • * Vāyu-purāṇa 99. 287.
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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.

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