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Recreation means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the VisnudharmottarapuranaRecreation (in Sanskrit: pratisarga) refers to one of the Five characteristics of Puranas or Puranic literature: a category of ancient Sanskrit texts which gives a huge contribution in the development of Indian literature.—According to the Matsyapurana and the Vayupurana, there are five characteristic features of Puranas. These are—sarga, pratisarga, vamsha, manvantara and vamshanucarita.
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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Partial matches: Creation, Ra.
Full-text (+128): Santhahana, Samashvasana, Vishramasthana, Aishaarama, Ashvasana, Kutuhalashala, Anugraha, Vihara, Taphariha, Sagala, Buddhivinoda, Vihriti, Vishranti, Shagal, Cennata, Ramarausa, Lilayita, Karamanuka, Punarnirmana, Ramjana.
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The backdrop of the Srikanthacarita and the Mankhakosa (by Dhrubajit Sarma)
Part 5 - Recreations and pastimes (found in the Śrīkaṇṭhacarita) < [Chapter IV - Socio-cultural study of the Śrīkaṇṭhacarita]
Introduction: Socio-cultural study of the Śrīkaṇṭhacarita < [Chapter IV - Socio-cultural study of the Śrīkaṇṭhacarita]
A Historical Study of Kaushambi (by Nirja Sharma)
Terra-Cotta from Kaushambi < [Chapter 4]
The Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Introduction (1): The Liṅga-purāṇa
Chapter 85 - The glory of the five-syllabled Mantra (pañcākṣara-māhātmya) < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]
The Matsya Purana (critical study) (by Kushal Kalita)
Part 5 - Pañca-lakṣaṇa (the five characteristics) and the Matsyapurāṇa < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Part 1.2 - Viṣṇu as the Supreme reality < [Chapter 4 - Religious aspects of the Matsyapurāṇa]
Part 1 - Theory of Creation < [Chapter 5 - Philosophy in the Matsyapurāṇa]
Brahma Sutras (Shankaracharya) (by George Thibaut)
II, 1, 33 < [Second Adhyāya, First Pāda]
Shrimad Bhagavad-gita (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verse 6.17 < [Chapter 6 - Dhyāna-yoga (Yoga through the Path of Meditation)]
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