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The Sanskrit term Viśokadvādaśīvrata can be transliterated into English as Visokadvadasivrata or Vishokadvadashivrata, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexViśokadvādaśīvrata (विशोकद्वादशीव्रत).—Removes one's difficulties and prepares the way for the final bliss; performed in honour of Keśava or Lakṣmī in the month of Āśvayuja: gift of bed with guḍadhenu after the pūja and other observances in the prescribed manner; the gift of guḍa-dhenu on the beginning day of the ayana or days of Viṣu or eclipse, attended by music and dancing; the gift of a sugar cow.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa chh. 81 and 82.
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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The Matsya Purana (critical study) (by Kushal Kalita)
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