Amaragandika, Amaragaṇḍika: 2 definitions
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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Wisdom Library: Varāha-purāṇaAmaragaṇḍika (अमरगण्डिक).—Name of a region lying near Gandhamādana, being thirty-one yojanas long and four hundred yojanas broad, according to the Varāhapurāṇa chapter 82. Gandhamādana is one of the seven mountains located in Jambūdvīpa, which is one the seven islands (dvīpa) ruled over by Āgnīdhra, grandson of Svāyambhuva Manu, who was created by Brahmā, who was in turn created by Nārāyaṇa, the unknowable all-pervasive primordial being.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexAmaragaṇḍika (अमरगण्डिक).—On the western side of Gandhamādana.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 113. 48.
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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