Amurtarayasa, aka: Amūrtarayasa; 1 Definition(s)
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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
1a) Amūrtarayasa (अमूर्तरयस).—One of the four sons of Kuśa.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 66. 32; Vāyu-purāṇa 91. 62.
1b) A son of Antināra.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 49. 8.
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 Mahabharata - Third Book (by Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa)
Section CXXI < [Tirtha-yatra Parva]
The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 66 - Description of Amāvasu dynasty (vaṃśa) < [Section 3 - Upodghāta-pāda]