Andhakaraka, Andhakāraka: 5 definitions
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Source: Wisdom Library: Varāha-purāṇaAndhakāraka (अन्धकारक).—One of the seven sons of Dyutimān, who was a son of Priyavrata, according to the Varāhapurāṇa chapter 74. Priyavrata was a son of Svāyambhuva Manu, who was created by Brahmā, who was in turn created by Nārāyaṇa, the unknowable all-pervasive primordial being.
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaAndhakāraka (अन्धकारक).—A place in the island of Krauñca. (Mahābhārata, Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 12, Verse 18).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Andhakāraka (अन्धकारक).—(c)—a kingdom of Krauñcadvīpa: also a name of the hill in that region.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 14. 25; 19. 67 & 72; Matsya-purāṇa 122. 81, 85; Vāyu-purāṇa 49. 61, 67.
1b) A mountain in Krauñcadvīpa.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 122. 81; Viṣṇu-purāṇa II. 4. 50.
1c) A son of Dyutimān; after his name a Janapada.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 33. 21, 23; Viṣṇu-purāṇa II. 4. 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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Ends with: Gandhakaraka.
Full-text: Arthakaraka, Krauncadvipa, Dyutiman.
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Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
Saptadvīpa (4): Krauñcadvīpa < [Chapter 4 - Geographical history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 9 - Śālmalika, Krauñca, Kuśa and Puṣkara Dvīpas and Their Mountains < [Section 3 - Svarga-khaṇḍa (section on the heavens)]
The Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter LVI - Enumeration of the names of princes of the continent of Plaksha, etc. < [Agastya Samhita]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section XII < [Bhumi Parva]
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
The Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 46 - Dvīpas and their Lords < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]
Chapter 53 - Geography of the World < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]