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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexArvāksrota (अर्वाक्स्रोत).—The lower current, full of three qualities, eight stars, siddhis and men; this is known as taijasa sarga.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 6. 53-6.
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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Full-text: Arvaksrotas, Taijasasarga, Avaksrotas, Rajasasarga, Bhutasarga, Tiryaksrotas, Sarga.
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The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
The Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 5 - Creation (prajā-sṛṣṭi) < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]
Chapter 70 - Various Creations (sṛṣṭi-vistāra) < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]
The Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)
Chapter V - Vishnu as Brahma creates the world < [Book I]
Chapter VI - Origin of the four castes < [Book I]
The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 5 - The Creation of the Universe < [Section 1 - Prakriyā-pāda (section on rites)]
Chapter 7 - Different dynasties enumerated < [Section 3 - Upodghāta-pāda]
The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 15 - The manifestation of Rudra < [Section 2.1 - Rudra-saṃhitā (1): Sṛśṭi-khaṇḍa]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)