Balipucchaka: 1 definition
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Alternative spellings of this word include Balipuchchhaka.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexBalipucchaka (बलिपुच्छक).—(Balin, Bhāgavata-purāṇa) a servant of the Kaṇva king Suśarma and an Andhra; killed his master and assumed royalty; after him succeeded his brother Kṛṣṇa.*
- * Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 24. 43-4; Bhāgavata-purāṇa XII. 1. 22.
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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