Bhringipurana, Bhṛṅgīpurāṇa, Bhringi-purana: 1 definition

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Bhringipurana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

The Sanskrit term Bhṛṅgīpurāṇa can be transliterated into English as Bhrngipurana or Bhringipurana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

General definition (in Hinduism)

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Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection I (hinduism)

Bhṛṅgīpurāṇa (भृङ्गीपुराण) is the name of a work by “Haradāsa Misaṇa”, who is also the author of the Jālandharapurāṇa (classified as Rajasthani literature), which is included in the collection of manuscripts at the ‘Vincenzo Joppi’ library, collected by Luigi Pio Tessitori during his visit to Rajasthan between 1914 and 1919.—Haradāsa, the author, was a cāraṇa (bard), who was active between VS 1550 and 1650. He was born as Avacaladāna Misaṇa in the village of Boganīāi ( Jaisalmer district). He is said to have received large amounts of money from king Mānsingh of Jaipur and amber but he donated it. Haradāsa Misaṇa is the author of two works, the Bhṛṃgīpurāṇa and the Jālandharapurāṇa.

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