Divaspati; 1 Definition(s)
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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
1a) Divaspati (दिवस्पति).—The Indra of the epoch of the 13th Manu (Ruci); a friend of Yogeśvara.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa VIII. 13. 31-32; Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 1. 101; Vāyu-purāṇa 100. 105. Viṣṇu-purāṇa III. 2. 39.
1b) Sūrya, Lord of Bhavya.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 23. 50; Vāyu-purāṇa 101. 22.
1c) A name of Dhruva.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 62. 81.
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 Bhagavata Purana (by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada)
Chapter 13 - Description of Future Manus < [Canto VIII - Withdrawal of the Cosmic Creations]
The Markandeya Purana (by Frederick Eden Pargiter)
Yoga Vasistha [English], Volume 1-4 (by Vihari-Lala Mitra)
Chapter VII - On the necessity of activity < [Book II - Mumukshu khanda (mumukshu-vyavahara khanda)]
The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 34 - The enumeration of Manvantaras < [Section 5 - Umā-Saṃhitā]
The Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)