Ekapat, Ekapāt: 1 definition
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Ekapat 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.
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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia1) Ekapāt (एकपात्).—See under Ekacakra.
2) Ekapāt (एकपात्).—A synonym of Bhagavān Viṣṇu. (Śloka 95, Chapter 149, Anuśāsana Parva, Mahābhārata).
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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Starts with (+6): Eka-pattiniviratam, Ekapata, Ekapatala, Ekapatalika, Ekapatam, Ekapatar, Ekapathi, Ekapati, Ekapatika, Ekapatin, Ekapatitva, Ekapatni, Ekapatnika, Ekapatnita, Ekapatnitva, Ekapatnivatti, Ekapatnivrata, Ekapatnivratastha, Ekapatra, Ekapatrabhinaya.
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Vedic influence on the Sun-worship in the Puranas (by Goswami Mitali)
Part 36 - Symbolic relevance of the Goat in Sun-worship < [Chapter 2 - Salient Traits of the Solar Divinities in the Veda]
Part 30 - Sun-worship in Theriomorphic, Fetishistic and Symbolic Forms < [Chapter 2 - Salient Traits of the Solar Divinities in the Veda]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Cidgaganacandrika (study) (by S. Mahalakshmi)
Verse 261 [Śakti shines as Prakāśa-Ānanda] < [Chapter 4 - Fourth Vimarśa]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Bharadvaja-srauta-sutra (by C. G. Kashikar)
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 3 - Mārkaṇḍeya’s Further Query < [Section 3b - Arunācala-khaṇḍa (Uttarārdha)]