Kutopadesha, Kūṭopadeśa, Kuta-upadesha: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Kūṭopadeśa can be transliterated into English as Kutopadesa or Kutopadesha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationKūṭopadeśa (कूटोपदेश) refers to “deceptive instructions”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.25 (“The seven celestial sages test Pārvatī”).—Accordingly, as the seven Sages said (with false words) to Pārvatī: “[...] Dakṣa, the son of Brahmā, at the bidding of his father, begot ten thousand sons of his wife. [...] The sons went to the holy lake Nārāyaṇasaras in the western zone for performing penance. Nosing it out, Nārada too went there. Sage Nārada misled them with his deceptive instructions [i.e., kūṭopadeśa]. At his instance, they never went back home to their father. [...]”.
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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