Menakatanaya, Menakātanayā, Menaka-tanaya: 1 definition
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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationMenakātanayā (मेनकातनया) refers to the “daughter of Menā (Menakā)” and is used as an epithet for Satī (Pārvatī), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.1.—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Nārada:—“[...] at the proper time Satī who had cast off her body and who was worshipped and eulogised by the gods became the daughter of Menā (i.e., menakātanayā) out of sheer joy. On being advised by Nārada, the goddess who was named Pārvatī, performed a severe penance and thereby secured Śiva as her husband”.
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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