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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Mūlasaṃhita (मूलसंहित).—Four authors—Kāśyapa, Sāvarṇi, Śāmśapāyana, and Yājñavalkya.^*

• * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 35. 66-68.

Source: Shodhganga: The saurapurana - a critical study

Mūlasaṃhitā (मूलसंहिता) refers to the “basic compilation of Puranic lore”.—We are told that Vyāsa taught the Purāṇasamhita to his disciple Sūta Lomaharṣaṇa or Romaharṣaṇa, who in turn taught it in six version to six of his disciples. Three of these composed their own Saṃhitās; these three together with Lomaharṣaṇa’s comprise the basic compilation, Mūlasaṃhitā from which the later eighteen Purāṇas were derived.

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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.

Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

Source: Shodhganga: Iconographical representations of Śiva (pancaratra)

Mūlasaṃhitā (मूलसंहिता) or simply Mūla is the name of a Vaiṣṇava Āgama scripture, classified as a rājasa type of the Muniprokta group of Pāñcarātra Āgamas. The vaiṣṇavāgamas represent one of the three classes of āgamas (traditionally communicated wisdom).—Texts of the Pāñcara Āgamas are divided in to two sects. It is believed that Lord Vāsudeva revealed the first group of texts which are called Divya and the next group is called Muniprokta which are further divided in to three viz. a. Sāttvika. b. Rājasa (e.g., Mūlasaṃhitā-saṃhitā). c. Tāmasa.

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Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.

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Partial matches: Samhita, Mula.

Full-text: Mula, Savarni, Puranasamhita, Muniprokta, Kashyapa.

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