Narayanasaras, Nārāyaṇasara, Narayana-sara, Narayanasara, Nārāyaṇasaras, Narayana-saras: 5 definitions
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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationNārāyaṇasaras (नारायणसरस्) or simply Nārāyaṇa is the name of a lake, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.2.13. Accordingly, as Brahmā said to Nārada:—“[...] advised by their father, O dear one, the sons of Dakṣa [viz., the Haryaśvas] went in the western direction for penance in order to create subjects (progeny). There they came to the holy lake Nārāyaṇa [viz., nārāyaṇasaras] where the celestial Sindhu has its confluence with the ocean. On touching the holy water, their intellect was sharpened. The Dharma of holy ascetics eradicated all their impurities”.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexNārāyaṇasara (नारायणसर).—A sacred lake situated at the place where the Sindhu joins the sea; Haryaśvas and Śabalāśvas performed tapas at this place.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa VI. 5. 3 and 25.
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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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryNārāyaṇasaras (नारायणसरस्):—[=nārāyaṇa-saras] [from nārāyaṇa > nāra] n. N°’s lake, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Saras, Sara, Narayana, Cara.
Starts with: Narayanasarasamgraha, Narayanasarasvati.
Full-text: Narayanasarovaramahatmya, Kutopadesha, Svopadesha, Kupita, Ashvasita, Pitrashvasita, Narayana.
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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 1 - Praise of Kārttika Vow < [Section 4 - Kārttikamāsa-māhātmya]
The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 25 - The seven celestial sages test Pārvatī < [Section 2.3 - Rudra-saṃhitā (3): Pārvatī-khaṇḍa]
The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 5 - Dakṣa curses Nārada < [Book 6 - Sixth Skandha]