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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Pādasamvāhana (पादसम्वाहन) refers to “massaging one’s feet”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.54 (“Description of the duties of the chaste wife”).—Accordingly, as a Brahmin lady said to Pārvatī: “[...] She who delights her husband delights all the worlds. When she sees her husband coming home she shall hasten to serve him food and water, hand him betel and change of garments, and serve him by massaging his feet (pādasamvāhana). By pleasing words she shall fascinate him and dispel his gloom. [...]”.

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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.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

pādasaṃvāhana (पादसंवाहन).—n S Rubbing (gently) of the leg or the foot.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Partial matches: Pada, Samvahana, Pata.

Full-text: Samvahana, Padasamvhana.

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