Prakritasarga, Prākṛtasarga, Prakrita-sarga: 2 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Prākṛtasarga can be transliterated into English as Prakrtasarga or Prakritasarga, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexPrākṛtasarga (प्राकृतसर्ग).—The creation of mahat, bhūta and aindriyaka;1 eight prakṛtis covering this aṇḍa at the time of creation.2
- 1) Vāyu-purāṇa 6. 62; Viṣṇu-purāṇa VI. 2. 40.
- 2) Vāyu-purāṇa 4. 90; Viṣṇu-purāṇa VI. 3. 1; 4. 11, 30.
Prākṛtasarga (प्राकृतसर्ग) refers to the “natural creation”, according to the 10th century Saurapurāṇa: one of the various Upapurāṇas depicting Śaivism.—The first entity to originate from Brahmā is Mahat. Next comes the creation of five subtle elements originating form ahaṃkāra predominated by tamas which is also called Bhūtasarga. The third is the creator of five Sense-organs , five motor-organs and the mind arising from ahaṃkāra predominated by Sattva (vaikārika). These three creations are termed as Prākṛtasarga, as these three entities emanated from Brahmā in the natural process when Brahmā didn’t think over the pros and cons of the creation.
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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Partial matches: Prakrita, Sarga.
Full-text: Vaikritasarga, Bhutadikasarga, Sarga.
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The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 3 - Description of Evolution of the Universe < [Section 1 - Prakriyā-pāda (section on rites)]
Chapter 5 - The Creation of the Universe < [Section 1 - Prakriyā-pāda (section on rites)]
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 3 - Kinds of Creation < [Section 1 - Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa (section on creation)]