Prastota, aka: Prastotā; 2 Definition(s)
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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Prastotā (प्रस्तोता).—The son of Udgātā, who was the son of Abhāva, according to the Varāhapurāṇa chapter 74. Abhāva was the son of Unnetā, whose ancestral lineage can be traced to Svāyambhuva Manu, who was created by Brahmā, who was in turn created by Nārāyaṇa, the unknowable all-pervasive primordial being. Prastotā had a son named Vibhu.
Source: Wisdom Library: Varāha-purāṇaPrastotā (प्रस्तोता).—One of the 16 Ṛtviks for yajña; issued forth from Nārāyaṇa.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 167. 8.
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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| Vibhu | Vibhu (विभु) participated in the war between Rāma and Rāvaṇa, on the side of the latter, as men... | |
| Udgata | Udgata (उद्गत).—mfn. (-taḥ-tā-taṃ) 1. Risen, ascended. 2. Vomited, cast up. 3. Departed, gone. ... | |
| Upasad | Upasad (उपसद्).—1, 6 P.1) To sit near to, go near, approach; अथ हैनं प्रस्तोता उपससाद (atha hai... | |
| Prastotri | Prastotṛ (प्रस्तोतृ).—m. Name of the assistant of the उद्गातृ (udgātṛ); स वै खलु प्रस्तोता साम ... |
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The Bhagavata Purana (by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada)
Chapter 15 - The Glories of the Descendants of King Priyavrata < [Canto V - The Creative Impetus]
The Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vijñanananda)
Chapter 10 - On the story of Satyavrata < [Book 3]
Chapter 12 - On the Ambā Yajña rules < [Book 3]
The Brihadaranyaka Upanishad (by Swāmī Mādhavānanda)