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Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Purastrī (पुरस्त्री) refers to the “citizen ladies”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.47 (“The ceremonious entry of Śiva”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Nārada: “[...] Thus, worshipping each other Śiva and Pārvatī identifying themselves with the universe, shone well. Both of them, enveloped by the glory of the three worlds and gazing at each other, were offered the Nīrājana by Lakṣmī and other ladies particularly. The Brahmin ladies and the citizen ladies (purastrī) performed the Nīrājana rites. All of them derived great pleasure and gaiety on seeing Śiva and Pārvatī”.

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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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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Purastrī (ಪುರಸ್ತ್ರೀ):—[noun] a woman living in a town or city (as diff. from the one living in a village).

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Partial matches: Pura, Stri.

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