Purvapunya, Pūrvapuṇya: 4 definitions
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Purvapunya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationPūrvapuṇya (पूर्वपुण्य) refers to “previous merits”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.4.4 (“Search for Kārttikeya and his conversation with Nandin”).—Accordingly, as Pārvatī said to Śiva: “O lord of the gods, listen to my auspicious words. O lord, you have been attained by me, thanks to my previous merits (pūrvapuṇya). Although you are the most excellent among the Yogins, O lord, you became desirous of dalliance. But my dalliance with you was interrupted in the middle by the gods. [...]”.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarypūrvapuṇya (पूर्वपुण्य).—n (S) pop. pūrvapuṇyāī f Merit acquired by virtuous acts performed in a preceding state of existence.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishpūrvapuṇya (पूर्वपुण्य).—n pūrvapuṇyāī f Merit acquired by virtuous acts performed in a preced- ing state of existence.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPūrvapuṇya (ಪೂರ್ವಪುಣ್ಯ):—[noun] the religious merit that one has got from the good deeds of his or her past life or lives.
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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