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Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Putrasneha (पुत्रस्नेह) refers to “being excited by love towards one’s son”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.4.20 (“The celebration of Gaṇeśa’s marriage”).—Accordingly, after Kārttikeya went to the Krauñca mountain: “[...] On coming to know that Śiva had come there with Pārvatī, Kumāra became unattached and was eager to go elsewhere. On being requested by the gods and sages he stayed in a place three Yojanas away. O Nārada, on the full and new moon days, Pārvatī and Śiva are excited by love towards their son (putrasneha) and they go there to see him. [...]”.

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Putrasneha (पुत्रस्नेह).—[masculine] a son’s love.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Putrasneha (पुत्रस्नेह):—[=putra-sneha] [from putra] m. love of or for a son, [Mahābhārata]

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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Partial matches: Putra, Sneha.

Starts with: Putrasnehamaya.

Full-text: Putrasnehamaya, Balatkrita.

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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)

Verses 6.14.19-20 < [Chapter 14 - The Glories of Ratnākara, Raivata, and Kācala]

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Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)

Verse 2.11.81 < [Chapter 11 - The Characteristics of Nityānanda]

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Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)

Verse 3.4.12 < [Part 4 - Parenthood (vātsalya-rasa)]

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