Sahasramukharavana, Sahasramukharāvaṇa: 1 definition
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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaSahasramukharāvaṇa (सहस्रमुखरावण).—General. A Daitya King, who ruled Trilokapurī, a country thousands of miles away from India. Trilokapurī was an island at the centre of the seas. He was a terror to the whole world and possessed a thousand heads and two thousand hands. (See full article at Story of Sahasramukharāvaṇa from the Puranic encyclopaedia by Vettam Mani)
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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Starts with: Sahasramukharavanacaritra.
Full-text: Padmavati.
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