Samdhyopasanakarma, Saṃdhyopāsanakarmā: 1 definition

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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Saṃdhyopāsanakarmā (संध्योपासनकर्मा).—Enjoined on the twice born, the object being to kill the Mandehas (s.v.); non-performance of sandhyā amounts to killing the sun.*

  • * Viṣṇu-purāṇa II. 8. 57.
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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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