Sarvashruti, Sarvaśruti, Sarva-shruti: 1 definition

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The Sanskrit term Sarvaśruti can be transliterated into English as Sarvasruti or Sarvashruti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«previous next»] — Sarvashruti in Purana glossary
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Sarvaśruti (सर्वश्रुति) refers to “all the Vedas”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.44 (“Menā regains consciousness”).—Accordingly, as Pārvatī said to her mother Menā: “O mother, your noble intellect has become perverted. Why do you foresake virtue, you who ought to depend on virtue alone? This Śiva has no one else greater than him. He is Śiva. the source of everything. He is beautiful, pleasing and eulogised in all the Vedas (sarvaśruti). Śiva is the benefactor. He is the lord of gods. He is self-ruler. O mother, He is of many forms and names. He is served by Viṣṇu, Brahmā and others. [...]”.

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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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