Satyashrava, Satyaśravā, Satyaśrava: 2 definitions
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The Sanskrit terms Satyaśravā and Satyaśrava can be transliterated into English as Satyasrava or Satyashrava, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Wisdom Library: Bhagavata PuranaSatyaśravā (सत्यश्रवा):—Son of Vītihotra (son of Indrasena). He had a son named Uruśravā. (see Bhāgavata Purāṇa 9.2)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Satyaśrava (सत्यश्रव).—A son of Vītihotra and father of Uruśravas.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 2. 20.
1b) The eldest son of Māṇḍūki, (Markaṇḍeya, Vāyu-purāṇa) initiated into the portion of the Ṛg Veda left to him by Indrapramati.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 34. 29: Vāyu-purāṇa 60. 28.
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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