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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

1a) Sudhiya (सुधिय).—A group of gods of the Tāmasa Manu.^*

• * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 36. 43; Vāyu-purāṇa 62. 37.

1b) A group of gods of the Tāmasa epoch.^*

• * Viṣṇu-purāṇa III. 1. 16.

Source: Shodhganga: The saurapurana - a critical study

Sudhiya (सुधिय) together with the Martyas are the deities in the Tāmasamanvantara: one of the fourteen Manvantaras, according to the 10th century Saurapurāṇa: one of the various Upapurāṇas depicting Śaivism.—Accordingly, “ In the tāmasamanvantara the Martyas and the Sudhiyas are the Gods, Jyoti, Dharma Pṛthu, Kalpa, Caitrāgni-savana and Pīvara are the seven sages. Śibi was the Indra”.

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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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Full-text: Martya, Shithilibhu, Shibi, Pivara, Caitragni, Tamasamanvantara, Prithu, Savana, Tamasa, Kancuka, Sanga.

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The Tattvasangraha [with commentary] (by Ganganatha Jha)

Verse 1917-1918 < [Chapter 22 - Lokāyata—Materialism]

Verse 2833 < [Chapter 25 - Examination of the Doctrine of ‘Self-sufficient Validity’]

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Hindu Pluralism (by Elaine M. Fisher)

The Śivalīlārṇava of Nīlakaṇṭha Dīkṣita < [Chapter 4 - The Language Games of Śiva]

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