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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Sukarmāṇa (सुकर्माण).—A group of gods of the epoch of Raucya Manu: Gods of the fourth Sāvarṇa Manu.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 1. 84 & 88, 97, 100; Vāyu-purāṇa 100. 87.
1b) One of the three devagaṇas of the 13th Manu; oblation given to them are curds and ghee.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 100. 101, 104; Viṣṇu-purāṇa III. 2. 38.
1c) A group of Gods of the XII epoch of Manu.*
- * Viṣṇu-purāṇa III. 2. 34.
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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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
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Women in the Atharva-veda Samhita (by Pranab Jyoti Kalita)
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