Vaishnavapurana, Vaiṣṇavapurāṇa, Vaishnava-purana: 3 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Vaiṣṇavapurāṇa can be transliterated into English as Vaisnavapurana or Vaishnavapurana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVaiṣṇavapurāṇa (वैष्णवपुराण).—Name of one of the 18 Purāṇas.
Derivable forms: vaiṣṇavapurāṇam (वैष्णवपुराणम्).
Vaiṣṇavapurāṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vaiṣṇava and purāṇa (पुराण).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVaiṣṇavapurāṇa (वैष्णवपुराण):—[=vaiṣṇava-purāṇa] [from vaiṣṇava] n. Name of [work]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusVaiṣṇavapurāṇa (ವೈಷ್ಣವಪುರಾಣ):—[noun] a religious initiation of a person into Vaiṣṇava cult.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Vaishnava, Purana, Puraana.
Ends with: Brihadvaishnavapurana.
Full-text: Vishnu, Brahmapurana.
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Vishnudharmottara Purana (Art and Architecture) (by Bhagyashree Sarma)
2. The Viṣṇudharmottara-purāṇa: An Introductory Note < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Lord Hayagriva in Sanskrit Literature (by Anindita Adhikari)
Mythological aspect of Hayagrīva in different Purāṇas < [Chapter 4]
Establishment of Hayagrīva in different Purāṇas as an Avatāra < [Chapter 4]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 1.1.31 < [Chapter 1 - Summary of Lord Gaura’s Pastimes]
Verse 1.11.42 < [Chapter 11 - Meeting with Śrī Īśvara Purī]
Verse 1.2.67 < [Chapter 2 - The Lord’s Appearance]
The Matsya Purana (critical study) (by Kushal Kalita)
Philosophical Aspects of the Purāṇas (Introduction) < [Chapter 5 - Philosophy in the Matsyapurāṇa]
Part 1 - Vaiṣṇavism: The Viṣṇu-cult < [Chapter 4 - Religious aspects of the Matsyapurāṇa]
Part 1.3 - Incarnations of Viṣṇu < [Chapter 4 - Religious aspects of the Matsyapurāṇa]
Hindu Pluralism (by Elaine M. Fisher)
The Contested Authority of the Śaiva Purāṇas < [Chapter 3 - Constructing Sectarian Identities in Early Modern South India]
Theology beyond the Text < [Chapter 3 - Constructing Sectarian Identities in Early Modern South India]
Hinduism in the Sectarian Age < [Chapter 1 - Hindu Sectarianism: Difference in Unity]
The Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)
Chapter VIII - Destruction of demon Dhenuka < [Book V]
4. The Vāyavīya Purāṇa < [Preface]
14. The Vāmana Purāṇa < [Preface]