Vayupurana, Vāyupurāṇa, Vayu-Purana: 5 definitions
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Vayupurana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaVāyupurāṇa (वायुपुराण).—One of the eighteen Purāṇas. (See under Purāṇa).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexVāyupurāṇa (वायुपुराण).—Contents of; originally narrated by Brahmā; or Pāśupata Yoga, origin of Linga, glorification of Nīlakaṇṭha; one who does not know this Purāṇa, though learned in all the Vedas and other branches, will not be a man of culture; the whole Purāṇa is full of the greatness of Maheśvara;1 narrator Vāyu;2 (see vāyavīya) .
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVāyupurāṇa (वायुपुराण).—Name of one of the 18 Purāṇas.
Derivable forms: vāyupurāṇam (वायुपुराणम्).
Vāyupurāṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vāyu and purāṇa (पुराण).
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family. 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.
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Partial matches: Purana, Vayu.
Full-text (+5027): Bhramara, Trinamjaya, Akshamala, Hastin, Hala, Tridhama, Vaka, Shila, Takshaka, Bhalandana, Tadaka, Angula, Bhimarathi, Rishabha, Anandakananamahatmya, Vranaghnaratnadanavidhi, Vayutpatti, Gostanimahatmya, Jajali, Kambala.
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The Markandeya Purana (by Frederick Eden Pargiter)
Canto LVII - The Geography of Bhārata
Canto CXI - The guide to the genealogies
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (by Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī)
Verse 1.2.96 < [Chapter 2 - Divya: In Heaven]
The Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)
4. The Vāyavīya Purāṇa < [Preface]
Chapter IV - Division of the Veda, in the last Dvapara age by the Vyasa Krishna Dvaipayana < [Book III]
18. The Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa < [Preface]
Brihadaranyaka Upanishad (by Swāmī Mādhavānanda)
The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 30 - The inauguration of the sacrificial cult < [Section 2 - Anuṣaṅga-pāda]
Chapter 26 - The Origin of the Liṅga-Image of Śiva < [Section 2 - Anuṣaṅga-pāda]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 2.24 < [Section VI - Qualified Countries]
Verse 3.266 < [Section XXI - Relative Merits of the Offering-Materials]
Verse 3.262 < [Section XVIII - Disposal of Offerings]