Vayupurana, Vāyupurāṇa, Vayu-Purana: 8 definitions
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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 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).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVāyupurāṇa (वायुपुराण).—[neuter] T. of a Purāṇa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Vāyupurāṇa (वायुपुराण) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Jones. 406. 407. Io. 264. 1310. 2102. 2103. Oxf. 47^a. L. 1678. Khn. 32. K. 30. B. 2, 30. Ben. 56. Bik. 219. Kāṭm. 2. Oudh. Iii, 10 (Pūrvārdha). Np. Ix, 20. X, 22. Burnell. 192^b. Ba. 16. P. 22. Poona. Ii, 181. Oppert. 725. 810. 4124. Ii, 4924. Mentioned in Kūrmapurāṇa Oxf. 8^a, in Revāmāhātmya Oxf. 65^a, in Devībhāgavatapurāṇa Oxf. 79^b. Vāyupurāṇe Ānandakānanamāhātmya or Kāśīmāhātmya. K. 20. Burnell. 193^a. Taylor. 1, 440. Sb. 239.
—Kedāramāhātmya. Ben. 47. 50. NW. 486.
—Kedāraliṅgamāhātmya. Burnell. 193^a.
—Śvetavarāhakalpe Gayāmāhātmya. [Mackenzie Collection] 69. Pet. 724. Io. 2707. Oxf. 67^b. 84^b (Index). B. 2, 40. Ben. 47. NW. 464. Burnell. 193^a. Bhk. 14. Bhr. 36. Poona. 369. H. 32. Peters. 2, 185.
—Gītāmāhātmya. Rice. 84.
—Gostanīmāhātmya. [Mackenzie Collection] 70.
—Tilapadmadānaprayoga. Ben. 143.
—Tulasīmāhātmya. Burnell. 193^a.
—Dvārakāmāhātmya. Gu. 3.
—Pāpaghnīmāhātmya. [Mackenzie Collection] 75.
—Māghamāhātmya. Burnell. 193^a. Bhr. 70. 567. H. 42. Taylor. 1, 292. 293.
—Mādhavamāhātmye Mādhavastavarāja. Burnell. 200^b. Oppert. Ii, 5544.
—Mārutotpatti. W. 1531.
—Rājagṛhamāhātmya. Pet. 724. Io. 2708.
—Rudrakavacastotra. Burnell. 197^b.
—Rudradānavidhi. Ben. 141.
—Revākhaṇḍa. Ben. 53. Bl. 2.
—Revāmāhātmya. Oxf. 64^b. L. 2263. B. 2, 150. Poona. 421. Ii, 189.
—Lakṣmīsaṃhitā. Io. 1711. Oudh. Ix, 4. Burnell. 193^a. Oppert. Ii, 232.
—Veṅkaṭeśastotra. Burnell. 201^a.
—Vraṇaghnaratnadānavidhi. Ben. 143.
—Sītātīrthamāhātmya. Burnell. 193^a.
—Hanumatkavaca. Burnell. 198^a.
2) Vāyupurāṇa (वायुपुराण):—ibid. Stein 214. Vāyupurāṇe Kedāramāhātmya. Stein 214.
—Gayāmāhātmya. [Bhau Dāji Memorial] 66. Goldstu7cker 56.
—Śāṇḍilyatattvadīpikā (?). Rgb. 182.
3) Vāyupurāṇa (वायुपुराण):—As p. 172 (3 Mss., 2 of these inc.). Bc 241. 242. Cs 4, 197 (inc.). Io. add 1869.
—Tod 14. Vāyupurāṇe Kāśīmāhātmya. Io. 1711.
—Gayāmāhātmya. Cs 4, 25. Hpr. 2, 49. Io. 1737. 2707. 2903. L.. 311. Peters. 6, 144.
—Gītāmāhātmya. Bc 63.
—Tiladā Māghakṛṣṇā. L.. 352, 5.
—Māghamāhātmya. Ak 214 (inc.). 215. Io. 856.
—Revāmāhātmya. Io. 980. 1301 ([fragmentary]). 2792. No. 3596. Peters. 5, 193.
—Vāyūtpatti. Bd. 179.
Vāyupurāṇa (वायुपुराण):—[=vāyu-purāṇa] [from vāyu] n. Name of one of the 18 Purāṇas ([probably] one of the oldest, and supposed to have been revealed by the god Vāyu; it treats of the creation of the world, the origin of the four classes, the worship of Śiva etc.), [Indian Wisdom, by Sir M. Monier-Williams 514.]
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusVāyupurāṇa (ವಾಯುಪುರಾಣ):—[noun] one of the eighteen major Purāṇas, supposed to have been revealed by Vāyu, the Wind-god, that treats of the creation of the world, the origin of the four classes, the worship of Śiva.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Partial matches: Purana, Vayu.
Ends with: Shvetavaraha vayupurana.
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The Markandeya Purana (Study) (by Chandamita Bhattacharya)
The philosophy of Yoga (Introduction) < [Chapter 4]
1.6: Number of Purāṇa < [Chapter 1]
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The Markandeya Purana (by Frederick Eden Pargiter)
Canto LVII - The Geography of Bhārata
Canto CXI - The guide to the genealogies
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
The Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)
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Vishnudharmottara Purana (Art and Architecture) (by Bhagyashree Sarma)
1. A General Note on Purāṇas < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
2. The Viṣṇudharmottara-purāṇa: An Introductory Note < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
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Kavyamimamsa of Rajasekhara (Study) (by Debabrata Barai)
Part 8.3 - Rājaśekhara’s concepts of Bhāratavarṣa (undivided india) < [Chapter 5 - Analyasis and Interpretations of the Kāvyamīmāṃsā]
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