A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Periyapuranam
This page describes Periyapuranam which is located on page 523 of the second volume in the book: A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism by Swami Harshananda. This book, known as “a concise encyclopaedia of hinduism”, includes a vast amount of topics covering general aspects on Hinduism, but also contains important aspects regarding Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms, as well as information if you want to buy this book.
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You can look up the meaning of the phrase “Periyapuranam” according to 5 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Sivaprakasam (Study in Bondage and Liberation) [by N. Veerappan]
Pala. , op. cit. , 184-185. (* 4) “Thambiyar ular aga vendum ena vaittha thaya Umbar ulagu anaiya urunilai vilakka, uyir thangi Amponmani nul thangathu anaithu uyirkkum Arul Thangi imbar manaith thavam purinthu thilagavathiyar irunthar . ”—Periya-Puranam 12. 21. 34. (* 5) Vidaiyan adi ettha meva vinaigalae . Anna ena vallarkku adaiya vinaigalae . —Sambandar Devaram (1. 89. 1) (* 6) . . . indum maradhu Arul enbadhu aridhu enbar arindhu ulore ....
Read full contents: Expiation of sins
The Religion and Philosophy of Tevaram (Thevaram) [by M. A. Dorai Rangaswamy]
Periya-puranam tells us that the Putas carried overnight all this mountain of paddy to Thiruvarur, where at the request of Paravaiyar all the residents took as much as they wanted from the great store. Whilst Arurar was thus worshipping at the temple of Thiruvarur, Kotpuli Nayanar requested him to pay a visit to his place, viz., Nattiyattankuti....
Read full contents: Chapter 5 - The Life of Nampi Arurar (the tradition)
Shankaracharya and Ramana Maharshi (study) [by Maithili Vitthal Joshi]
He had not read the spiritual and the philosophical books, except some passages from the Bible and the Periya Puranam, in which the life-stories of sixty-three Tamil Saivite saints are narrated. In 1896, about middle of July, he faced a sudden fear of death while sitting alone in his uncle s house. The fear made him introverted and he started to investigate the true nature of the individuality....
Read full contents: Chapter 1 - Introduction
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