A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Pururavas
This page describes Pururavas which is located on page 589 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 “Pururavas” according to 49 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
The Gautami Mahatmya [by G. P. Bhatt]
Pururavas, the most excellent and virtuous king, went to the place where the divine river (Sarasvati), agitated due to the curse, joined Ganga. He performed penance and propitiated lord Siddheshvara. He acquired all cherished desires by the favour of Ganga. Thenceforth that holy centre is called Puru-ravas. It is also called Sarasvatisangama and Brahmatirtha. The lord there is Siddheshvara and the holy center bestows all cherished things....
Read full contents: Chapter 31 - Sarasvati-sangama Tirtha
Kamashastra Discourse (Life in Ancient India) [by Nidheesh Kannan B.]
In the introductory remarks, the editor of the book tries to establish that the work is very earliest and is composed before Vatsyayana by the mythological personality Pururava. But, the language of this work appears to be recent and it is clear that the authorship was forcibly attributed to Pururavas and the real author is unknown. The work Paururavasamanasijasutra starts with the sutra: “athatah paururavasam manasijasutram vyakhyasyamah”....
Read full contents: 2. Works on Kamashastra (h): Paururavasamanasijasutra
Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana [by Chaitali Kadia]
The Pururava dynasty continued from Puru. For thousands of years, this state has been included in the Kurukula , that is, it has become famous as Kuru dynasty. (* 1) Matsya Purana, Ch. 24/2 (* 2) Matsya Purana, Ch. 24/9, 10 (* 3) Matsya Purana, Ch. 24/12 (* 4) Matsya Purana, Ch. 24/32–35 (* 5) Matsya Purana, Ch. 24/49–54 (* 6) Matsya Purana, Ch. 34/30, 31...
Read full contents: Lineages of Budha
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