Word | Sanskrit | IAST | In General | Veda | Purana | |
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Puru | पुरु | puru | Puru is son of great king Yayati in his wife Sharmishta and an ancestor of Pandavas. The main... | Yayati had two wives named Devayani and Sarmistha. Devayani gave birth to Yadu and Turvasu.... | Read More | |
Purukutsha | A king of Iksvaku dynasty. He helped Nagas in their war against the Gandharvas and married to... | Geneology: Vishnu – Brahma – Marici – Kashyapa – Vivasvan – Vaivasvata Manu – Iksvaku... | Read More | |||
Pururavas | पुरूरवस् | purūravas | Pururavas is an early king found mentioned in Veda, Brahmana, Purana and Itihasa. The... | Pururavas and Urvasi were found mentioned in R.V. (10.95) and Sathapatha Brahmana. | Pururavas performed a hundred Asvamedhayagas and lived in glory. Great demons like Kesi became... | Read More |
Purusha | पुरुष | puruṣa | 1. Man; human being 2. Samkya Philosophy identifies an entity called,... | Read More | ||
Purusha Vidya | पुरुषविद्य | puruṣavidya | Upanishad uses the word vidya as a technique to do spiritual Sadana. It is meditation and... | This Vidya occurs in the Chhandogyopanishad (3.16). Here a Person is described as a... | Read More | |
Purushartha | पुरुषार्थ | Puruṣārtha | The Rishies have articulated the goals of humankind as Purusharthas. Purusha means an... | Read More | ||
Purushottama upapurana | पुरुषोत्तम उपपुराण | puruṣottama upapurāṇa | This Upapurana is devoted entirely to the glorification of the Puri temple and the method... | Read More | ||
Mahapurusha samsraya | Mahapurusha samsraya means, close association with great personalities. It is indeed a... | Read More | ||||
Parampurusha | परमपुरुष | parampuruṣa | The Supreme Spirit; Supreme Person, Brahman See also: Purusha | Read More | ||
Purukutsha | A king of Iksvaku dynasty. He helped Nagas in their war against the Gandharvas and married to... | Geneology: Vishnu – Brahma – Marici – Kashyapa – Vivasvan – Vaivasvata Manu – Iksvaku... | Read More |