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purana

purana


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  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Purana  \Pu*ra"na\,  n.  [Skr.  pur[=a]?,  properly.  old  ancient, 
  fr  pur[=a]  formerly.] 
  One  of  a  class  of  sacred  Hindoo  poetical  works  in  the 
  Sanskrit  language  which  treat  of  the  creation,  destruction, 
  and  renovation  of  worlds,  the  genealogy  and  achievements  of 
  gods  and  heroes,  the  reigns  of  the  Manus,  and  the 
  transactions  of  their  descendants.  The  principal  Puranas  are 
  eighteen  in  number,  and  there  are  the  same  number  of 
  supplementary  books  called  Upa  Puranas.