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Author : J.L. Shastri
Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9788120839007
Author : Jagdish Lal Shastri,Arnold Kunst
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : India
ISBN : UOM:39015018301948
Hindu mythological text.
Author : J.L. Shastri,N. Gangadharan
Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass
Page : 861 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9788120838963
Author : N. A. Deshpande,J. L. Shastri,Govardhan P.. Bhatt
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8120806638
Author : J. L. Shastri
Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass
Page : 1571 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2014-01-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 9788120838703
The Purana is a class of literature that treats of ancient religion, philosophy, history, sociology, politics and other subjects. It is an encyclopedia of various branches of knowledge and ancient wisdom. It has been defined as a class of literature that contains material on the topics of Creation, Dis-solution of Manus, Ages of Manus, Genealogies and the History of glorious kings. For dealing primarily with these subjects it has been called Pancalaksana-a title that was incorporated in the Puranas themselves and had become popular by the Fifth Century A.D., for it was included by Amarasimha in his lexicon 'Amarakosa'. But as the process of interpolation continued, the Pancalaksana definition was found inadequate. The Puranic redactors adopted a Dasalaksana definition that suited the contemporary text. Still the dynamic forces were at work and the process of insertion, modification and abridgment went on and it was soon discovered that the Dasa-laksana definition too fell short of an actual fact. It was found that the puranas contained certain aspects that were not covered by any five or ten characteristics. The Puranas are divided into two classes-the Maha-puranas and the Upapuranas. Each class consists of eighteen puranas. Thus the number of the Puranas is thirtysix. Mahapuranas are classified into different categories-Vaisnava, Brahma, Saiva etc. Sivapurana has all the characteristics of a Mahapurana. According to the ancients, a Mahapurana contained five main characteristics that concerned either early religion or traditional history. Sivapurana possesses the conventional characteristics of a Mahapurana in common with its other colleagues. These entitle it to the status of a great Purana. But its real greatness lies in expounding the philosophical background of Siva ritual. The Purana conceives Siva as the eternal principle, the supreme god, the cosmic soul, the support of all existence. But the ignorant aspirant bound in the meshes of illusion goes in quest for knowledge and imagines that his lord has a personal form possessed of attributes distinct from his self, who in moments of distress responds to his prayers and bestows grace.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8120803442
Author : Monika Saxena
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2018-09-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780429826399
This book analyses the diverse ways in which women have been represented in the Purāṇic traditions in ancient India – the virtuous wife, mother, daughter, widow, and prostitute – against the socio-religious milieu around CE 300–1000. Purāṇas (lit. ancient narratives) are brahmanical texts that largely fall under the category of socio-religious literature which were more broad-based and inclusive, unlike the Smṛtis, which were accessible mainly to the upper sections of society. In locating, identifying, and commenting on the multiplicity of the images and depictions of women’s roles in Purāṇic traditions, the author highlights their lives and experiences over time, both within and outside the traditional confines of the domestic sphere. With a focus on five Mahāpurāṇas that deal extensively with the social matrix Viṣṇu, Mārkaṇḍeya Matsya, Agni, and Bhāgavata Purāṇas, the book explores the question of gender and agency in early India and shows how such identities were recast, invented, shaped, constructed, replicated, stereotyped, and sometimes reversed through narratives. Further, it traces social consequences and contemporary relevance of such representations in marriage, adultery, ritual, devotion, worship, fasts, and pilgrimage. This volume will be of interest to researchers and scholars in women and gender studies, ancient Indian history, religion, sociology, literature, and South Asian studies, as also the informed general reader.
Author : Renate Söhnen,Renate Söhnen-Thieme,Peter Schreiner
Publisher : Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
Page : 648 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Puranas
ISBN : 3447029609
Author : Ron Geaves
Publisher : Equinox Publishing (UK)
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Religion
ISBN : UOM:39015077115023
The book will explore contemporary manifestations of the worship of Siva that have transmigrated to the West. It explores Hindu vernacular traditions or 'village Hinduism' especially in the context of the Hindu diaspora, where the general assumption is that such forms of Hinduism cannot survive as they lack the infrastructure and the rural environment. Based on extensive fieldwork in Britain and India, the author shows that significant developments are taking place where Hindu communities have achieved sufficient concentration for various movements to appear that reproduce 'folk traditions' connected to a particular locale in the subcontinent. These movements often display a focus on the pragmatic or apotropaic motivation for worship of deities associated with healing. The focus is on the Baba Balaknath communities originating in the Punjab and Himachal Pradesh; the worship of Murugan amongst Tamil populations and the Community of the Many Names of God in Wales which originated in the worship of Subramaniyam in Shri Lanka. The book will not only throw some clarity on changing beliefs and practices in the Hindu diaspora, particularly the role of the apotropaic or pragmatic dimension, it will also help to understand important theoretical concepts such as Sanskritisation and the relationship between the 'Little Tradition' and the 'Great Tradition' or All-India and local traditions.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : India
ISBN : 8120840313
Hindu mythological text.
Author : J. L. Shastri,G. P. Bhatt
Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-04
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9788120811515
Author : J.L. Shastri,S. Venkitasubramonia Iyer
Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9788120838987
Author : J. L. Shastri
Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass
Page : 700 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2017-01-01
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9788120838710
The Purana is a class of literature that treats of ancient religion, philosophy, history, sociology, politics and other subjects. It is an encyclopedia of various branches of knowledge and ancient wisdom. It has been defined as a class of literature that contains material on the topics of Creation, Dis-solution of Manus, Ages of Manus, Genealogies and the History of glorious kings. For dealing primarily with these subjects it has been called Pancalaksana-a title that was incorporated in the Puranas themselves and had become popular by the Fifth Century A.D., for it was included by Amarasimha in his lexicon 'Amarakosa'. But as the process of interpolation continued, the Pancalaksana definition was found inadequate. The Puranic redactors adopted a Dasalaksana definition that suited the contemporary text. Still the dynamic forces were at work and the process of insertion, modification and abridgment went on and it was soon discovered that the Dasa-laksana definition too fell short of an actual fact. It was found that the puranas contained certain aspects that were not covered by any five or ten characteristics. The Puranas are divided into two classes-the Maha-puranas and the Upapuranas. Each class consists of eighteen puranas. Thus the number of the Puranas is thirtysix. Mahapuranas are classified into different categories-Vaisnava, Brahma, Saiva etc. Sivapurana has all the characteristics of a Mahapurana. According to the ancients, a Mahapurana contained five main characteristics that concerned either early religion or traditional history. Sivapurana possesses the conventional characteristics of a Mahapurana in common with its other colleagues. These entitle it to the status of a great Purana. But its real greatness lies in expounding the philosophical background of Siva ritual. The Purana conceives Siva as the eternal principle, the supreme god, the cosmic soul, the support of all existence. But the ignorant aspirant bound in the meshes of illusion goes in quest for knowledge and imagines that his lord has a personal form possessed of attributes distinct from his self, who in moments of distress responds to his prayers and bestows grace.
Author : J. L. Shastri,Dr. G.V. Tagare
Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass
Page : 1746 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2000-01-01
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9788120838857
Author : G.P. Bhatt,Dr. G.V. Tagare
Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass
Page : 455 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 9788120839045