Associations to the word «Purana»
Noun
- Brahma
- Veda
- Shiva
- Devi
- Epic
- Krishna
- Sanskrit
- Rishi
- Kali
- Hinduism
- Indra
- Avatar
- Brahmin
- Deva
- Siva
- Manu
- Sutra
- Lakshmi
- Scripture
- Maha
- Dharma
- Mandir
- Arjuna
- Mantra
- Canto
- Yoga
- Incarnation
- Mythology
- Rama
- Devotee
- Swami
- Brahman
- Ganges
- Kannada
- Yogi
- Goddess
- Penance
- Text
- Gupta
- Bali
- Mention
- Sage
- Genealogy
- Iconography
- Hindu
- Delhi
- Naga
- Deity
- Recitation
- Abode
- Nara
- Chronology
- Caste
- Guru
- Cosmology
- Pandit
- Demon
- Embodiment
- Verse
- Akbar
- Buddha
- Legend
- Manuscript
- Pilgrimage
- Punjab
- Assam
- Hindus
- Bala
- Om
- Hymn
- Malaya
- Narayan
- Shri
- Worship
- Pastime
- Rig
- Chandra
- Temple
- Worshipper
Adjective
Wiktionary
PURANA, proper noun. (Hinduism) Name of an ancient Indian genre (or a group of related genres) of Hindu or Jain literature (as distinct from oral tradition). They are primarily post-Vedic texts containing a narrative of the history of the Universe, from creation to destruction, genealogies of the kings, heroes and demigods, and descriptions of Hindu cosmology, philosophy and geography.
Dictionary definition
PURANA, noun. A body of 18 works written between the first and 11th centuries and incorporating legends and speculative histories of the universe and myths and customary observances.
Wise words
Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life -
in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us
to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions
all of a color.