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Books and videos to promote learning in the traditional stories/histories (Purāṇa) for inspirational, spiritual and philosophical studies.
Books and videos to promote learning in the traditional stories/histories (Purāṇa) for inspirational, spiritual and philosophical studies.
Includes the 18 Mahapuranas and 18 Upapuranas. Click each book and video to view and/or download.
Includes the 18 Mahapuranas and 18 Upapuranas. Click each book and video to view and/or download.
Purāṇa
Purāṇa
Click each book to view and download
Click each book to view and download
A vast genre of Indian sacred literature about a wide range of topics, particularly legends and other traditional lore. The Puranas are known for the intricate layers of symbolism depicted within their stories. Composed primarily in Sanskrit, but also in Tamil and other Indian languages, several of these texts are named after major Hindu deities such as Vishnu, Shiva, Brahma and Shakti. The Puranic genre of literature is found in both Hinduism and Jainism. The Puranic literature is encyclopedic, and it includes diverse topics such as cosmogony, cosmology, genealogies of deities, kings, heroes, sages, and demigods, folk tales, pilgrimages, temples, medicine, astronomy, grammar, mineralogy, humor, love stories, as well as theology and philosophy. (www.wikipedia.org)
What are the eighteen Puranas? |What appears in the Puranas?
What are the eighteen Puranas? |What appears in the Puranas?
Veda Vyasa maha muni who is author is the compiler of the Puranas Puranas are ancient Hindu texts eulogizing various deities, primarily the divine Trimurti God in Hinduism through divine stories. The Puranas are post-Vedic texts which typically contain a complete narrative of the history of the Universe from creation to destruction, genealogies of the kings, heroes and demigods, and descriptions of Hindu cosmology and geography. There are 18 canonical Puranas, divided into three categories, each named after a deity: Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. There are also many other works termed Purana, known as 'Upapuranas.
Religious Texts of India - An Introduction to the Puranas | Culture Express
Religious Texts of India - An Introduction to the Puranas | Culture Express
The word 'Purana' means "an old or ancient narrative" is a body of Hindu literature. A large part of the Hindu literature is derived from the Puranas. Puranic literature expands upon the essence of the Vedas. According to Amarkosha, a Puraan must have 5 characteristics - Sarga, Pratisarga, Vamsha, Manavantaras & Vamshanucharita. Puraans comprise a variety of subjects such as hymns, folktales, concept of heaven and hell, pilgrimages, medicine, grammar, philosophy, etc. There are 3 sets of Puranas - Vaishnava, Brahmana & Shaiva in nature and overall there are 18 Maha Puranas (Major Puranas).
4 Yugas
4 Yugas
As per Vedas, Time is cyclic and like flowing river of 3 modes-sattva, rajas and tamas, Every Yuga have predominance of particular mode or Guna. How there is particular process or Yuga dharma to get out of this cycle of Birth and Death for that age or YUGA
Creation and Secret of Universe given in Vedas
Creation and Secret of Universe given in Vedas
A big bang and a big crunch, from a navel singularity. Vishnu represents the eternity that lies beyond our universe which has no birth or death and that which is eternal! Many such universes like ours exist in Vishnu.Vedas say that thousands of Brahmas have passed away! In other words, this is not the first time universe has been created.So as per the Vedas, the current age of the universe is 155,521,972,944,456 Years which is about 155,522 billion years !!! Modern day science has been able to predict the age of our universe to be only about 15-20 billion years! Moreover, Since we are on the first day of the 51st year of Brahma, almost equal amount of time has to pass before this universe ends.
The Concept Of Time In Hinduism
The Concept Of Time In Hinduism
This is an improvised version of the previous video Time or Kala in Hinduism. Hinduism accepts time as relative to the worlds. Time is also part of the illusion to which we are subject. The time of gods is different from the time of ours. Their days and nights are much longer than ours. In Hinduism time is equated with death, because there is a limited life span for everyone. God's day begins with the creation of world when He expands outwardly. His night begins when He withdraws the worlds into Himself and dissolves the creation. The outward expansion and inward contraction of Brahman is similar to the modern theories about the origin of the universe. There is an orderliness in the universe which is termed as Rta. It is the law of God or dharma which keeps the planets in their orbits and ensures the regular succession of time.
Stories of Lord Shiva: Varuna Upapurana
Stories of Lord Shiva: Varuna Upapurana
Varuna Upapurana contains ten delightful stories of Lord Shiva, told here for the first time. In these stories, Shiva is the embodiment of peace, he is the Ātmā, or Self of everyone. Self-realization and experience of higher states of consciousness is the underlying theme of every story, according to Maharshi Shaunaka, the author of this Upapurana. Varuna Upapurana was recently discovered and presented for the first time at the 11th Annual Conference of the World Association for Vedic Studies held in Fairfield, Iowa, USA, 2 August 2014.
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