Puranas – Vyasa Mahabharata

Puranas: A beginning for self-study

Puranas: A beginning for self-study Puranas: Varied understandings and interpretations I see three different understandings and interpretations of Puranas in practice: The first that considers Puranas as sacred, and approaches them as extensions of the Vedas, as tools to expand the understanding of the Vedic concepts, through a compilation of…

Puranas: An Introduction and Interpretation

Puranas An Introduction and Interpreation What are the Puranas? The Sanskrit word पुराण literally means “ancient, old”. पुराणं आख्यानं old legend. यस्मात्पुरा ह्यनतीदं पुराणं तॆन तत्स्मृतम्। It is called Purana because it lives in the past or it breathes ancient times [Vayu Puran 1.203]. यस्मात्पुरा ह्यभूच्चैतत्पुराणं तॆन तत्स्मृतम्। It is…