The Agni Mahapuranam (Set of 2 Volumes) Centre for Studies in Civilizations Kalupahana

Kalupahana

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only a brahmana who has some special merits can be invited for a sraddha

The more essentially spiritual part of the Aranyakas embodies the meditations and realizations of sages who kept no connection with the religious ceremonies performed in the domestic fires

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The Agni Mahapuranam (Set of 2 Volumes) Centre for Studies in Civilizations KalupahanaThe different works known by the name of Puranas (or old) are evidently derived from the myth heroic stage of Hindu belief The Puranas are commonly stated to be eighteen in number It is said there are also eighteen Upa Puranas or Minor Puranas but the names of all these are not found. The principal eighteen Puranas are Brahma, Padma, Visnu, Siva, Bhagvata, Nradiya, Mrkandeya, Agni, Bhavisya, Brahma Vaivarta, Linga, Varha, Skanda, Vamana, Kurma,