Varaha Purana

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Narrates the tale of rescuing of the earth from Rasatal by Varaha incarnation of Lord Vishnu. Its contents in brief are as follows:-  Mangala charan:... Read more

The Matsya Purana

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Brahma’s Advice Those of the gods who had survived the battle and were still free started to pray to Brahma. “What can I do for you?” aske... Read more

The Matsya Purana

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Yayati  In the lunar line there was a king named Nahusha and Nahusha’s son was Yayati. Yayati had two wives , Sharmishtha and Devayani. Sharmishtha wa... Read more

The Matsya Purana

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Daksha’s Descendants Daksha married Panchanjani. (The more usual name, as given in the other Puranas, is Asikli or Prasuti. Prasuti is said to have be... Read more

The Matsya Purana

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Lomaharshana and the Other Sages   There was a forest known as naimisharanya. Many years ago, several sages organized a yajna (sacrifice) in the... Read more

The Agni Purana

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Parashurama The kshatriyas were the second of the four classes. It was their job to wear arms and protect the world. And rule. The brahmanas were the... Read more

Skanda Purana (Kartika Purana)

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KARANDHAM’S QUERIES As predicted by Lord Shiva, king Karandham arrived at the place where Mahakaal (Kaalbheeti) was staying. First of all he wor... Read more

Skanda Purana (Kartika Purana)

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It is the largest of all the Puranas. Contains eighty eight thousand and one hundred Shlokas (stanzas). Has seven parts- Maheshwar, Vaishnava, Brahma,... Read more

The Linga Purana

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Astronomy The sun’s chariot was built by Brahma himself. It is made completely out of gold. There are twelve months in a year. Their names are Madhu,... Read more

The Linga Purana

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Suta and Other Sages We first pray to Brhama, the creator; Vishnu, the preserver; and Shiva, the destroyer. We also pray to the sages Nara and Narayan... Read more