Agnilinga, 础驳苍颈濒颈峁単补, Agni-linga: 2 definitions
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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index础驳苍颈濒颈峁単补 (啶呧啷嵿え啶苦げ啶苦啷嵿).鈥擣rom its middle Mahe艣vara spoke out the li峁単a pur膩峁嘺.*
- * Matsya-pur膩峁嘺 53. 37-8.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira础驳苍颈濒颈峁単补 (啶呧啷嵿え啶苦げ啶苦啷嵿) refers to 鈥減henomena connected with such sacred fires鈥�, according to the B峁沨atsa峁僪it膩 (chapter 2), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Var膩hamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyoti峁).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淲e shall now proceed to give a brief description of (the qualifications of) a 箩测辞迟颈峁办补. [...] In Y膩tr膩, he must know the fitness or unfitness of a tithi (lunar day), 惫腻谤补 (week day), 办补谤补峁嘺, 苍补办峁迟谤补, 尘耻丑奴谤迟补, and lagna (a sign of zodiac) and yoga for particular purposes. He must be able to interpret natural gestures and dreams; he must be able to state when a prince ought to start for battle to secure success in war; he must be learned in rules relating to ablutions and sacred fire ceremonies in honour of the planets and offerings to evil spirits; he must be able to interpret phenomena connected with such sacred fires [i.e., 补驳苍颈濒颈峁単补] and with elephants and horses while mounting the same鈥�.
Jyotisha (啶溹啶啶むた啶�, 箩测辞迟颈峁 or jyotish) refers to 鈥榓stronomy鈥� or 鈥淰edic astrology鈥� and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
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Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)
11. The Linga Pur膩峁嘺 < [Preface]
Chapter II - Birth of Ikshvaku and narration of Kakutstha < [Book IV]
Chapter III - Hymns of destroying the Nagas, origin of Sagara < [Book IV]
Activities of the All-India Kashiraj Trust (July 鈥� December, 1965) < [Purana, Volume 8, Part 1 (1966)]
Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
The concept of Bh膩ratavar峁 < [Chapter 4 - Geographical history in the Matsya-Pur膩峁嘺]
Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 4 - The Extent of Prabh膩sa K峁tra < [Section 1 - Prabh膩sa-k峁tra-m膩h膩tmya]