Srashtum, Sraṣṭum: 1 definition
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Srashtum means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term Sraṣṭum can be transliterated into English as Srastum or Srashtum, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationSraṣṭum (स्रष्टुम�) means “to generate�, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.35 (“The story of Padmā and Pippalāda�).—Accordingly, Dharma (in the guise of a king) said to Padmā (wife of sage Pippalāda): “Obeisance to Śiva who distributes happiness, misery, boons, prosperity or adversity on all. Obeisance to Śiva who can make people enemies or friends, create affection or quarrel, to generate (ṣṭܳ) or destroy things. Obeisance to Śiva who has made milk white, who has bestowed chillness on water and heat on fire. Obeisance to Śiva, by whom the primordial nature, the principles Mahat etc, Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Śiva and others are created. [...]�.

The Purana (पुरा�, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s 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.
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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Page 46 < [Volume 20 (1918)]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 2.8.30 < [Chapter 8 - Description of Seeing Lord Kṛṣṇa]
Bibliographical Notes on the Puranas < [Purana, Volume 1, Part 2 (1960)]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Appendix 5 - The atheist and theist aspects of buddhism < [Chapter IV - Explanation of the Word Bhagavat]
Discovery of Sanskrit Treasures (seven volumes) (by Satya Vrat Shastri)
1.6. Phanom Rung Sanskrit Inscription of Thailand < [Volume 6 - South East Asian studies]
Sanskrit Inscriptions of Thailand (by Satischandra Chatterjee)