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Originating in historical Vedic religion, 'Pravargya' (Sanskrit प्रवर्ग्य), also known as 'Ashvina-pravaya', is an introductory or preliminary ceremony to the Soma Yajña (of which there are several kinds, including but not limited to, the five-day Agnishtoma Soma Yagya forming the basic model).
It is assumed Parjanya is the udder and lightning is the teats of the rain-cow, accordingly rain represents her milk. Also, he is sometimes considered as a rain-bull controlled by the superior Indra.
Below is a list of the fourteen Purvas, containing various descriptions and details: Utpaad Pūrva: Living (Jiv), non-living (Ajiv), and its modes (Paryāya); Agrayaniya Purva: Nine realities (), six substances (Shad-dravya), etc.
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Panch Prayag, the five river confluences in northern India considered sacred in Hinduism: . Vishnuprayag, also spelled Vishnu Prayag, a town at the confluence of the Alaknanda and the Dhauliganga
Prayagraj (/ ˈ p r eɪ ə ˌ ɡ r ɑː dʒ, ˈ p r aɪ ə-/; ISO: Prayāgarāja), formerly Allahabad, is a metropolis in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. [8] [9] It is the administrative headquarters of the Prayagraj district, the most populous district in the state and 13th most populous district in India and the Prayagraj division.
The first two verses of the Purusha sukta, with Sayanacharya's commentary. Page of Max Müller's Rig-Veda-samhita rendered into the devanagari script, the Sacred Hymns of the Brahmans (reprint, London 1974).
His given name was Kulanātha, meaning "savior of the family", and his parents were Brahmins belonging to the Bhāradvāja clan. [8] His Buddhist name of Paramārtha means "the ultimate meaning," parama: uppermost, artha: meaning. In the Buddhist context, this refers to the absolute, as opposed to merely conventional truth.