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The text is also referred in medieval Indian literature as the Vayaviya Purana or Vayaviya Brahmanda, and it may have been same as the Vayu Purana before these texts developed into two overlapping compositions. [1] [3] The text is named after one of the cosmological theories of Hinduism, namely the "Cosmic Egg" (Brahma-Anda). [4]
The Brahma Purana dedicates a majority of its chapters to describing the geography, temples and scenes around the Godavari river and of Odisha. [6]The text is notable for dedicating over 60% of its chapters on description of geography and holy sites of Godavari River Region, as well as places in and around modern Odisha, and tributaries of Chambal River in Rajasthan.
Adhyatma Ramayana represents the story of Rama in a spiritual context. The text constitutes over 35% of the chapters of Brahmanda Purana, often circulated as an independent text in the Vaishnavism tradition, [9] and is an Advaita Vedanta treatise of over 65 chapters and 4,500 verses.
The text is written in Sanskrit and is a part of the Brahmanda Purana, [1] an ancient scripture that explores the cosmic creation and the divine order of the universe. The names describes the goddess' various attributes, accomplishments, and symbolism in the form of mantras usually chanted or sung as a hymn .
Koka (Sanskrit: कोक, romanized: Koka) and Vikoka (Sanskrit: विकोक, romanized: Vikoka) are asura brothers from Hindu literature.They are twin generals who are described to aid the asura Kali in his battle against Kalki, the 10th and final avatar of the god Vishnu, whose coming is believed to herald the end of the age.
The Ramayana, an ancient Sanskrit text with the earliest part believed to have been composed in the 5th century BCE, is attributed to the sage Valmiki and contains over 24,000 verses. [ 65 ] The epic covers the life journey of Rama , an incarnation of Vishnu, along with his wife Sita , and brother Lakshmana .
The Prakrit name Jambudīpasi (Sanskrit "Jambudvīpa") for "India" in the Sahasram Minor Rock Edict of Ashoka, circa 250 BCE (Brahmi script) [1] [2]. Jambudvīpa (Pali; Jambudīpa) is a name often used to describe the territory of Indian Subcontinent in ancient Indian sources.
Text from a much later period post-Upanishads posit seven parallel lower spheres or hells. [80] Upper seven Lokas in Hindu Cosmology Lower seven Lokas in Puranas. In the Brahmanda Purana, as well as Bhagavata Purana (2.5), [81] fourteen lokas (planes) are described, consist of seven higher (Vyahrtis) and seven lower lokas. [82] [83]