Brahmapurāṇa: Summary of Contents, with Index of Names and Motifs |
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abode Agni Akrūra ancestors ancestral rites asceticism asked Balarama bathing Bhagiratha birth boon born Brahman Brahman announces Brahman continues Bṛhaspati called contd cows curse Dakṣa daughter deeds demons Description destroyed dharma earth evil father fire first-person narrator Gandharvas Gaṇeśa Gangā Gautami gods granted Hari heaven heavenly hell hermits holy place honoured horse-sacrifice husband hymn Indra Indradyumna Kāma Kamsa Kasyapa killed king Kirfel Krsna Kṣatriya liberation Linga living Lomaharṣaṇa lord Manu Manu-eras Māyā merit Meru mother mountains Nāgas named Nārada Nārāyaṇa nether world obtained ocean origin pay homage performed Phalastuti place of pilgrimage practised asceticism praised Purāṇa Purusottama Rākṣasas Rāma reborn reciting river Rudra sacrifice sages Śakra Śamkara Samkhya shape Śiva Śiva's snake Soma sons Story Śūdras three worlds told Umā Upajāti-metre Vasistha Vasudeva Vedas vedic VePr verses Visnu Viśvāmitra Vivasvat Vyasa wife worship Yakṣas Yama Yama's Yoga Yojanas