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What does Purana mean?

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Proper noun
  1. (Hinduism) An ancient Indian genre (or a group of related genres) of Hindu or Jain literature (as distinct from oral tradition). They are primarily post-Vedic texts containing a narrative of the history of the Universe, from creation to destruction, genealogies of the kings, heroes and demigods, and descriptions of Hindu cosmology, philosophy and geography.
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In fact, the tenth book or the Bhagavata Purana is completely after this detail.
The Archaeological Survey of India embarked on several digs in the Purana Qila, but they have not been successful.
The fifth book is one of 38 chapters and it is the biggest of the six books of Vishnu Purana.
This hymn, from the Uttara Khanda portion of the Skanda Purana, is chanted to recollect and worship the qualities of the guru-preceptor.
Like the other Puranas the object of this Purana is also to expatiate the keys to wisdom and divulge the sacred symbols of eternity.
The linga Purana tells us that the linga was a pillar of fire in which Siva was present.

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