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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexAmūrtaraya (अमूर्तरय).—A sage who had transcended the force of Māyā. (Burnouf makes this into two names Amūrti and Aya).*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa II. 7. 44.
The Purana (पुराण, 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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Starts with: Amurtarayas, Amurtarayasa.
Full-text: Amurtarayas, Rayas, Amurtarayasa, Samatha, Bhumishaya, Amurtarajas, Payoshni, Gaya.
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Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
The Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter CXXXIX - Genealogy of the princes of the lunar race < [Brihaspati (Nitisara) Samhita]
Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
Puru dynasty < [Chapter 6 - Human history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section XXIX < [Rajadharmanusasana Parva]
The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 7 - Some Līlāvatāras and their work < [Book 2 - Second Skandha]