When ancient Indian texts talk about “doors to heaven,” they’re not simply naming holy spots on a map. These are symbols — ...

Thus, in traditional lore, puranas are fruits of the tree that is the vedas. These puranas inspired the agama texts that replaced the old vedic yajna-shala with grand new temple complexes.

The Vedas, Puranas, the Upanishads, and more, are the knowledge-giving books that every Hindu looks up to and reads for their ...

BANGALORE: The Vedas consist of the four samhitas — Rig, Yajur, Atharva and Sama, the six supplements, the 108 Upanishads, the 18 Puranas and the two itihasas — Ramayana and Mahabharata.

The spiritual, moral, as well as the ethical principles explained by the Indian Vedas have been able to survive and spread via the Puranas. These preach the primary truths in a way that appeals to ...

Some Pundits consider the Upanishads to be more superior to the Vedas. Next in order of authenticity are the Puranas, which are the most widely read scriptures. It is believed that the Puranas contain ...

That means that one must study the Itihasas and Puranas, in addition to the Vedas. The reason is to enable a correct interpretation of the Vedas, said M.A. Venkatakrishnan in a discourse.

Vedas contain all information and they are the root of all dharmas. Ithihasas and Puranas will not reveal that which was not told by Vedas. Taking bath at the confluence of rivers is considered a ...

TIRUPATI: Sri Venkateswara Institute of Higher Vedic Studies, a deemed university, has taken up the mammoth task of making Vedas, Vedangas, Puranas and Itihasas, along with related ancient script ...