A: The word, ‘purana’, refers to the record of happenings in the past. Puranas contain the deeds of creation, protection and destruction of the Supreme Lord, the genealogical details of the successive old races, ‘manvantharas’ (the division of time and space) and other happenings of yore are described.
The Q&A of the day is an excerpt from "Two-fold Vedic Vision", a Sri Vaishnavite handbook based on Sri Sudarsanar’s 1008 Catechisms in Tamil written by Sri. Kidambi Sridharan. The collection contains invaluable information on the Vedas, Upanishads, Puranas, Ithihasas, the lives of Alwars, Acharyas from Sriman Nathamunigal to Sri Manavala Mamuni, the 108 Divya Desams and answers to various other related questions. This book is available for kindle in e-book format for purchase on Amazon.
Last modified on