Puranas
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DEVOTIONAL PATHS TO THE DIVINE Y not to be republished
www.ncert.nic.inin the Puranas were introduced into the local cults. Eventually the Puranas also laid down that it was possible for devotees to receive the grace of God regardless of their caste status. The idea of bhakti became so popular that even Buddhists and Jainas adopted these beliefs. A New Kind of Bhakti in South India – Nayanars and Alvars
Role of Women in Ancient India
magazines.odisha.gov.inThe epics and Puranas equated women with property. Even Buddhism did little for women. Though the Maurya kings often employed female bodyguards, spies and ‘Stri-adhyaksha mahamatras’, their status was still quite bad. Upper caste ladies had to accept the purdah. During this period men were polygamous and widow burning was an accepted norm.
VISHNU PURAN - Krizna
krizna.inPuranas. You will also learn the real appearance of the gods". Vashishta also endorsed these words of Pulastya. "O Maitreya! Now I narrate to you, the whole contents of Purana. This whole universe has originated from Lord Vishnu. It is existing …