pu|ra|na

Pu|ra|na or pu|ra|na «pu RAH nuh», noun.

(in Sanskrit literature) one of a class of sacred writings, of relatively late date, composed almost entirely in the epic couplet, and consisting of partly legendary and partly speculative histories of the universe, together with the genealogy and deeds of gods and heroes. There are eighteen principal Puranas.

╂[< Sanskrit purāná belonging to former times < purā formerly]