{"id":8786,"date":"2009-10-15T11:45:40","date_gmt":"2009-10-15T10:45:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.deinayurveda.net\/wordpress\/?p=8786"},"modified":"2009-10-15T11:54:34","modified_gmt":"2009-10-15T10:54:34","slug":"p-u-r-a-n-a-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.deinayurveda.net\/wordpress\/2009\/10\/p-u-r-a-n-a-s\/","title":{"rendered":"P U R A N A S"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8787\" title=\"bhagavata-Purana\" src=\"http:\/\/www.deinayurveda.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/bhagavata-Purana-300x200.gif\" alt=\"bhagavata-Purana\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.deinayurveda.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/bhagavata-Purana-300x200.gif 300w, http:\/\/www.deinayurveda.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/bhagavata-Purana.gif 580w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hinduism.suite101.com\/article.cfm\/hinduism__a_holistic_way_of_life\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">&gt; <\/span><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Hinduism: A Holistic Way of Life<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> <span style=\"color: #800000;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">&lt;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\">The Hindu Vedas\u00a0&amp; Puranas elucidate on not only theology and mytho<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">&gt; <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.harekrsna.com\/philosophy\/gss\/sastra\/vedas\/puranas.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">SRIMAD BHAGAVATAM<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #800000;\"> &lt;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><strong>Y<span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">oga is a way of life, an art of righteous living or an integrated system for the benefit of the body, mind and inner spirit. This art originated, was perfected and practiced in India thousands of years ago.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\">The references to yoga are available in<span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"> &gt;<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Upanishads\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\">&#8218;<span style=\"font-size: small;\">Upanishads&#8216;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">&lt;<\/span> and <span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">&gt;<\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Puranas\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\">\u00a0&#8218;<span style=\"font-size: small;\">Puranas&#8216; <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">&lt;<\/span>\u00a0composed by Indian Aryans in the later Vedic and post- Vedic period.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\">The main credit for systematizing yoga goes to Patanjali who wrote &#8218;Yoga Sutra&#8216;, two thousand Years ago.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\">He described the principles of the full eight fold yogic discipline. He composed the treatise in brief code words known as &#8218;Sutras&#8216;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><strong>Yoga is a way of life<\/strong>, an art of righteous living or an integrated system for the benefit of the body, mind and inner spirit. This art originated, was perfected and practiced in India thousands of years ago. The references to yoga are available in &#8218;Upanishads&#8216; and &#8218;Puranas&#8216; composed by Indian Aryans in the later Vedic and post- Vedic period. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\">The main credit for systematizing yoga goes to <strong>Patanjali who wrote &#8218;Yoga Sutra&#8216;<\/strong>, two thousand Years ago. He described the principles of the full eight fold yogic discipline. He composed the treatise in brief code words known as &#8218;Sutras&#8216;. &gt; <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yoga_sutra\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">&#8218;Yoga Sutra&#8216;<\/span><\/strong> <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\">&lt;<strong> is the most important basic text on Yoga.<\/strong> It is through this basic treatise that the essential message of yoga spread throughout the world.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><strong>Aim of Yoga is the attainment of the physical, mental and spiritual health.<\/strong> Patanjali has recommended eight stages of Yoga discipline. They are:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\">Y<span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">amas- Yamas (abstentions or restrains)<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\">Niyamas- Niyamas (observances)-austerities, purity, contentment, study, surrender of the ego<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\">Asanas- Physical postures or exercises<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\">Pranayama- Control of vital energy (Breathing control)<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\">Partyahara- Withdrawal of the senses<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\">Dharana- Concentration of the mind (Contemplation)<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\">Dhyana- Meditation<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\">Samadhi- Attainment of The super conscious state<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\">Q<span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">uelle Astrojyothi: <\/span>&gt; <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.astrojyoti.com\/puranasindex.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\">The Puranas<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"> <\/span>&lt;<strong><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"> are the richest collection of mythology in the world. Most of them attained their final form around 500 A.D. but they were passed on as an oral tradition since the time of Krishna (c. 1500 B.C.).<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\">There are eighteen major Puranas and a few minor ones. Each is a long book consisting of various stories of the Gods and Goddesses, hymns, an outline of ancient history, cosmology, rules of life, rituals, instructions on spiritual knowledge. Hence the Puranas are like encyclopedias of religion and culture and contain material of different levels and degrees of difficulty.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\">The most important Puranas are the VISHNU PURANA, SHIVA PURANA and MARKENDEYA PURANA (to the Goddess). The BHAGAVATA PURANA is important to the worshippers of Krishna. Other Puranas are the Vayu, Agni, Skanda, Kalki, Linga.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\">&#8222;The Vedas and Puranas are one and the same in purpose. They ascertain the Absolute Truth, which is greater than everything else. The Absolute Truth is ultimately realized as the Absolute Personality of Godhead with absolute controlling power. As such, the Absolute Personality of Godhead must be completely full of opulence, strength, fame, beauty, knowledge and renunciation.&#8220;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><strong>T<span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">he Puranas are perhaps the most important or commonly used scriptural texts of the Hindus. 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