Brahma Purana by Annadashankar Pahari Bengali PDF.
Book – Brahma Purana,
Translator- Annadashankar Pahari,
Editor- Gourinath Shashtri and Ashok Chattopadhyay,
Genre- Translated Book,
Book Format- PDF,
PDF Size- 23MB,
Pages- 428,
Gourinath Shashtri edited the religious book Brahma Purana.
The writer Annadashankar Pahari has been translated the Brahma Purana religious book. Dr. Gaurinath Shastri and Ashok Chattopadhyay edited this book. Although the saying ‘What is not in India is not in India‘ is said about the Mahabharata, it is equally applicable to the Puranas. The Puranas contain ample descriptions on sociology, theology, philosophy, ethics. Like the Aranyaka and Upanishad Vedas, the Puranas are considered as the fifth Veda.
The necessity and importance of the Puranas have been respectfully acknowledged in the Gautama-Dharma Sutra. In the Padma Purana, the Brahma Purana is referred to as the Rajasika Purana and it is associated with Brahma. Not only that, like other ancient Indian scriptures and literature, political scriptures have also given due status to the Puranas.
What is Kautilya famous for?
The Puranas are mentioned in Kautilya’s Artha Shastra. The antiquity and characteristics of various Puranas have been accepted in various religious texts. As an example, Vyasa-Samhita can be mentioned. He says that to become proficient in Vedas, it is not enough to study only the Vedas, but it is necessary to practice history, Puranas properly. The famous Manu Samhita has also captured the greatness of the entire Puranas with respect. Maharishi Veda Vyasa compiled 18 Puranas in Sanskrit. Brahma-Vishnu and Maheshwar are the main deities of those Puranas.
When was first Purana written?
The famous Vedantic Shankaracharya has mentioned the word Purana many times in his physical commentary. Not only that, but he has also given evidence that he was familiar with the contents of various Puranas. He has discussed extensively about the powers of the gods. In that regard, the Vedic Shankaracharya has said that there is a possibility of power in the gods. Because it is known from mantras, Artha, history, and Puranas that they have taken bodies.
Therefore, it is clear from his above comment that Shankaracharya has accepted the Puranas as authoritative books. The existence and importance of ancient literature have also been firmly established in the Ramayana and Mahabharata. The Vedic society has also accepted the greatness of ancient literature. The existence of Puranas also exists in Jainism. This shows that it is the oldest literature. Puranas were recognized and appreciated by the public at least a few hundred years before the birth of Jesus Christ.
Who is the writer of Brahma Purana?
In the Vishnu Purana, it is said that the Brahma Purana is the first of all the Puranas. Since the preeminence of Brahma is praised, it has been included in the Rajasika Purana. It has a total of 245 chapters. According to the calculations of various Puranas, the number of verses of Brahma Purana is considered to be 13 thousand. But the total number of Brahma Purana texts that are available today is 13783.
There is no definite evidence about when and where this Brahma Purana was composed. However, many say that the Brahma Purana that is currently in circulation is not the original Purana. It is mostly composed and projected parts later. The original Purana text has been lost for whatever reason.
Who wrote all the 18 Puranas?
The characteristic of Brahma Purana is that many theories suitable for religious scriptures have been discussed here. The rules of Shraddha, the glory of food donation, immorality, caste, establishment of religion, determination of good conduct, determination of religion, Shankara, determination of caste, etc. are briefly explained. In addition to the greatness of Brahma, the origin of the universe, the descent of Ganga, and the stories of Ramayana and Krishna’s incarnations have also been compiled in this book.
Some information from the origin of the universe to the Indus Valley Civilization can be found in this book. The author has presented the translation of the original Brahma Purana book as meticulously as possible. All the information has been analyzed beautifully. From that point of view, it can be said that the main contents of the book will deeply attract the readers. Therefore, the PDF file of this religious Brahma Puran book is given on this web page. Researchers, students and readers can collect the PDF file of the book from this web page and read it online.