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Samba Purana
The Samba Purana ( sa, साम्ब पुराण, ) is one of the Saura (Hinduism), Saura Upapuranas. This text is dedicated to Surya. The recension of the text found in the printed editions has 84 chapters. Chapters 53-68 of this text are also divided into 15 s. Content Samba Purana is a text dedicated to the worship of Lord Sun (Surya). This text comprises a number of narratives dealing with creation, details of solar system, eclipses, geography of the earth, description of Surya and his attendants, construction of images of these deities, details of yoga, manners and customs, rites and rituals, recitations of mantras, and ''dāna'' (generosity). After the customary beginning in Chapter 1, the text consists the narrative of Krishna's son Samba (Krishna's son), Samba being infected by leprosy after being cursed by sage Durvasa, and subsequently being cured by worshipping Surya in the temple constructed by him in Mitravana on the banks of the Chenab River, Chandrabhaga at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saura (Hinduism)
Saura is a religion and denomination of Hinduism, originating as a Vedic tradition. Followers of Saura worship Surya as the Saguna Brahman. At present the Sauras are a very small movement, much smaller than other larger denominations such as Vaishnavism or Shaivism. There was a rapid decline of the Sauras in the 12th and 13th century CE, due to the Muslim conquests. History The sun has been worshipped in various forms since the time of the Rig Veda in India. The prominence of the Saura sect is expounded by the supremacy of the Gayatri mantra in the Vedic prayers. The theology of the sect appears in a number of documents like the Mahabharata, Ramayana, Markandeya Purana and a fifth century inscription. In the Mahabharata On one occasion, when leaving his chambers in the morning, Yudhisthira encounters one thousand Saurite brahmins with eight thousand followers. Surya worship The priests of the saura sect were called magas, bhojakas, or sakadivipiya brahmins. In the Saura sect, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
