Ekaparna, Ekaparṇā, Eka-parna: 7 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchEkaparṇā (एकपर्णा):—(von eka + parṇa) f. Nomen proprium einer jüngern Schwester der Durgā und Gemahlin Asita-Devala's [Harivaṃśa 943. fgg.] (wo auch ihr Name gedeutet wird). ein Beiname der Durgā [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 51.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungEkaparṇā (एकपर्णा):—f. —
1) Nomen proprium einer jüngeren Schwester der Durgā. —
2) *Beiname der Durgā.
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Ends with: Srekaparna.
Full-text: Trikumarika, Devala, Ekapatala, Asita, Aparna, Shandilya, Trikumarikajagat, Devalamuni, Jaigishavya, Mena, Sita.
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The Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 101 - Destruction of Kāma (madanadāha) < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]
Chapter 82 - Hymn of purification (vyapohana-stava) < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]
Chapter 45 - The mode of performing Jīvacchrāddha rite < [Section 2 - Pūrvabhāga]
Harivamsha Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter 18 - An Account of Pitris < [Book 1 - Harivamsa Parva]
Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
Lineages of Dakṣa < [Chapter 6 - Human history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 10 - Birth of Skanda < [Section 3 - Upodghāta-pāda]
Chapter 8 - The race of the sages: Atri and Vasiṣṭha < [Section 3 - Upodghāta-pāda]
Chapter 9 - Propitiation of Pitṛs < [Section 3 - Upodghāta-pāda]
The Brahma Purana (by G. P. Bhatt)
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 9 - General Rules of Śrāddha Performance < [Section 1 - Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa (section on creation)]