Nagara Khanda
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Nagara Khanda is a major section of the Skanda Purana that focuses on sacred cities, their legends, and associated religious practices in Hindu tradition.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu religious text
ⓘ
section of scripture ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Shiva
NERFINISHED
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Skanda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| audience |
Hindu devotees
ⓘ
pilgrims ⓘ |
| canonicalContext | Skanda Purana corpus ⓘ |
| contains |
dialogues
ⓘ
local legends ⓘ mythological narratives ⓘ praise hymns ⓘ |
| cosmologicalRole | sacralization of urban spaces ⓘ |
| cosmologicalTheme | connection between earthly cities and divine realms ⓘ |
| describes |
benefits of temple worship
ⓘ
expiatory rites in cities ⓘ festivals ⓘ merits of visiting specific cities ⓘ ritual procedures ⓘ temples ⓘ tirthas ⓘ vratas ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
city legends
ⓘ
pilgrimage traditions ⓘ religious practices ⓘ sacred cities ⓘ |
| genre | Puranic literature ⓘ |
| influenced |
local temple myths
ⓘ
regional pilgrimage practices ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| literaryForm |
mixed prose and verse
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prose ⓘ |
| partOf | Skanda Purana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to extol holiness of specific cities
ⓘ
to prescribe observances in sacred cities ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Kashi Khanda
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tirtha Khanda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| scripturalAuthority | considered authoritative in many Hindu traditions ⓘ |
| scripturalCategory | Itihasa-Purana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scripturalStatus | Mahapurana component ⓘ |
| scripturalTradition |
Shaiva tradition
ⓘ
Smarta tradition ⓘ |
| timePeriod | medieval compilation ⓘ |
| tradition | Hindu pilgrimage literature ⓘ |
| transmission | manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| usedIn |
pilgrimage planning
ⓘ
religious instruction ⓘ |
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