Guest guest Posted May 17, 2009 Report Share Posted May 17, 2009 upanishad is written after ved and puran after upanishad. upanishad r considered as explanation of ved. puran r historic books. pls read to know,this will arm u with more ammo to serve sanatan dharma against the non believers. upanishad r more on tatva darshan puran r mixed with phylosophy and stories and histories. om shakti gopal On 5/17/09, sarvamaatha <no_reply > wrote: > > > > Can anyone explain what is the difference between puranam and upanishad? > > Thanks, > Sarvamaatha. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 18, 2009 Report Share Posted May 18, 2009 There is lot of difference. Upanishad is the extract of knowledge avalable in scripts , while purana is the total fruit.like They contain seeds,juice,and other fruit items. Those who want to consume the chemical directly without any sugar added to it, upnishads are there. Those who want there basics clear and enter into bhakti, puranas are there. Purans the sanskrit word means " old " . They contain stories of the specified god named by the purana, like shiva purana is totally devoted to lord shiva.It contains all the legendary stories of lord shiva.It contains all the information about his greatness amongs all the gods in the world, the rituals, the strotras etc., his family,his like dislikes , etc etc. On the other hand Upanishad the sanskrit word means upa-near Nishad- sitting, means " sitting near " the lotus feet of master. The master always teaches the exact what is required for deceple.Therefore the upnishads contain the direct subject matter.There subject is the formless supreme god, the priciple. Upanishand are direct , and those who have studied fundamentals can undrestand the meaning of it. They are in small verses.and pinpoint the subject. They do not consider god in form.They are philosophical and only talk about the supreme god, the nirguna states. Puranas improves the bhakti, while upnishads analysis. --- On Sun, 17/5/09, sarvamaatha <no_reply > wrote: sarvamaatha <no_reply > Please explain. Sunday, 17 May, 2009, 12:39 PM Can anyone explain what is the difference between puranam and upanishad? Thanks, Sarvamaatha. Cricket on your mind? Visit the ultimate cricket website. Enter http://beta.cricket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 18, 2009 Report Share Posted May 18, 2009 , sarvamaatha <no_reply wrote: > Can anyone explain what is the difference between puranam and >upanishad? Sarvamaathaji, Upanishads are part of the Vedas, & are highly esoteric. They are hard to understand without good knowledge. They state the Truth in poetic language, like the Isha Upanishad says: " It moves, It moves Not, Without moving, it moves so fast, the Gods cant keep up with It " It here is Brahman, or the Spirit. The Gods can either be the powers of the Universe, or our own senses, which cant grasp Brahman, no matter how fast they move. The Upanishads & Vedas have been condensed in the Gita by Krishna, so if you have read Gita, you already know the core of the Upanishads. The Puranans were written in the dark ages of Hinduism, when most people couldnt understand the Vedas directly anymore. They took facts of the Vedas, & turned them into stories. So the Veda tells of Vishnus 3 strides, by which he creates & maintains the 3 realms. This was just a poetic metaphor. The Puranans turned this into an actual story, where Vishnu takes 3 steps as Vaman Avataar. Even Ramayan & Mahabharat have references to Vedas. In the Veda, Indra(Divine Mind) plows the ground to extract Sita, the Goddess of Love & Beauty hidden in the hard earth(Tamoguna). This repeats in Ramayan, except King Janak does this, & now Sita has become an actual woman. These stories allowed even common people to understand the hidden secrets of the Vedas. But they also caused problems, as people took some of these stories literally, which caused lot of bad Karma. love, Shantnu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 Thank you Gopalji, udaiji, shanji and keshavji. Do have one more question. What are scripts? Do you mean it as poetry, paintings, statue's or some drawings in ancient days? I searched the meaning in dictionay. Still i could not put it in a right way. Sarvamaatha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 scripts when we refer to upanishads , they are vedas. Vedas are vast, so going through them may not practicle at this point of time. There are many links available to get information about Puranas and upanishads. When we refer the word scripts, it means vedas, puranas, upnishads, gita, mahabharat, ramayan etc etc written and respected in hindu religion. --- On Tue, 19/5/09, sarvamaatha <no_reply > wrote: sarvamaatha <no_reply > Re: Please explain. Tuesday, 19 May, 2009, 1:14 PM Thank you Gopalji, udaiji, shanji and keshavji. Do have one more question. What are scripts? Do you mean it as poetry, paintings, statue's or some drawings in ancient days? I searched the meaning in dictionay. Still i could not put it in a right way. Sarvamaatha. Explore and discover exciting holidays and getaways with India Travel http://in.travel./ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 scripture and scripts may mean anything depending on what u mean and how u use in the sentence. pls google for upanishad,puran,ved etc most have english translations online. u can start to read and once u develop deeper interest u can learn sanskrit and read original. om shakti gopal On 5/19/09, sarvamaatha <no_reply > wrote: > Thank you Gopalji, udaiji, shanji and keshavji. Do have one more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 , sarvamaatha <no_reply wrote: > > Thank you Gopalji, udaiji, shanji and keshavji. Do have one more question. What are scripts? Do you mean it as poetry, paintings, Sarvamaathaji, someone was proabably using a short form for scriptures. luv, s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2009 Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 Thanks gopalji, shanji and udaiji. Sarvamaatha. , " udaykumar S.K. " <udaykumar001 wrote: > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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