Different types of text-books in Hinduism. advertisement "Vyas Gufa" or "Vyas-Cave" in Mana Gaon, near Badrinath, Where Maharishi Ved-Vyas re-wrote all Purans, with the help of Lord Ganesha Puran, Mirror of Hindu Iconography The word Puran is a combination of two words, namely, "pura" and "an". It means something which is old or ancient. The word 'pura' means past, something that does not exist anymore, and the word 'an' means to say or to make aware of. Thus, Puran is a collection of texts…
