• India". Past and Present. Oxford University Press / The Past and Present Society: 87–126. JSTOR 24543602. Reflections on the Sahyādrikhaṇḍa's Uttarārdha...
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  • Brahmins) Gurjara (Gujarati, Marwari and Mewari Brahmins) A fragment of the Sahyādrikhaṇḍa, featured in Hemadri's Chatur-varga-chintamani (13th century), quotes...
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  • Brahmins owned most of the grocery and general merchandise stores. As per Sahyadrikhanda, "Chitpavan and Karhade brahmins are "new creations of base-origins"...
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    the Sanskrit Nāgavya Mahātmya, Śāntādurgā prādurbhāvaḥ, is a part of Sahyādrikhaṇḍa which is the chapter of Skanda Purana gives detail about this. Only...
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    stretches of these locales respectively.[citation needed] According to the Sahyadrikhanda of the Skanda Purana, Parashurama threw his axe into the sea and commanded...
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  • Parshurama did penance here, and will do so until the end of Kali Yuga. The Sahyadrikhanda identifies the Sahyadri mountains as Mount Mahendra, where Parashurama...
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    great detail. According to Kalhana's Rajatarangini (12th cent. CE) and Sahyadrikhanda (5th–13th cent. CE) of Skandapurana, Brahmins are broadly classified...
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    The ancient Saptakonkana is a slightly larger region described in the Sahyadrikhanda which refers to it as Parashuramakshetra (Sanskrit for "The Land Of...
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  • Brahmanda Purana are very harsh towards Karhade Brahmins. According to Sahyadrikhanda, Karhades are fallen Brahmins from the polluted land of Karashtra, and...
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  • Stephan Hillyer Levitt and historian O'Hanlon consider the portion of the Sahyādrikhaṇḍa that describes Saraswats to be corrupted and recently interpolated by...
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    “Origin of the Citpāvan brahmins” in the Hindu Sanskrit scripture Sahyadrikhanda of the Skanda Purana. According to this chapter, Parashurama, the sixth...
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    of earth, kōṇa (corner) + kaṇa (piece). This legend is mentioned in Sahyadrikhanda of the Skanda Purana. The substratum of the Konkani language lies in...
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  • equal to Govapuri A similar hymn praising Govapuri city is found in Sahyadrikhanda of Skanda Purana, which says the extent of Govapuri was about seven...
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    'arrow' and Halli the Kannada word for 'village'. According to the Sahyadrikhanda of the Skanda Purana, Lord Parashurama shot his arrow into the sea and...
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  • Studia Orientalia: 108: 30–54. Levitt S. H. (2017). "Reflections on the Sahyādrikhaṇḍa's Uttarārdha". Studia Orientalia Electronica. 5: 151–161. doi:10.23993/store...
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    Daivadnya Pundits came up with extensive literature like versions of Sahyadrikhanda of Skandapurana, to clear their maligned image by the Pune Brahmins...
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