Ancient texts of the Vedas. What prevents a person from living. Book 1. Skanda Purana. Section 2. Kumarika Khanda

Vedas are the main manifestations of culture and religion of India, one of the countries where the colossal knowledge of the spiritual life and the development of human spiritual qualities is attached. But the Vedas are not so easy to understand the Western man. Purans, the valuable historical chronicles of India were compiled in order to clarify the teachings of the Vedas and Vedants for ordinary people with the language of exciting myths and legends. They describe the historical events of the creation of peace and evolution, which are elected and are presented in such a way that they are an illustration of the main philosophical truths.
Purana - historical narrations about divine personalities, great rulers and dynasties, the fate of the kingdoms and societies, stories concerning Gods and their relationships with people. Task Puran - distribution and preaching the values ​​and content of the Vedas. Purana was written after the Vedas, they are not older levers, although the history themselves may precede the historical appearance of the Vedas in time. Purans are stories with a large content of the element of the wonderful in them, demonstrating the power of divinity in a variety of its manifestations and its mission of protecting the Dharma and the destruction of Adharma.
Therefore, it is so important to study the puranas that reveal the fundamental truths are the most simple and accessible to the perception of the way