Regarding the religious practises of Hindus in ancient and mediaeval India, the Puranas have been regarded in India as an encyclopaedia for all people. Although some of the Puranas are substantially older, there are a few extant Puranic writings of more recent provenance that give information on how various faiths’ religious practises and beliefs developed. Sthalamahatmyas is the name for them. One such sthalamahatmya is the Kapila- Samhita, which depicts the glory of the four holy sites in Orissa: Krsna-ksetra, the well-known Purosottama-ksetra in Puri; Arka-ksetra, the well-known site of sun worship in Konarka; Parvati-ksetra, the well-known abode of Sakta-worship in Jaipur and the Hara-ksetra, the known abode of Lingaraja in the temple of Bhubaneswara as well as Kapilasa, the place of pilgrimage dedicated to Lord Siva in the Dhenkanal district. All these Ksetras have played significant roles in bringing a cultural synthesis in India in general and Orissa in particular.
Books Info
| Books name | Kapila Samhita / କପିଳ ସଂହିତା |
| Author | Gopinatha Mahapatra |
| No Of pages | 53 |
| Publisher | NA |
| Publication | 1922 |
| Printed At | A.C.Chakrabarty |
| Distributor | NA |