Puraścaryā—five preliminary devotional activities performed to qualify for initiation.Prabhupada ›Glossary›-P-›Purascarya-five preliminary Purascarya-five preliminary devotional activities performed to qualify for initiation. Link to this page: https://prabhupadabooks.com/glossary/p/purascarya-five-preliminary-devotional-activities-performed- Previous: Purascarana-a preliminary ritualistic performance for the fulfillment of certain desires. Next: Purana-Literally, very old. Within the smrti section of the Vedic scriptures, there are eighteen Maha-puranas (great books of ancient wisdom). Of these, the greatest is the Bhagavata Purana, also called Srimad-Bhagavatam. See Srimad-Bhagavatam.