Essay name: Brahma Purana (critical study)
Author:
Surabhi H. Trivedi
Affiliation: Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda / Department of Sanskrit Pali and Prakrit
This is an English study of the Brahmapurana鈥攐ne of the eighteen major Puranas which occupies an important place in the Pauranic literature. This study researches the rich an encyclopaedic material for social, religious, philosophical, mythological, political, geographical and literary study found in the Brahma-Purana.
Appendix 8 - Geographical and Ethnic Data
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(75) Ausanasa T (25.51). 1370 (76) Avakirna T (25.51).
(77) Avanti - C - It is a city in Malawa (15.54) and
Jayadhvaja was its king (13.201).
(78) Avanti - R - It emerges from the mountain
Pariyatra (27.29). The sage Sandipani lived here (194.19) and
there is a temple here in honour of lord Visnu (227,8).
(79) Avedhya T (25.42).
(80) Avighna - T - It is situated on the northern
bank of Godavari and it destroys all the obstructions(114.1,25).
(207.30).
(81) Avinukta C Lord Siva is worshipped there
(82) Avyaya
T . (228.63).
(83) Ayodhya
C
X The city was so called after the
Ayodhya (7,46,47), (8.86,
sons of Iksvaku who were invincible
4), (154.10).
The river Ganga flowed through it (157.6).
(84) Badari T (25.16) One gets great merits by
seeing lord Narayana here (68.86).
S
s - (25.81), M -
(25.13), F (25.37).
