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.
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(1) Abhava
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A Janapada of Vindhya (27.61).
(2) Abiaka
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It is on the Southern bank of the
river Gautami and it is the heart of Godavari. The Snana and
dana done here make one free from rebirth (129.1,2).
also called Hanumatatirtha.
It is
(3) Abhira
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D.
A southern country (27.56).
(4) Acyuta I
It is a holy place in honour of lord
Visnu (228.58).
(5) Adhayata
D - A northern desa (27.47).
(6) Aditya I - It is situated on the southern bank
of the river Gautami and it is also called Kapilatirtha, Angirasa
-tirtha, Adityatirtha and Saimhikatirtha (155-1). There is
another holy tirtha called Aditya near the Gangasagarasangama
where lord Aditya comes daily to worship Brahma, Visnu and Siva
(174.21,22).
(7) Adri T It is a holy place situated on one of
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the peaks of Himalaya known as Indragopa and the great linga of
lord Mahadeva is there.
all the desires (174.26).
The snana and dana done here fulfill
(8) Agastya:
It is situated near the mountain
