Markandeya Purana (Study)
by Chandamita Bhattacharya | 2021 | 67,501 words
This page relates 鈥榃omen in the Field of Yoga鈥� of the study on the Markandeya Purana, one of the oldest of the eigtheen Mahapuranas preserving the history, civilisation, culture and traditions of ancient India. The Markandeyapurana commences with the questions raised by Rishi Jaimini (a pupil of Vyasa), who approaches the sage Markandeya with doubts related to the Mahabharata. This study examines various social topics such as the status of women, modes of worship, yoga, etc.
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Women in the Field of Yoga
In this 笔耻谤腻峁嘺, some examples are available which prove that the woman also used to practise Yoga. 础苍补蝉奴测腻, the wife of sage Atri, practised Yoga along with her husband and was able to receive a boon from the gods to release herself from affliction and to be blessed with 叠谤补丑尘腻, 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 and 艢颈惫补 as her sons.[1] Another example of practising Yoga is narrated in the 21 st Chapter of the 惭腻谤办补峁囜笉别测补辫耻谤腻峁嘺. It has been stated that a 狈腻驳补 king, 础艣惫补迟补谤补 by name, practised Yoga and chose a boon from lord 艢颈惫补 to have Mad膩as膩, the deceased wife of 峁歵adhaja, as his daughter having alive the same age as when she died and making her a devote and the mother of 驰辞驳颈苍墨.[2]
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Ibid., 21.66-67