Markandeya Purana (Study)
by Chandamita Bhattacharya | 2021 | 67,501 words
This page relates 鈥榃orship of Shiva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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Worship of 艢颈惫补
In the 16th chapter of this 笔耻谤腻峁嘺, it has been mentioned that 艢颈惫补 took his birth in the incarnation of 顿耻谤惫腻蝉补蝉 and this can also be found if we refer to the heading of Dattatreya鈥檚 birth. Among the Hindu deities, lord 艢颈惫补 holds the second place. He is known as the destroyer of the world. The 惭腻谤办补峁囜笉别测补辫耻谤腻峁嘺 mentions some name and epithets of lord 艢颈惫补.
Lord 艢颈惫补 is also known by some common names, such as鈥�
There are another names and epithets found in this pur膩峁嘺. Such as鈥�
- 狈墨别补-lohita [狈墨濒补濒辞丑颈迟补?] (1.44; 49.3),
- I艣膩na (4.41),
- 厂奴濒补辫腻峁噄 (8.4),
- Ana峁単膩峁単ahara (21.61),
- 痴峁涐梗补诲丑惫补箩补 (21.63; 53.10),
- 惭补丑腻诲别惫补,
- 艢墨迟颈办补峁囜弓丑补,
- Um膩bati (21.64),
- Devadeva,
- Trilocana (21.65),
- 艢补峁僢丑耻 (43.8; 79.8),
- Rudra (47.6),
- 惭补丑别艣惫补谤补 (48.57),
- Bhava,
- 叠丑墨尘补,
- 笔补艣耻辫补迟颈,
- 艢补谤惫补,
- Ugra (49.7),
- 艢补峁卥补谤补 (79.9),
- Pin膩kabh峁泃 (79.20),
- 顿丑奴尘谤补-箩补峁璱濒补 (85.23),
- 艢颈惫补 (85.27),
- 叠丑奴迟别艣补 (96.67),
- Aja (102.36).
Lord 叠谤补丑尘腻 gave him eight names, viz. Sarva, Bhava, 艢颈惫补, 笔补艣耻辫补迟颈, I艣膩na, Ugra and 惭补丑腻诲别惫补 etc.[1]
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
惭腻谤办补峁囜笉别测补辫耻谤腻峁嘺, 49.7; 痴腻测耻辫耻谤腻峁嘺, 1.27; 4.16; 痴颈峁ａ箛耻辫耻谤腻峁嘺, 1.8.6; 艢补迟补辫补迟丑补产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺, 6.1.3.7-18; 碍补耻峁Ｄ玹补办颈产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺, 6.1-9