Vedic influence on the Sun-worship in the Puranas
by Goswami Mitali | 2018 | 68,171 words
This page relates 鈥榁ishnu as the Creator鈥� of the study on the Vedic influence of Sun-worship in the Puranas, conducted by Goswami Mitali in 2018. The tradition of observing Agnihotra sacrifice and the Sandhya, etc., is frequently observed among the Hindus. Another important innovation of the Sun-worship in the Puranas is the installation of the images of the Sun in the temples.鈥擳his section belongs to the series 鈥淪alient Traits of the Solar Divinities in the Veda鈥�.
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Part 22 - 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 as the Creator
痴颈峁ａ箛耻 is mentioned as the generative force in the Vedas. He is regarded as the protector of the embryos[1] and jointly invoked with other deities to promote conception.[2] In the Khilas奴ktas, once he is worshipped for the placement of a male child in the mother鈥檚 womb and in another, it is prayed for a male child with 痴颈峁ａ箛耻使s most beautiful form.[3] He is cited as the producer of 厂奴谤测补, U峁s and Agni in the 峁欢惫别诲补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻.[4]
痴颈峁ａ箛耻 is connected with the cosmogonic boar in the Veads. The 艢补迟补辫补迟丑补产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺 mentions the boar having the name Em奴峁, who raised up the earth from the water.[5] The 罢补颈迟迟颈谤墨测补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻 and the 罢补颈迟迟颈谤墨测补产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺 hold that the boar is 辫谤补箩腻辫补迟颈 here.[6]
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艢补迟补辫补迟丑补产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺, 14.1.2.11
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cf., 膩po v膩 idamagre salilam膩s墨ttasmin辫谤补箩腻辫补迟颈rv膩yurbh奴tv膩使caratsa im膩mapa艣yatt膩峁� var膩ho bh奴tv膩使haratt膩峁� 惫颈艣惫补办补谤尘腻 bh奴tv膩鈥� iti so使brav墨t/ 罢补颈迟迟颈谤墨测补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻, 7.1.5.1
鈥� yasminnidamadhiti峁ａ弓hat墨ti/ sa var膩ho r奴pa峁� k峁泃vopa nyamajjat/ 罢补颈迟迟颈谤墨测补产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺, 1.1.3.6