Essay name: Vaishnava Myths in the Puranas
Author:
Kum. Geeta P. Kurandwad
Affiliation: Karnatak University / Department of Sanskrit
The essay studies the Vaishnava Myths in the Puranas by exploring the significance of the ten principal incarnations of Lord Vishnu as depicted in various ancient Indian texts like the Vedas, Upanishads, and Puranas. The research also investigates the social, political, philosophical, and religious impact.
Chapter 2 - Varieties of Myths
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The hymn is addressed to Vi艣ve-devas, the palm having been
given to Ang墨rasas in the liberation of the heavenly cows.
133 The V膩jasneyi Samhit膩 repeats Rgveda II.3.31.6. Vidadyadi Sarm膩
etc. The Kathaka Samhita repeats the same. 134 The Maitrayani
Sa峁僪it膩 also repeats the same mantra. The Atharvaveda Sa峁僪it膩 has
two verses referring to Sarm膩. 135
In the Taittiriya Br膩hma峁嘺 2.5.8.10.136 Sarm膩 is described as
goddess in the guise of a dog being deputed by Indra, once to find food
on earth, was proceeding to the mortal world from the Meru
mountain. There she saw the people starving for want of food. Then
she created plenty of water, which is the preliminary aid for food and
which flowed through all fields. She led forth water and then in front.
She knowing the lowing sound of the imperishable ones proceeded
towards them. Sarm膩 found the herb of kine which was strong and
huge, by the help of which the whole mankind is provided with milk
etc. All performed their duties and prepared the way for heaven.
The 膧pastamba 艢rauta S奴tra simply repeats the reading of the
Taittiriya Br膩hma峁嘺. 137
133. 啶掂た啶多啶掂 啶呧じ啷嵿く啶� 啶掂啶啶粪た 啶ぞ啶灌た啶ㄠぞ啶ぞ啶� 啶膏 啶う啷� 啶椸啶た啶班ぞ啶權啶椸た啶班じ啷� 啶ㄠさ啶ㄠ啶� 啷�
啶夃い啷嵿じ 啶嗋じ啶距 啶ぐ啶 啶膏啶膏啶� 啶む啶班い啶膏啶� 啶ぅ啶� 啶膏ぐ啶ぞ 啶掂た啶︵う 啶椸ぞ啶� 啷� [vi艣ve asy膩 vyu峁 m膩hin膩y膩岣� sa峁� yad gobhir膩峁単iraso navanta |
utsa 膩s膩峁� parame saghastha tratasya path膩 saram膩 vidada g膩岣� | ] Ibid. V.45.8.
134. Kathaka Samhita - 27.9.
135. 啶む 啶曕啶粪啶犩た啶曕ぞ 啶膏ぐ啶ぞ啶 啶曕啶班啶啶啶 啶呧う啶о啶� 啶多か啶距え啷� 啷�
啶娻が啶о啶ぎ啶膏啶� 啶曕啶熰啶啶 啶炧啶掂ぐ啷嵿い啷囙き啷嵿く啷� 啶呧ぇ啶距ぐ啶え啷� 啷� [te ku峁ａ弓hik膩 saram膩yai k奴rmebhyo adadhu岣� 艣aph膩n |
奴badhyamasya k墨峁璭bhya岣� 帽vartebhyo adh膩rayan || ] Atharvaveda, IX.4.16.
136. face ufa weaT
137. 膧pastamba 艢rauta Sutra 12.15.6.
Taittiriya Br膩hma峁嘺 2.5.8.10.
