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 4 - Significance of Vaishnava Myths
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of Re峁噓k膩. The pious-minded one, for many years enjoyed with her
as Indra with Paulomi, his auspecious queen.
Then Jamadagni with a desire for having a son, performed a
great sacrifice. With that sacrifice he pleased god Indra. Indra promised
him a very strong, powerful and mighty armed son tormentor of all
enemies. Then in course of time, J膩madagni generated strong and
powerful son with a part of a portion of Vi峁ａ箛u and having all good
marks, on Re峁噓k膩, when a son was born, his grandfather joyfully
gave him a name indicating Vi峁ａ箛uj's portion, Para艣ur膩ma. Being born
from J膩madagni he was called Jamadagnya. His thread ceremony
was performed. 195
He was proficient in all sciences and arts. To practice penance,
he went to the Salagrama maintain. There he saw a br膩hma峁嘺. Sage,
Kasyapa of unlimited splendour. The Br膩hma峁嘺 Marici's son, was
full of delight with him. In the proper manner, he gave him the
indestractible formula of Vi峁ａ箛u.
195. 啶啶椸啶啶む啶班 啶す啶距え啶距じ啷�啶溹啶溹ぞ啶う啶椸啶ㄠた啶班啶︵啶掂た啶溹啶む啶むぎ啶� 啷� 啶膏ぎ啶膏啶むさ啷囙う 啶掂啶︵ぞ啶權啶� 啶ぞ啶班啶多啶� 啶す啶距い啶ぞ啶� 啷� 啶むお啶膏啶む啶 啶� 啶оぐ啷嵿ぎ啶距い啷嵿ぎ啶�
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啶溹ぎ啶︵啷嵿え啶苦ぐ啷嵿ぎ啶灌ぞ啶むお啶距 啷� 啶夃さ啶距じ 啶す啶︵啶多啶掂ぐ啷嵿く啶� 啶多い啶曕啶班い啷佮ぐ啶苦さ啶距お啶班 啶班啶｀啶曕じ啷嵿く啶膏啶むぞ啶� 啶班ぎ啷嵿く啶距 啶班啶｀啶曕ぞ啶� 啶ㄠぞ啶え啶距ぎ啶む 啷� 啶夃お啶啶
啶掂た啶оぞ啶ㄠ啶� 啶溹ぎ啶︵啷嵿え啶苦ぐ啷嵿ぎ啶灌ぞ啶むお啶距 啷� 啷� 啷�
啶むぞ 啶傕じ啶� 啶� 啶оぐ啷嵿ぎ啶距い啷嵿ぎ啶� 啶班啶 啶掂ぐ啷嵿し啶距さ啷嵿く啶ㄠ啶曕ざ啶� 啶啶侧啶啶ぞ 啶多き啶ぞ啶︵啶掂啶ぞ 啶ぅ啶距じ啶權啶曕啶班え啷嵿う啶ㄠ 啶掂た啶啶� 啶むい啶�
啶膏お啷佮い啷嵿ぐ啶曕ぞ啶い啷嵿さ啶距う啶苦し啷嵿啶苦 啶氞啷嵿ぐ啷囙じ啷佮ぇ啶距ぐ啷嵿ぎ啶苦啶� 啷� 啶︵啶粪啶熰啶ぞ 啶膏啶む啶粪く啶距ぎ啶距 啶ぞ啶曕ざ啶距じ啶ㄠぎ啷�啶多啶掂ぐ啶 啶ぐ啶苦い啷佮し啷嵿啶� 啶多啶苦き啶班啶む啶むぞ 啶︵う啷�
啶啶む啶班 啶す啶距が啶侧ぎ啷� 啶す啷屶啶膏 啶す啶距が啶距す啷佮 啶膏ぐ啷嵿さ啶多い啷嵿ぐ啷佮お啷嵿ぐ啶むぞ啶え啶 啷ムエ啷�
啶啶む啶班ぎ啷佮い啷嵿お啶距う啶ぞ啶ぞ啶� 啶す啶距さ啷�啶班啶 啶げ啶距え啷嵿さ啶苦い啶� 啶掂た啶粪啶｀啶班啶多き啶距啷囙え 啶膏ぐ啷嵿さ啶侧啷嵿し啶｀げ啶曕啶粪た啶むぎ啷� 啷� 啶氞啷嵿ぐ啷囙ぅ 啶ㄠぞ啶ぇ啷囙く啶ㄠ啶む 啶班ぞ啶�
啶囙い啷嵿く啶膏啶ざ啷嬥き啶ㄠぎ啷� 啶溹ぎ啶︵啷嵿え啷囙 啶膏ぎ啷佮い啷嵿お啶ㄠ啶ㄠ 啶溹ぎ啶︵啷嵿え啷嵿く 啶囙い啷�啶班た啶む 啷�
[bh峁沢uputro mah膩n膩s墨jj膩madagnirdvijottama岣� | samastaveda ved膩峁単a p膩raga艣ca mah膩tap膩岣� || tapastepe sa dharm膩tm膩
mahendra峁� prati bh膩mini || sahasravar峁paryanta峁� ga峁単膩y膩岣� puline 艣ubhe || tata岣� prasanna岣� pr膩heda峁� bhagav膩np膩ka艣膩sana岣� || 2 ||
tata岣� prasanno deve艣astasmai vipr膩ya gotrabhit | pradadau surabhi峁� dev墨峁� sarvak膩madudh膩峁� tad膩 || sa labdhv膩 surabhi峁� dev墨峁�
jamadagnirmah膩tap膩岣� | uv膩sa mahadai艣varya岣� 艣atakraturiv膩para岣� re峁噓kasyasut膩峁� ramy膩峁� re峁噓k膩峁� n膩man膩mata岣� | upayeme
vidh膩nena jamadagnirmah膩tap膩岣� || 1 ||
t膩 峁僺aha sa dharm膩tm膩 reme var峁Ｄ乿yaneka艣a岣� paulobhy膩 艣abhay膩devy膩 yath膩sa峁卥randano vibhu岣� tata岣�
saputrak膩matv膩di峁ａ弓i峁� cakresudh膩rmika岣� | d峁涐梗峁瓂膩 sa峁僼o峁y膩m膩kha p膩ka艣膩sanam墨艣varam paritu峁ａ弓a岣� 艣acibhartt膩 dadau
putra峁� mah膩balam mahaujasa峁� mah膩b膩hu峁� sarva艣atruprat膩panam ||2||
putramutp膩day膩m膩sa mah膩v墨rya峁� bal膩nvita峁� vi峁ａ箛ora峁兣沘bh膩gena sarvalak峁峁嘺lak峁tam | cakretha n膩madheyantu r膩ma
ityasya艣obhanam jamadagne岣� samutpanno jamadagnya it墨rita岣� |
] K峁涐梗峁嘺 Dvaipayan Vedavyasa Padma Pur膩峁嘺
Gurumadal Series, Calcutta, 1959, VI. 241.15, p-835.
