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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When the lord was born, in heaven divine drums were sounded,
the gods, sent down showers of flowers. Gandharva sang, celestial
nymphs danced. The Sun become very bright. Then the king
performed the birth ceremony through sage Vasistha, and gave
him a charming name Ramana 220a. It is equal to the thousand names
of Visnu and gives salvation to human beings. Then king gladly
gave away much wealth garments, ornaments, and thousand
villages to brahmanas on this occasion.
Kausalya saw the excellent face of Rama, on his body she saw
a conch, disc, a mave, a lotus, a flag and garments etc., on his
chest Srivatsa and Kaustubha along with a garland of wood flowers.
On his body, she saw the entire world with gods demons, and
human beings. She saw fourteen worlds on his smiling face. In the
breath of the noble one she saw Vedas and Itihasa. She saw in his
navel, Lord Brahma and Siva, in his ears the bright quarters, in
his eyes fire and the sun, in his nose the speedy wind. Seeing all
220a शुक्लो नवाभ्यां विमल� नक्षत्रेऽदतिदैवत�
मध्याह्नसम� लग्न� सर्व ग्रह शुभान्विक्षेते
कौसल्य� जनयामा� पुत्रं लोकेश्वर� हरिम�
इन्दीवरदलश्यामं कोटिकन्दर्पसन्निभम�
पद्मपत्रविशालाक्षं सर्वाभरणशोभितम�
[śuklo navābhyā� vimale nakṣatre'datidaivate
madhyāhnasame lagne sarva graha śubhānvikṣete
kausalyā janayāmāsa putra� lokeśvara� harim
indīvaradalaśyāma� koṭikandarpasannibham
padmapatraviśālākṣa� sarvābharaṇaśobhitam
] Ibid VI-242, 64-66, P-843
