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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demoness moving in the forest by noble Kausikas; her name was
Tataka wife of the demon, Sunda. The two great heroes struck her
with the arrows discharged from the divine bows. Having killed
her, Rama entered the hermitage. Then the sages worshipped the
Highest Soul. Then sage, Kausika properly commenced the
excellent sacrifice. When the great sacrifice proceeded a demon
named Marica with this brother Subahu came there creating
obstacle. Seeing him Rama with his arrow killed Subbahu. With a
great missile, he caused Marica to fall into the ocean. 223
In the meanwhile, the king of Mithila, commenced the
Vajapeya sacrifice Visvamitra went along with Raghus. While going
to Mithila, Rama touched a stone on the way with his lotus foot.
That Ahalya, who was formerly cursed by her husband Gautama,
became, auspicious by the touch of Rama's foot. Then sage reached
the city of Mithila. The king of Mithila, Janaka was delighted at
heart and honoured them. He looked upon Rama just as the Highest
Lord. And thought in his mind to give his daughter to him. The
Raghus stayed along with the Vasistha, in Janakias city. Rama
223 啶掂ぐ啷嵿い啶ぞ啶ㄠ 啶す啶距く啶溹啶炧 啶ぞ啶班啶氞 啶ㄠぞ啶� 啶班ぞ啶曕啶粪じ啶�
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啶� 啶班ぞ啶じ啷嵿く 啶す啶距さ啷�啶班啶 啶︵啶粪啶熰啶掂ぞ 啶班ぞ啶曕啶粪じ 啶膏い啷嵿い啶
啶ㄠ啶じ啷嵿い啶多じ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ啶膏啶むお啶膏啶むお啷嵿い啷佮 啶啶班く啶 啶す啶︵ぞ啶多啶班ぎ啶 啷�
[vartam膩ne mah膩yaj帽e m膩r墨co n膩ma r膩k峁sa岣�
bhr膩t膩 subh膩hun膩 tatravighna峁� kart峁沵av膩sthita岣� |
d峁涐梗峁璿膩 tau r膩k峁sau dhaurau r膩ghava岣� parav墨rah膩
jaghanaikena b膩峁噀na sub膩hu峁� r膩k峁se艣varam |
pavan膩stre峁嘺 mahat膩 m膩r墨ca峁� tu ni艣膩caram
s膩gare p膩tay膩m膩sa 艣u峁apar峁嘺miv膩'nila岣� |
sa r膩masya mah膩v墨rya峁� d峁涐梗峁璿膩 r膩k峁sa sattama岣�
nyasta艣astrastapastaptu峁� prayayo mahad膩艣ramam |
] Ibid, VI-242, 126-128, P-846
