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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Parasurama became powerless and lustreless; Bhargava seeing
that very fierce arrow of Rama and knowing him the highest self,
was delighted and bowed down to his feet and desired to obtain
peace. Having spoke thus, Parasurama selected Rama and
worshipped him with water of washing feet, materials etc. And
then he went to the hermitage of Nara-Narayana to practise
penance.225
King Dasaratha entered the city of Ayodhya with his sons at
an auspicious moment. Rama, Lakshmana, Bharata, Satrughna,
having approached their wives, amused themselves with their
minds delighted, and passed long time happily when King
Dasaratha affectionately desired to bestow his kingdom to his
eldest son, Rama. His dear wife, who was given two boons by
Dasaratha formerly, asked the king for coronation of Bharata and
banishment of Rama for fourteen years.
According to her wish, Dasaratha banished his son Rama, and
Rama obeying the words of his father with Lakshmana and Sita
went to the forest. The kings afflicted by the separation from his
son, died.
225 काकुत्स्थस्तन्मह च्चापं गृहीत्वाऽऽरोप्� लीलय�
सन्धाय बाणं तच्चाप� भार्गव� प्रा� विस्मितम� �
अनेन शुरमुख्येण किंकर्तव्य� मय� द्वि�
छेद्मि लोकद्वयं चापी स्वर्गवाहन्मितेद्विज
�
तं दृष्ट्वा घोरसङ्काशं बाणं रामस्य भार्गव�
ज्ञात्वा तं परमात्मं प्रहृष्ट� रामब्रवीत् �
[kākutsthastanmaha ccāpa� gṛhītvā''ropya līlayā
sandhāya bāṇa� taccāpe bhārgava� prāha vismitam |
anena śuramukhyeṇa kiṃkartavya� mayā dvija
chedmi lokadvaya� cāpī svargavāhanmitedvija
|
ta� dṛṣṭvā ghorasaṅkāśa� bāṇa� rāmasya bhārgava�
jñātvā ta� paramātma� prahṛṣṭo rāmabravīt |
] Ibid, VI-242, 167-170, P-248
