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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under the influence of time. Perceiving that action of Hayagriva, the
D膩nava chief, the mighty 'Lord Sri Hari assumed the form of Fish.42
In that kalpa there was a certain royal sage, by name Satyav峁泃a
an exalted soul devoted to Lord N膩r膩ya峁嘺. He was practising
austerities subsisting on water. In the previous kalpa the king
Satyav峁泃a was known as Sr盲ddhadeva, the son of Sun-god Vivaswan.
In the present kalpa he was exalted to the position of Manu by Sri
Hari. One day an unknown fish appeared in the water held in the
hollow of the palms of Satyav峁泃a, who was offering handful of water
to the manes on the bank of the river K峁泃am膩l膩. Satyav峁泃a who ruled
over the Dravida territory, proceeded to drop alongwith the water,
the fish contained in the hollow of his palms into the water of the
river. The fish most pitifully said to that monarch, highly
compassionate as he was, "therefore, do you throw me in the water
of this river. O king! who are so kind to the affisted, helpless as I am,
and afraid too of aquatic creatures that kill there own species ? Not
knowing the Lord, who had lovingly assumed the form of a fish in
order to shower his grace on himself, Satyav峁泃a made up his mind
to protect the fish. 43
42. 啶曕ぞ啶侧啶ㄠぞ啶椸い啶ㄠた啶︵啶班じ啷嵿く 啶оぞ啶む啶� 啶多た啶多く啶苦し啷嬥ぐ啷嵿が啶侧た 啷�
啶啶栢い啷� 啶ㄠ啶苦じ啷冟い啶距え啷� 啶掂啶︵ぞ啶ㄠ 啶灌く啶椸啶班啶掂啶洁え啷嵿い啶苦啷囙そ啶灌ぐ啶む 啷� [k膩len膩gatanidrasya dh膩tu岣� 艣i艣ayi峁rbali |
mukhato n峁涏たs峁泃膩n ved膩n hayagr墨vo'ntike'harat || ] Ibid., 8.
啶溹啶炧ぞ啶む啶掂ぞ 啶むう啷� 啶︵ぞ啶ㄠさ啷囙え啷嵿う啷嵿ぐ啶膏啶� 啶灌く啶椸啶班啶掂じ啷嵿く 啶氞啶粪啶熰た啶むぎ啷� 啷�
啶︵ぇ啶距ぐ 啶多啶班啶班啶 啶啶掂ぞ啶ㄠ 啶灌ぐ啶苦ぐ啷�啶多啶掂ぐ啶� 啷� [j帽膩tv膩 tad d膩navendrasya hayagr墨vasya ce峁ａ弓itam |
dadh膩ra 艣akar墨r奴pa峁� bhagav膩n harir墨艣vara岣� || ] Ibid., 9.
43. 啶むい啷嵿ぐ 啶班ぞ啶溹啶粪た啶� 啶曕ざ啷嵿啶苦え啷嵿え啶距ぎ啷嵿え啶� 啶膏い啷嵿く啶掂啶班い啷� 啶す啶距え啷� 啷�
啶ㄠぞ啶班ぞ啶ぃ啶ぐ啷嬥そ啶むお啷嵿く啶む 啶む啶� 啶� 啶膏げ啶苦げ啶距ざ啶ㄠ 啷�
啶啶膏ぞ啶掂じ啷嵿ぎ啶苦え啷� 啶す啶距啶侧啶 啶むえ啶 啶� 啶掂た啶掂じ啷嵿さ啶む 啷�
啶多啶班う啷嵿ぇ啶︵啶� 啶囙い啶� 啶栢啶ぞ啶む 啶え啷佮い啷嵿さ啷� 啶灌ぐ啶苦ぃ啶距ぐ啷嵿お啶苦い啶� 啷� [tatra r膩ja峁涐梗i岣� ka艣cinn膩mn膩 satyavrato mah膩n |
n膩r膩ya峁嘺paro'tapyat te岣� sa salil膩艣ana岣� ||
yos膩vasmin mah膩kalpe tanaya岣� sa vivasvata岣� |
艣raddhadeva iti khy膩to manutve hari峁嚹乺pita岣� || ] 鈫�
