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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arose a scandal about Sita among the subjects; as a result, Rama
did abandon Sita. 232
Yet Sage Valmiki brought Sita there and asked Rama why did
he abandon sinless Sita. Then Rama told that when he came to
Ayodhya, there was a great public scandal among the citizens.
Being afraid of that, he abandoned her of good conduct and to
satisfy the people. Thus addressed, Sita put forward a proof
amazing the people in the assembly of sages and kings showing
those people her sole devotion to Rama goddess Dharani holding
Sita with her hands, greeted her with a welcome, seated her on a
seat. Being honoured by all she entered the highest abode. Then
Rama overcome by grief took both sons and along with the sages
and kings entered saketa. Then after a long time Rama's mothers
who had fulfilled their vows died and went to heaven. Rama who
had fulfilled his vows, righteously ruled over the kingdom. Once
the god of death came to Rama's abode in the guise of an asectic
232 啶呧え啷佮啷嵿啶距い啶� 啶膏ぎ啶距ぐ啷佮す啷嵿く 啶啶粪啶啶� 啶膏ぞ啶ㄠ啶椸じ啷嵿い啶︵ぞ
啶ㄠえ啶� 啶椸啶班ぞ啶 啶く啷嬥ぐ啶距ぎ啶� 啶啶粪啶啷囙ぃ 啶膏啶灌啶︵さ啷冟い啶� 啷�
啶え啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ啶苦き啶苦 啶啶班ぎ啷佮啷嵿く啷堗ざ啷嵿 啶膏ぞ啶ㄠ啶溹 啶曕啶曕く啷�啶膏啶む啶む
啶啶班啶灌た啶む 啶掂ざ啶苦し啷嵿啶� 啶� 啶ぞ啶む啶班さ啷冟う啷嵿ぇ啶傕ざ啷嵿 啶ぞ啶ㄠ啶оさ啶距え啷�
啶啶班ぃ啶ㄠぞ啶� 啶す啶距い啷囙啶距 啶膏啶むぞ啶ぞ 啶侧啷嵿し啷嵿ぎ啶｀啶� 啶� 啷�
啶掂た啶啶粪ぃ啶� 啶� 啶膏啶椸啶班啶掂 啶溹ぞ啶啶さ啶ㄠ啶� 啶ぅ啶距そ啶權啶椸う啶
啶灌え啷佮ぎ啶ㄠ啶む 啶膏啶粪啶｀ 啶� 啶ぐ啶む 啶ぐ啶苦し啶膏啶掂啷� 啷�
啶啶班い啷冟き啶苦 啶膏ぞ啶ㄠ啶椸啶膏啶むい啷嵿ぐ 啶啷嵿啶侧じ啷嵿え啶距え啶啶班啶掂啶
啶︵た啶掂啶� 啶ぞ啶侧啶ぞ啶啶ぐ啶оぐ啷� 啶︵た啶掂啶啶ㄠ啶оぞ啶ㄠ啶侧啶え啶� 啷�
啶嗋ぐ啷佮ぐ啷嬥す 啶班ぅ啶� 啶︵た啶掂啶 啶膏啶え啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ啶距ぇ啶苦し啷嵿啶苦い啶 啶多啶ぎ啷� 啷�
[anuj帽膩ta岣� sam膩ruhya pu峁aka峁� s膩nugastad膩
nanada gr膩ma峁� yayor膩ma岣� pu峁ake峁嘺 suh峁沝av峁泃a岣� |
mantribhi岣� pauramukhyai艣ca s膩nuja岣� kaikay墨stuta岣�
purohita峁� va艣i峁ａ弓a峁� ca m膩trav峁沝dha峁兣沜a b膩ndhav膩n
pra峁嘺n膩ma mah膩tej膩岣� s墨t膩y膩 lak峁a峁噀na ca |
vibh墨峁峁嘺峁� ca sugr墨va峁� j膩mbavanta yath膩'峁単adam
hanumanta峁� su峁峁嘺峁� ca bharata岣� pari峁svaje |
bhrat峁沚hi岣� s膩nugaistatra ma峁単alasn膩nap奴rvakam
divya m膩ly膩mbaradharo divyagandh膩nulepana岣� |
膩ruroha ratha峁� divya峁� sumantr膩dhi峁ａ弓itam 艣ubham |
] Ibid, V-242, 357-365, P-857-858
