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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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which was round in shapes and crore of Yojanas in dimension. Then
they saw the external banyan tree. There is no other loka higher
than Goloka in the space, and Patala is the nethermost habitable
place. 276
Once it so happened that Sri. Krsna fell in love with Viraja, a
Gopi of superb excellence in Goloka. Radha's associates came to
know this, and they informed her. Radha was very much upset,
then Lord Krsna came to her; she cursed the Lord to assume a
human form in Bharata, since he had beloved like a man in
Goloka. 277 At this Sri.Krsna repaired to another place, But his
friend Sudama could not bear the harsh words inflicted by Radha
on Krsna. He therefore readily criticiced her attitude towards
Krsna.3 This further irritated Radha who pronouced a course on
Sri.Sudama also. Radha said, you are blaming me, as do the demons
blame the deities. quite this, Goloka therefore, and get into a
demon's body. Sudama too, did not spare Radha. He retaliated,
since you have given vent to your wrath in a human way, you will
276 277
ब्रह्माण्डाद� ब्रहिरुर्ध्व� � नास्ति लोकस्तदुर्ध्वग� �
ऊर्ध्व� शून्यमयं सर्व� तदन्ता सृष्टिरे� � �
रसातलेभ्यः सप्तभ्यो नास्त्यध� सृष्टिरेवच �
तदधश्च जल� ध्वान्तमगन्तव्यमदुश्यकम् ।।
[brahmāṇḍādi brahirurdhva� ca nāsti lokastadurdhvaga� |
ūrdhva� śūnyamaya� sarva� tadantā sṛṣṭireva ca |
rasātalebhya� saptabhyo nāstyadha� sṛṣṭirevaca |
tadadhaśca jala� dhvāntamagantavyamaduśyakam ||
]
Padma Purana IV.4.191.192
शश्वत्ते मानुषस्येव व्यवहराश्च लम्प�
लभता� मानुषी� योनि� गोलोकाद् व्रज भारतम् �
[śaśvatte mānuṣasyeva vyavaharāśca lampaṭa
labhatā� mānuṣīṃ yoni� golokād vraja bhāratam |
]
Brahamavaivarta Purana IX. 3.61

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