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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a royal court, in the form of N峁泂imha with a view to saving the prince
from the astrocities of his father, Hiranyaka艣ipu, is an instance of
the first mode.鹿 Vi峁ａ箛u's appearing before Dhruva, the son of Utt膩nap膩da,
who was meditating in Madhu-vana at Mathur膩, is an example of the
2 second mode. The Lord's birth as R膩machandra in the palace of
Ayodhy膩 is an illustration of the third.鲁
There is no binding on the Almighty as to when He must assume
an Avat膩ra form, but He generally does so whenever virtue is over
powered by vice and the lives of good people who are in danger.
Similarly, He responds to the sincere yearning of His devotees, and
condescends to contact them to fulfil their desires.
According to the Padma Pur膩峁嘺 the purpose of an Avat膩ra, as
Vi峁ａ箛u Himself explained to Svayambhuva Manu, is three-fold:
a) protection of those who are noble in character,
b)
the destruction of those who are wicked, and
c)
the re-establishment of virtue. 4
1.
啶膏い啷嵿く啶� 啶掂た啶оぞ啶む啶� 啶ㄠた啶� 啶啶む啶� 啶ぞ啶粪た啶む 啶掂啶ぞ啶啶むた啶� 啶� 啶啶む啶粪啶掂啶苦げ啷囙し啷� 啶氞ぞ啶む啶え啶� 啷�
啶呧う啷冟ざ啶い啶距い啷嵿く啶︵ 啶啶むぐ啷佮お啶啶︵啶оす啶� 啶膏啶むぎ啷嵿き啷� 啶膏き啶距く啶距 啶� 啶啶椸 啶� 啶ぞ啶ㄠ啶粪ぎ啷� 啷�
啷�
[satya峁� vidh膩tu峁� nija bh峁泃ya bh膩峁ta峁� vy膩pti峁� ca bh奴te峁akhile峁 c膩tmana岣� |
ad峁浥沘yat膩tyad bh奴tarupamuddhahana stambhe sabh膩y膩峁� na m峁沢a峁� na m膩nu峁m |
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] 2.
Bh膩gavata Pur膩na 7.8.18
啶啶掂ぞ啶ㄠお啶� 啶膏ぐ啷嵿さ啶距い啷嵿ぎ啶� 啶むえ啷嵿ぎ啶い啷嵿さ啷囙え 啶む啶粪た啶む
啶椸い啷嵿さ啶� 啶о啶班啶掂ぎ啷佮さ啶距啷囙う啶� 啶氞い啷佮ぐ啷嵿き啷佮啶掂お啷佮ぐ啷嵿す啶班た啶� 啷�
[bhagav膩napi sarv膩tm膩 tanmayatvena to峁ta岣�
gatv膩 dhruvamuv膩ceda峁� caturbhujavapurhari岣� |
] Visnu Pur膩nam I. 12.41
3. 啶曕啶膏げ啷嵿く啶� 啶溹え啶ぞ啶� 啶ぞ啶� 啶啶む啶班 啶侧啶曕啶多啶掂ぐ啶� 啶灌ぐ啶苦ぎ啷� 啷�
[kausaly膩 janay膩岣� m膩sa putra峁� loke艣vara峁� harim |
] 4.
Padma Pur膩峁嘺 VI.269. 62-63
啶う啶� 啶う啶� 啶灌た 啶оぐ啷嵿ぎ啶膏啶� 啶椸啶侧ぞ啶ㄠた啶班啶さ啶むた 啶ぞ啶班い 啷� 啶呧き啷嵿く啷佮い啷嵿ぅ啶距え啶ぇ啶班啶じ啷嵿く 啶むう啶距い啷嵿ぎ啶距え啶� 啶膏啶溹ぞ啶啶す啶 啷�
啶ぐ啶苦い啷嵿ぐ啶距ぃ啶距く 啶膏ぞ啶о啶ㄠぞ啶� 啶掂た啶ㄠぞ啶多ぞ啶 啶︵啶粪啶曕啶むぞ啶 啷� 啶оぐ啷嵿ぎ啶膏啶膏啶ムぞ啶え啶距ぐ啷嵿ぅ啶距く 啶膏啶さ啶距ぎ啶� 啶啶椸 啶啶椸 啷�
[yad膩 yad膩 hi dharmasya gl膩nirbhavati bh膩rata | abhyutth膩namadharmasya tad膩tm膩na峁� s峁沯膩myaham ||
paritr膩峁嚹亂a s膩dh奴n膩峁� vin膩艣膩yaca du峁峁泃膩m | dharmasa峁僺th膩pan膩rth膩ya sa峁僢hav膩mi yuge yuge ||
] Padma Pur膩na V1.269.7.
