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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emerged Saraswati. Thereafter Radhika emerged from the right.
side of the goddess; and Kamaeta from left side. At this Krsna too,
divided himself into two. His right side remained as Krsna with
two arms, but from his left side emerged Visnu of four arms. Krsna
kept Radha as his spouse, and gave Lakshmi and Saraswati to
Visnu. Then appeared Durga and after that there came Brahma
who had emerged from Visnu's navel. His right side remained as
Krsna, but the left turned into Siva. The golden child mentioned
above, got the name of Mahavirata consisting of innumerable
cosmic units. Each unit maintained, created, preserved, and
sublated by a pauel of a Virat Purusa, Brahma, Visnu and Siva. In
this account Krsna seems to be Brahman and Radha the eternal
Prakriti.
There is another story in the seventy-fifth chapter of the
Padma Purana according to which, even Narada had to become a
domsel experienced the divine glory. Narada wanted to experience
of the beauty of Vrandavana. He requessted his father Brhama to
fulfil his desire. Brahma took Narada to Visnu, and asked him to
accede to the devotees' request. At this, Visnu told Brhama to let
Narada have a dip in a pool called Amrta. Narada did as he was
required to do with the result that he was immediately transformed
into woman. 280 Narada then saw many ladies accosting her as to
280 तत्रामृत सरश्चाहं प्रविश्य स्नानमाचरम� � तत्क्षणात्तत्सरः पारे योषिता� सविधेऽभवम् � �
सर्व लक्ष� सम्पन्ना योषिद्रु पातिविस्मित। मा� दृष्ट्वा ता� समायान्तीमपृच्छैश्च मुहुर्मुहु� � �
[tatrāmṛta saraścāha� praviśya snānamācaram | tatkṣaṇāttatsara� pāre yoṣitā� savidhe'bhavam | |
sarva lakṣaṇa sampannā yoṣidru pātivismita| mā� dṛṣṭvā tā� samāyāntīmapṛcchaiśca muhurmuhu� | |
] Padma Purana IV.75.31.32
