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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of sleep. Seeing then hidden in his own form called water the
Supreme God thought of entering it in the form of a Matsya. After
meditating for a while he assumed the form of great fish and entered
into the water. Seeing the form of the Supreme God as great Matsya
resembling a big mountain the goddess earth extoled Him. Being,
extoled Lord Vis峁噓 got the vedas together with Upanisads and other
艢膩stras out of the water.
In this portion of description of Matsya incarnation, the Var膩ha
Pur膩峁嘺 does not refer too either Vaivasvata Manu or the king
Satyav峁泃a and makes no special note regarding this.
Further, in the Padma Pur膩峁嘺, too at the behest of Goddess
P膩rvati, Lord Siva explains to her the grandure of Matsya
incarnation of Lord Vi峁ａ箛u. As found in this pur膩峁嘺; it is the demon
called Makara, who went to Brahma's world and ceased the vedas.
As a result the whole world became void hence god Brahma
surrounded by hosts of all gods, went to the milk ocean prayed for
the protection of the vedas being addressed thus Lord, Vi峁ａ箛u
resorted to the Matsya form and entered the great ocean.
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having assumed the form of Makara (crocodile) Lord Vis峁噓 killed
that fierceful demon Makara by tearing him with a tip of his mouth.
Having lifted up all the vedas, Ved膩ngas and Up膩ngas the Lord
Vi峁ａ箛u in the form of Matsya gave them to Brahma by mixing up with
52. 啶啶班じ啷嵿い啷� 啶す啶距さ啷�啶班啶 啶啶班す啷嵿ぎ啶侧啶曕ぎ啷佮お啶距啶む 啷� 啷�
啶啶班す啷嵿ぎ啶｀ 啶啶灌く啶苦い啷嵿さ啶距そ啶膏 啶掂啶︵ぞ啶炧啶溹啷嵿ぐ啶距す 啶掂啶班啶さ啶距え啷� 啷�
啶椸啶班じ啶苦い啷嵿さ啶� 啶� 啶多啶班啶むた啶� 啶膏啶洁ぅ 啶啶班さ啶苦さ啷囙ざ 啶す啶距ぐ啷嵿ぃ啶掂ぎ啷� 啷�
[makarastu mah膩v墨ryo brahmalokamup膩gata岣� | |
brahma峁嘺峁� mohayitv膩'sau ved膩帽jagr膩ha v墨ryav膩n |
grasitv膩 ca 艣ruti岣� so'tha pravive艣a mah膩r峁嘺vam ||
] Padma Pur膩峁嘺 vol. 5. Uttarakhanda, Calcutta - 1959, 230-13, p. 798
