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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Prahl膩da became astounded to see his supernatural vision and
acknowlodges him to be the form of Lord Vis峁噓. Also Prahl膩da
expresses His divine glory before his father. Having seen this
unusual form of Narasimha, Hiranyakasipu ordered his warriors to
capture Him. But those warriors were instantly scared by Narasimha.
All attempts of Hiranyakasipu of killing Narasimha became futile.
At the by means of his claws Narasimha for him into peaces. Being
praised by Brahma and others Lord started to the northern coast of
the milk Ocean, where after establishing His Narasimha form, Lord
Vi峁ａ箛u assumed His original form and returned to His Realm riding
on Garuda. 134
The Garu岣峚 pur膩峁嘺
accounts some aspects of the Narasimha
incarnation which is described by Suta on the basis of the hymn of
Narasimha camposed by Lord Siva. As expressed there in the
goddesses named M膩trikas of yore showed their desire of devouring
alldemons and men. But Lord Siva did not allow them to do this, and
鈫� 啶ㄠぐ啶膏啶� 啶曕啶む啶掂ぞ啶班啶︵啶оい啶ㄠ啶� 啶膏た啶傕す啶膏啶ぞ啶班啶︵啶оい啶ㄠ啶� 啶むぅ啶� 啷�
啶ㄠぞ啶班じ啶苦啶灌啶�
[narasya k峁泃v膩rddhatanu峁� si峁僪asy膩rddhatanu峁� tath膩 |
苍腻谤补蝉颈峁僪别苍补
] aref盲da ayar anf冒i 盲zyga anforan 11
啶掂お啷佮し啶� 啶ぞ啶｀た 啶膏啶膏啶啶多啶� 啶ぞ啶｀た啶ㄠぞ
[vapu峁Ｄ� p膩峁噄 sa峁僺p峁浥泍a p膩峁噄n膩
] The Matsya Maha Pur膩峁嘺m, H.H. Wilson, Nag Publishers, Delhi, 1983,
slokas 35, 36, 37, p.774.
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134. 啶曕啶粪啶班啶︵じ啷嵿く啷嬥い啷嵿い啶班 啶曕啶侧 啶溹啶距ぎ 啶灌ぐ啶苦ぐ啷�啶多啶掂ぐ啶� 啷�
啶ㄠぐ啶膏た啶傕す啶� 啶掂お啷佮ぐ啷嵿う啷囙さ啶� 啶膏啶ぞ啶く啶苦い啷嵿さ啶� 啶膏啶︵啶啶むた啶い啷� 啷�
啶啶班ぞ啶｀ 啶班啶ぎ啶距じ啷嵿く啶距く 啶啶班く啶 啶椸ぐ啷佮ぁ啶о啶掂啶�
啶呧し啷嵿啶氞啷嵿ぐ啷囙ぃ 啶ぞ啶ㄠ啶� 啶啶むく啷佮啷嵿い啷囙え 啶ぞ啶膏啶掂い啶� 啷�
啶呧さ啷嵿く啶曕啶むお啷嵿ぐ啶曕啶むた啶班啶︵啶掂 啶膏啶掂じ啷嵿ぅ啶距え啶� 啶椸い啶掂ぞ啶ㄠ 啶啶班き啷佮 ||
[k峁Ｄ玶odasyottara峁� k奴la峁� jag膩ma harir墨艣vara岣� ||
narasi峁僪a峁� vapurdeva岣� sy膩payitv膩 sud墨ptimat ||
paur膩峁嘺峁� r奴pam膩sy膩ya prayayau garu岣峚dhvaja岣�
a峁ａ弓acakre峁嘺 y膩nena bh奴tayuktena bh膩svat膩 |
avyaktaprak峁泃irdeva岣� svasth膩na峁� gatav膩n prabhu岣� ||
] Matsyamahapur膩峁嘺m, slokas - 103 to 105, p. 788.
135. Garu岣峚 Pur膩峁嘺 : e.d. Manmath shastry, The Chowkhamba Sankrit series,
Varnasi, 1968. XII. pp. 763-765.
