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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The seventeeth chapter of the first Amsa describes of the Vi峁ａ箛u
pur膩峁嘺 describes the myth of N峁泂imh膩vat膩ra. It runs thus: In the
days of yare, the three worlds were brought into subjection by the
valiant son of Diti - Hiranyakasipu, proud of the boon conferred on
him by Brahma. That Daitya has the soverignty of indra and
exercised the functions of the sun of the air, of the Lord of waters,
fire and the moon. He himself became the Lord of richness and
yama;
and that Asura appropriated to himself, without reserve, all that was
offered in Sacrifice to the celestials. Renouncing their own region all
gods wandered upon the Earth, disguised in mortal shapes. Having
conquered the three worlds, he was infated with the pride of the
riches and being enloguised by the Gandharvas, enjoyed all wished
for objects. There upon, all the Siddhas, Gandharvas and pannangas
worshipped the valiant Hira峁噛aka艣ipu addicted to drinking.
His son by name Prahl膩da residing in the hermitage of his
preceptor read such reading as are studied in early years. Once upon
a time Prahl膩da in the company of his preceptor appeared before his
father, Hiranyaka艣ipu, while drinking. The father raising up his son
138. 啶︵た啶む啶� 啶啶む啶班 啶す啶距さ啷�啶班啶ぞ 啶灌た啶班ぃ啷嵿く啶曕ざ啶苦お啷佮 啶啶班ぞ
啶む啶班啶侧啶曕啶 啶掂ざ啶ぞ啶ㄠた啶ㄠ啶 啶啶班す啷嵿ぎ啶｀ 啶掂ぐ啶︵ぐ啷嵿お啶苦い啶� ||
啶囙え啷嵿う啷嵿ぐ啶む啶掂ぎ啶曕ぐ啷嬥う啷嵿う啷堗い啷嵿く啶� 啶� 啶氞ぞ啶膏啶む啶膏さ啶苦い啶� 啶膏啶掂く啶 啷�
啶掂ぞ啶啶班啷嵿え啶苦ぐ啶ぞ啶� 啶ㄠぞ啶ム 啶膏啶ざ啷嵿啶距き啷傕え啷嵿ぎ啶灌ぞ啶膏啶班 啷�
啶оえ啶距え啶距ぎ啶оた啶 啶膏啶洁き啷傕い啷嵿じ 啶忇さ啶距じ啷�啶む啶膏啶掂く啶� 啶ぎ啶� 啷�
啶啷嵿啶ぞ啶椸ぞ啶ㄠざ啷囙し啶距じ啷嵿い啷� 啶� 啶膏啶掂く啶� 啶啶啶溹啶洁じ啷佮ぐ啶� 啷�
啶︵啶掂ぞ啶� 啶膏啶掂ぐ啷嵿啶� 啶ぐ啶苦い啷嵿く啶溹啶� 啶むい啷嵿ぐ啶距じ啶距え啷嵿ぎ啷佮え啶苦じ啶む啶むぎ 啷�
啶掂た啶氞啶班啶班啶ㄠ 啶膏ぐ啷嵿さ啷� 啶た啶啶班ぞ啶｀ぞ 啶ぞ啶ㄠ啶粪啶� 啶むえ啷佮ぎ 啷�
啶溹た啶む啶掂ぞ 啶む啶班た啶啶掂え啶 啶膏ぐ啷嵿さ啶� 啶む啶班啶侧啶曕啶啶多啶掂ぐ啷嵿く啶︵ぐ啷嵿お啶苦い啶� 啷�
啶夃お啶椸啶ぎ啶距え啷嬥 啶椸え啷嵿ぇ啶班啶掂啶班啶啶啶溹 啶掂た啶粪く啶距え啷嵿お啷嵿ぐ啷�啶ぞ啶ㄠ 啷�
[dite岣� putro mah膩v墨ry膩 hira峁噛aka艣ipu岣� pur膩
trailokya峁� va艣am膩ninye brahma峁噊 varadarpita岣� ||
indratvamakaroddaitya岣� sa c膩s墨tsavit膩 svayam |
v膩yuragnirap膩峁� n膩tha岣� soma艣c膩bh奴nmah膩sura岣� ||
dhan膩n膩madhipa岣� so'bh奴tsa ev膩s墨tsvaya峁� yama岣� |
yaj帽abh膩g膩na艣e峁Ｄ乻tu sa svaya峁� bubhuje'sura岣� ||
dev膩岣� svarga峁� parityajya tatr膩s膩nmunisattama |
vicerurakhanau sarve bibhr膩峁嚹� m膩nu峁Ｄ箖 tanuma ||
jitv膩 tribhuvanam sarva峁� trailokyai艣varyadarpita岣� |
upag墨yam膩no峁� gandharvairbubhuje vi峁y膩npr墨y膩n ||
] Visnu Pur膩峁嘺 - I.19. 2-6.
