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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species to Vi峁ａ箛u is preceded by a mythological reference, in Taittiriya
Samhita. 172
A very similar idea is expressed in a hymn where he is said to
have taken vast strides with Indra and stretched out of the world for
existence.173
A remarkable point in the evolution of the basic concept of
Avat膩ra is its association with Vi峁ａ箛u right from its initial stages.
Unlike other avat膩ras, V膩mana is not a separate entity, later on
synthesized with Vi峁ａ箛u, but it represents the essential and original
aspect of the God.
The development of this myth starts from the Satapatha
Br膩hma峁嘺 and mentions the story of the fight between gods and
demons and states that Vi峁ａ箛u assumed the form of a dwarf and
172. 啶さ啶むた 啶膏ぞ啶灌じ啷嵿ぐ啷� 啶掂ぞ 啶忇し啶� 啶侧啷嵿し啷嵿ぎ啷� 啶う啷佮え啷嵿え啶む 啶侧ぞ啶曕啶粪啶た啶啶�
啶ざ啷佮え啶� 啶班啶ㄠ啶о 啶う啶距じ啶灌じ啷嵿ぐ啶� 啶ざ啷傕え啷� 啶啶班ぞ啶啶ㄠ啶ぞ啶︵ぅ 啶掂啶粪啶｀さ啶�
啶掂ぞ啶え啶ぞ 啶侧き啷囙い啷� 啶むじ啷嵿ぎ啶苦え 啶掂 啶い啷� 啶膏す啶膏啶班ぎ啶о啶ぞ啶むた啶粪啶犩い啷�
啶むじ啷嵿ぎ啶距う啷囙し 啶掂ぞ啶え啶� 啶膏ぎ啷�啶粪た啶む 啶ざ啷佮き啷嵿く 啶忇さ 啶啶班啶距い啷囙き啷嵿く啶�
啶啶班い啶苦し啷嵿啶距 啶︵ぇ啶距い啶� 啶曕啶洁ぐ啷嵿す啶むた 啶膏す啶膏啶班 啶ざ啷佮え啷�
啶啶班ぞ啶啶む啶た啶む啶ぞ啶灌啶班す啷嬥ぐ啶距い啷嵿ぐ啶距ぃ啷嵿く啷囙さ 啶膏す啶膏啶� 啶膏ぎ啷嵿お啶距う啷嵿く啶距そ啶� 啶侧き啷囙い 啶ざ啶掂 啷� [bhavati s膩hasr墨 v膩 e峁Ｄ� lak峁墨 yadunnato l膩k峁iyaiva
pa艣unava rundhe yad膩sahasra峁� pa艣奴n pr膩pnuy膩datha vai峁ａ箛ava峁�
v膩manam膩 labhetai tasmina vai yat sahasramadhy膩ti峁ａ弓hat
tasm膩de峁 v膩mana岣� sam墨峁ta岣� pa艣ubhya eva praj膩tebhya岣�
prati峁ａ弓h膩峁� dadh膩ti ko'rhati sahasra峁� pa艣un
pr膩ptumity膩hurahor膩tr膩峁噛eva sahasra samp膩dy膩'' labheta pa艣avo || ] Ibid., II. 1. 5.2.
啶掂啶ㄠ 啶掂啶啶︵ 啶囙ぇ啷� 啶た啶ㄠい啷嵿い啷嵿く啷堗さ啷堗え啶� 啶掂啶粪啶｀さ啶�
啶掂ぞ啶え啶ぞ 啶侧き啷囙い 啶 啶啷嵿啷� 啶ㄠ啶え啶啶︵啶掂た啶粪啶｀啶班啶掂
啶啷嵿啷� 啶掂た啶粪啶｀啶啶� 啶膏啶掂啶� 啶ぞ啶椸ぇ啷囙く啷囙え啷嬥お啶оぞ啶掂い啶� 啶�
啶忇さ啶距じ啷嵿ぎ啷� 啶啷嵿啶� 啶啶班く啶氞啶涏い啷嵿く啷佮お啷堗え啶� 啶啷嵿啷� 啶ㄠぎ啶むた 啶掂ぞ啶え啷�
啶さ啶むた 啶掂啶粪啶｀さ啷� 啶灌啶啶� 啶︵啶掂い啶ぞ 啶膏ぎ啷冟う啷嵿ぇ啷嵿く啷� 啶む啶掂ぞ啶粪啶熰啶班
啶掂ぁ啶ぎ啶� 啶侧き啷囙い 啶ざ啷佮啶距ぎ啶膏啶む啶掂し啷嵿啶� 啶掂 啶ざ啷佮え啶距 啶た啶ム啶ㄠぞ啶ㄠぞ啶� 啷� [vaina峁� vaibh墨daka idho bhinattyaivaina峁� vai峁ａ箛ava峁�
v膩manam膩 labheta ya峁� yaj帽o nopanamedvi峁ａ箛urvai
yaj帽o vi峁ａ箛umeva svena bh膩gadheyenopadh膩vati sa
ev膩smai yaj帽a峁� prayacchatyupaina峁� yaj帽o namati v膩mano
bhavati vai峁ａ箛avo hye峁 devatay膩 sam峁沝dhyai tv膩峁ａ弓ra峁�
va岣峚bam膩 labheta pa艣uk膩mastva峁ａ弓膩 vai pa艣un膩峁� mithun膩n膩峁� || ] Ibid., II.1.8.3.
173. 啶囙え啷嵿う啷嵿ぐ啶掂た啶粪啶｀ 啶むい啷嵿お啶ㄠく啶距く啷嵿く啶� 啶掂ぞ啶� 啶膏啶じ啷嵿く 啶う啷� 啶夃ぐ啷� 啶氞啷嵿ぐ啶ぞ啶ム 啷�
啶呧啷冟ぃ啷佮い啶え啷嵿い啶班た啶曕啶粪 啶掂ぐ啷�啶啶洁お啷嵿ぐ啶ムい啶� 啶溹啶掂じ啷� 啶ㄠ 啶班啶距啶膏た 啷� [indravi峁ａ箛u tatpanay膩yya峁� v膩峁� somasya mad uru cakram膩the |
ak峁涐箛utamantarik峁峁� var墨yo'prathata峁� j墨vase no raj膩峁僺i || ] Rv. VI. 69.5.
