Essay name: Purana Bulletin
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Affiliation: University of Kerala / Faculty of Oriental Studies
The "Purana Bulletin" is an academic journal published in India. The journal focuses on the study of Puranas, which are a genre of ancient Indian literature encompassing mythological stories, traditions, and philosophical teachings. They represent Hindu scriptures in Sanskrit and cover a wide range of subjects.
Purana, Volume 6, Part 2 (1964)
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啶啶班ぞ啶｀ぎ啷� - [pur膩峁嘺m - ] 笔鲍搁膧狈础
[Vol. VI., No. 2
c 950; INDROTA, Helped by Indra; this last name (900) is
borne also by a son of Divod膩sa of Pa帽c膩la, but this line seems
to be of ksatriyan br膩hma峁嘺 status,as well as occurring among
the Mitanni. There also seems to be a br膩hma峁嘺 Indra Vaikuntha,
an RV author, and MAHENDRA in an Agastya pravara. Ksatriyas
are Indrabha Kaurava (poorly attested), Indrasena, Indradhanvan,
grandson of Bali Vairocana (who may just be Rainbow), and
Indrajit whose attestation as son of R膩vana is certainly not of
the best.
KRSNADH峁歍I of 390 may be translated Having K峁涐梗峁嘺
as his support; KRSNADATTA also Lauhitya of 350, KRSNA-
RATA of the same family c 300 & 240 guarantee both the
presence and the lateness of the K峁涐梗峁嘺 cult, attested by Panini
under Vasudeva c 420. ThG 180 is by Kanhadinna (K峁涐梗峁嘺dinna,
cf. the Jain Indradinna of probably the 2nd cent. BC),
It is surprizing perhaps to find K峁涐梗峁嘺 later attested than
KUBERA (V膩rakya of c 570), a name which seems to continue
living as it is borne by the author Bana's great-grandfather c. AD
570. With Mitra, we again have difficulty distinguishing between
the god and the contract; we have however the god-name of the
bi膩hma峁嘺 MITR膧VARU峁咥 Vasistha c 1330, M11 RABHU 1050,
having his origin in, or becoming Mitra, MITRABH弄TI 330
having the power of, having his prosperity in Mitra, cf. MITRA-
VARCAS of 240, having the brilliance of Mitra. The only well
attested k峁triya name where Mitra seems to be the god is
MITR膧TITHI, (known in Iranian and among the Mitanni) c 1150,
The Maruts disappear from names early; we have
MARUTTA, given by the Marut(s) at 1430, 1290 & 1280,
k峁triyas, but no others, unless MARU, MARUDEVA (also kings,
950, 740) are for Maiut- but their name might mean dark, to
be connected with Gk, amauros, morukhos (W-P 3 mer-), PRAJA-
PATI would seem to be a br膩hma峁嘺 name c 1190. It is perhaps
surprizing to find Pu峁n in P脺峁MITRA. again a br膩hma峁嘺, c
460; Nala Candanoda kadundhubhi may have been P脺峁NARA,
a suitable name for a nomad chief who may have to find strayed
