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 8, Part 1 (1966)
46 (of 340)
External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)
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THREE ANCIENT FAMOUS TEMPLES OF THE SUN
BY
V. V. MIRASHI
[ 啶ㄠた啶え啷嵿ぇ啷囙そ啶膏啶た啶ㄠ 啶掂た啶︵啶粪ぞ 啶侧啶栢啷囙え 啶啶班ぅ啶苦い啶距え啶� 啶む啶班啶｀た 啶啶班ぞ啶氞啶ㄠぞ啶ㄠた
啶膏啶班啶ぎ啶ㄠ啶︵た啶班ぞ啶｀た 啶曕啶む啶� 啶嗋じ啶ㄠ啶ㄠた啶むた 啶掂た啶掂啶氞た啶むぎ啷� 啷� 啶膏啶班啶お啷傕啶� 啶ぞ啶班い啶︵啶多
啶啶班ぞ啶氞啶ㄠ啶距げ啶む 啶啶班啶侧い啶� 啷� 啶侧啶栢啶す啷嬥う啶じ啷嵿く 啶い啶距え啷佮じ啶距ぐ啷囙ぃ 啶む啶班啶｀た 啶膏啶班啶�-
啶え啷嵿う啶苦ぐ啶距ぃ啶� 啶膏ぎ啶椸啶班 啶ぞ啶班い啶掂ぐ啷嵿し啷� 啶啶班じ啶苦う啷嵿ぇ啶距え啶� 啶嗋じ啶ㄠ, 啶ぞ啶ㄠた 啶� 啶え啷嵿う啶苦ぐ啶距ぃ啶�
啶啶侧じ啷嵿ぅ啶距え啷�, 啶膏啶む啶班 啶むぅ啶� 啶曕ぞ啶侧お啷嵿ぐ啶苦く啷� ( 啶呧ぇ啷佮え啶� [nibandhe'smin vidu峁Ｄ� lekhakena prathit膩ni tr墨峁噄 pr膩c墨n膩ni
s奴ryamandir膩峁噄 kutra 膩sanniti vivecitam | s奴ryap奴j膩 bh膩ratade艣e
pr膩c墨nak膩lata岣� pracalati | lekhakamahodayasya mat膩nus膩re峁嘺 tr墨峁噄 s奴rya-
mandir膩峁噄 samagre bh膩ratavar峁 prasiddh膩ni 膩san, y膩ni ca mandir膩峁噄
m奴lasth膩ne, sut墨re tath膩 k膩lapriye ( adhun膩 ] '啶曕ぞ啶侧お啷� [办腻濒补辫墨] ' 啶囙い啶� 啶ㄠぞ啶啶ㄠぞ 啶啶班ぅ啶苦い啷�
啶膏啶ムぞ啶ㄠ) 啶嗋じ啶ㄠ, 啶囙い啷嵿く啶む啶� 啶啶班ぞ啶｀ざ啶苦げ啶距げ啷囙啶曕ぞ啶掂啶ぞ啶︵啶ㄠぞ啶� 啶啶班ぞ啶ぞ啶｀啶啶� 啶啶班い啶�-
啶ぞ啶︵た啶むぎ啷� 啷� 啶侧啶栢啶す啷嬥う啶啶� [iti n膩mn膩 prathite
sth膩ne) 膩san, ityatra pur膩峁嘺艣il膩lekhak膩vy膩d墨n膩峁� pr膩m膩峁噛ena prati-
p膩ditam | lekhakamahodayai岣� ] '啶膏啶熰ぁ啷�啶� 啶囙え 啶囙ぃ啷嵿ぁ啷嬥げ啶距啷� [s峁璦岣嵞玧a ina i峁囜笉ol膩j墨] ' 啶ㄠぞ啶啷� 啶膏啶掂啷嵿ぐ啶ㄠ啶ム
啶啶班啶掂ぎ啷囙さ啷囙う啶� 啶啶班い啶苦お啶距う啶苦い啶, 啶い啷� 啶曕ぞ啶侧お啷嵿ぐ啶苦く啶� 啶む [n膩make svagranthe
p奴rvameveda峁� pratip膩ditam, yat k膩lapriya峁� tu ] '啶曕ぞ啶侧お啷� [办腻濒补辫墨] ' 啶忇さ啶距じ啷�啶む 啷�
啶す啶距啶掂啶班啶さ啶啶む啶� 啶む啶班啶｀啶お啶� 啶ㄠぞ啶熰啶距え啶� 啶曕ぞ啶侧お啷嵿ぐ啶苦く啶ㄠぞ啶ムじ啷嵿く 啶夃い啷嵿じ啶掂 啶忇さ
啶呧き啶苦え啷�啶むぞ啶ㄠた 啷� 啶呧い啶�, 啶さ啶啶む啶班啶ㄠぞ啶熰啶距え啶距ぎ啶た啶ㄠく啶� 啶曕ぞ啶侧お啷�啶膏啶ムじ啷傕ぐ啷嵿く-
啶え啷嵿う啶苦ぐ啶膏啶� 啶啶班ぞ啶權啶椸ぃ啷� 啶曕啶む 啷� 啶曕た啶ㄠ啶む 啶∴ぞ啷� 啶曕ぞ啶｀啶す啷嬥う啶啶� 啶忇し 啶掂た啶氞ぞ啶班
啶夃い啷嵿い啶班ぐ啶距ぎ啶氞ぐ啶苦い啶ㄠぞ啶熰啶膏啶� 啶膏啶掂啶お啷嵿ぐ啶膏啶むぞ啶掂え啶距く啶距 啶ㄠぞ啶ㄠ啶啶︵た啶む 啷� 啶む啶粪ぞ啶� 啶い啶�-
啶ㄠ啶膏ぞ啶班い啶� 啶曕ぞ啶侧お啷嵿ぐ啶苦く啶ㄠぞ啶ムじ啷嵿く啷嬥い啷嵿じ啶掂 啶夃啷嵿啶た啶ㄠ啶膏啶ムお啷嵿ぐ啶ムた啶むぎ啶灌ぞ啶曕ぞ啶侧ぎ啶ㄠ啶︵た啶班じ啷嵿く啷�-
啶む啶膏さ 啶忇さ 啷� 啶呧い啶膏啶むい啷嵿ぐ啷堗さ啶距き啶苦え啷�啶むぞ啶ㄠた 啶さ啶啶む啶班啶ㄠぞ啶熰啶距え啶� 啷� 啶呧ぅ啶掂ぞ 啶曕ぞ啶侧お啷嵿ぐ啶苦く-
啶ㄠぞ啶ムじ啷嵿い啷� 啶さ啶啶む啶班啶溹え啷嵿ぎ啶膏啶ムぞ啶ㄠじ啷嵿く 啶う啷嵿ぎ啶啶班じ啷嵿く 啶多た啶掂げ啶苦啷嵿 啶忇さ啶距じ啷�啶む, 啶むじ啷嵿く啷嬥い啷嵿じ啶掂
啶忇し啶距ぎ啶た啶ㄠく啶� 啶曕啶む 啷� 啶呧い啷嵿ぐ 啶∴ぞ啷� 啶た啶班ぞ啶多啶す啷嬥う啶啶� 啶∴ぞ啷� 啶曕ぞ啶｀-
啶す啷嬥う啶ぞ啶ㄠぞ啶� 啶い啶膏啶� 啶ㄠた啶班じ啶ㄠお啷傕ぐ啷嵿さ啶� 啶膏啶掂啶ぎ啶むじ啷嵿く 啶膏啶ムぞ啶え啶� 啶曕啶むぞ 啷� 啶呧い啷嵿ぐ
啶掂ぞ啶班ぞ啶� - 啶さ啶苦し啷嵿く - 啶膏ぞ啶啶� - 啶膏啶曕え啷嵿う啶啶班ぞ啶｀ぞ啶ㄠぞ啶� 啶むぅ啶� 啶� 啶多た啶侧ぞ啶侧啶栢ぞ啶︵た啶啶班ぎ啶距ぃ啶�-
啶ㄠぞ啶ぞ啶оぞ啶班啶� 啶膏啶ムぞ啶た啶む 啶い啷� 啶曕ぞ啶侧お啷嵿ぐ啶苦く啶膏啶む 啶曕ぞ啶侧お啷�啶ㄠ啶班じ啷嵿く啷堗さ 啶掂ぞ啶氞啶� 啶え啷嵿え啶椸ぐ啶�
啶ぎ啷佮え啶距く啶距 啶︵啷嵿し啶苦ぃ啷� 啶む啷� 啶掂ぐ啷嵿い啷嵿い啶む 啶じ啷嵿く 啶膏啶ムぞ啶ㄠじ啷嵿く 啶夃げ啷嵿げ啷囙啶� 啶曕ぞ啶啶啶啶侧啶�
啶多た啶侧ぞ啶げ啶曕 啶掂ぐ啷嵿い啷嵿い啶む 啷� [ev膩s墨t |
mah膩kaverbhavabh奴te岣� tr墨峁噛api n膩峁璦k膩ni k膩lapriyan膩thasya utsave eva
abhin墨t膩ni | ata岣�, bhavabh奴tern膩峁璦k膩n膩mabhinaya岣� 办腻濒补辫墨sthas奴rya-
mandirasya pr膩峁単a峁噀 k峁泃a岣� | kintu 岣嵞�0 k膩峁噀mahodayai岣� e峁 vic膩ra岣�
uttarar膩macaritan膩峁璦kasya sv墨yaprast膩van膩y膩峁� n膩numodita岣� | te峁Ｄ佱箖 mat膩-
nus膩rata岣� k膩lapriyan膩thasyotsava岣� ujjayin墨sthaprathitamah膩k膩lamandirasyo-
tsava eva | atastatraiv膩bhin墨t膩ni bhavabh奴tern膩峁璦k膩ni | athav膩 k膩lapriya-
n膩thastu bhavabh奴terjanmasth膩nasya padmapurasya 艣ivali峁単a ev膩s墨t, tasyotsave
e峁Ｄ乵abhinaya岣� k峁泃a岣� | atra 岣嵞�0 mir膩艣墨mahodayai岣� 岣嵞�0 k膩峁噀-
mahoday膩n膩峁� matasya nirasanap奴rva峁� sv墨yamatasya sth膩pan膩 k峁泃膩 | atra
v膩r膩ha - bhavi峁a - s膩mba - skandapur膩峁嚹乶膩峁� tath膩 ca 艣il膩lekh膩dipram膩峁嚹�-
n膩m膩dh膩re峁嘺 sth膩pita岣� yat k膩lapriyastu 办腻濒补辫墨nagarasyaiva v膩caka岣� yannagara峁�
yamun膩y膩岣� dak峁峁噀 ta峁璭 varttate yasya sth膩nasya ullekha岣� k膩mbeple峁璦
艣il膩phalake varttate | ] '啶啶侧じ啷嵿ぅ啶距え啶� [尘奴濒补蝉迟丑腻苍补峁�] ' 啶む 啶啷嵿啶距が啶啶班ぞ啶ㄠ啶むじ啷嵿く [tu pa帽j膩bapr膩ntasya ] '啶啶侧啶むぞ啶� [尘耻濒迟腻苍补 ] ' 啶ㄠ啶班ぎ啷�,
啶じ啷嵿く 啶掂ぐ啷嵿ぃ啶ㄠぎ啷� 啶灌啶掂啶ㄠじ啶距啶椸え啶距ぎ啷嵿え啶� 啶掂た啶︵啶粪ぞ 啶曕啶むぎ啷� 啷� 啶膏啶む啶班ざ啷嵿 啶夃ぁ啷�啶膏ぞ 啶啶班ぞ啶ㄠ啶むじ啷嵿く
啶曕啶｀ぞ啶班啶� 啷� 啷� ]
[nagaram,
yasya var峁嘺nam hvenas膩峁僩an膩mn膩 vidu峁Ｄ� k峁泃am | sut墨ra艣ca u岣嵞玸膩 pr膩ntasya
ko峁嚹乺ka 0 | ]
] Sun-worship has been prevalent in India from very early
times. In course of time sun-temples came to be erected in
different parts of India to which we get references in inscriptions.
Of these there were three temples which were greatly venerated
throughout India. It is proposed to give information about them
