Essay name: Purana Bulletin
Author:
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)
47 (of 340)
External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)
Download the PDF file of the original publication
Jan. 1966] THREE ANCIENT FAMOUS TEMPLES OF THE SUN 39
culled from the Pur膩峁嘺s and other works of Sanskrit literature
and also inscriptions and other sources.
According to tradition these temples were constructed by
Samba, the son of K峁涐梗峁嘺. Several Pur膩峁嘺s such as the Bhavisya,
Varaha and Skanda give the story of Samba. When N膩rada told
K峁涐梗峁嘺 that some of his wives were in love with Samba, K峁涐梗峁嘺
investigated the matter and cursed Samba that he would suffer
from leprosy. Thereafter, Samba repaired to M奴lasth膩na and
there he propitiated the Sun-god, by whose grace he was cured of
that fell disease. The god then told him that he would soon
obtain his image, which he should instal at that place. S膩mba,
accordingly, noticed an image of the Sun-god floating in the river
Candrabh膩g膩, when he had gone there to bathe. He removed
the image from the stream and established it in Mitravana. The
god next told Samba that the image had been fashioned by
Vi艣vakarman, the architect of the gods, out of the Kalpav峁沰峁
and sent down the Candrabh膩g膩 for his sake.
The god
next added鈥�
啶膏ぞ啶傕え啶苦ぇ啷嵿く啶� 啶ぎ 啶啶班啶掂ぞ 啶膏啶む啶班 啶︵啶班啷嵿し啷嵿く啶む 啶溹え啶� 啷�
啶曕ぞ啶侧お啷嵿ぐ啶苦く啷� 啶� 啶ぇ啷嵿く啶距す啷嵿え啷� 啶洁お啶班ぞ 啶氞ぞ啶む啶� 啶ㄠた啶む啶ざ啶� 啷�
( [s膩峁僴idhya峁� mama p奴rv膩 sut墨re drak峁ate jana岣� |
k膩lapriye ca madhy膩hne 'par膩 c膩tra nitya艣a岣� ||
(] The people will always notice my presence in the forenoon
at Sut墨ra, at noon at K膩lapriya and in the afternoon at this place
(i. e. M奴lasth膩na ). ( Some MSS. of the Pur膩na read Mundire in
place of Sutire).
The Varahapura峁嘺 also mentions these places in the follow-
ing verses which give some more details about them虏-
啶膏ぞ啶啶 啶膏啶班啶お啷嵿ぐ啶むた啶粪啶犩ぞ啶� 啶� 啶曕ぞ啶班く啶距ぎ啶距じ
啶むい啷嵿い啷嵿さ啶掂た啶む 啷�
啶夃う啶ぞ啶氞げ啷� 啶� 啶膏啶多啶班た啶む啶� 啶ぎ啷佮え啶距く啶距ざ啷嵿
啶︵啷嵿し啶苦ぃ啷� 啷�
啶氞啶む啶むぎ啶 啷�
啷�
啶班さ啶苦ぎ啷� 啷�
啷�
啶ぇ啷嵿く啷� 啶曕ぞ啶侧お啷嵿ぐ啶苦く啶� 啶︵啶掂 啶ぇ啷嵿く啶距す啷嵿え啷� 啶膏啶ムぞ啶啶�
啶啶侧じ啷嵿ぅ啶距え啶� 啶むい啶� 啶ざ啷嵿啶距う啶膏啶むぎ啶距え啶距啶侧
啶膏啶ムぞ啶啶� 啶む啶班た啶啶班啶むた 啶膏ぞ啶啶じ啷嵿い啷� 啶啶班ぞ啶むぐ啷嵿ぎ啶о啶ぞ啶ぐ啶距す啷嵿え啶苦啶 啷�
[s膩mba岣� s奴ryaprati峁ａ弓h膩峁� ca k膩ray膩m膩sa
tattvavit |
uday膩cale ca sa峁兣況itya yamun膩y膩艣ca
dak峁峁噀 ||
cottamam |
|
ravim |
|
madhye k膩lapriya峁� deva峁� madhy膩hne sth膩pya
m奴lasth膩na峁� tata岣� pa艣c膩dastam膩n膩cale
sth膩pya trim奴rti s膩mbastu pr膩tarmadhy膩par膩hnikam ||
] 1. Bhavisyapur膩na, I, 129, 16.
2, Var膩hapur膩na (Venkate vara Press) 177, 55-57.
