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)
72 (of 340)
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啶啶班ぞ啶｀ぎ啷� - [pur膩峁嘺m - ] 笔鲍搁膧狈础
[Vol. VIII., No. 1
and Subrahmanya also intercedes on behalf of his friend. At the
behest of Varuna, Parasurama throws his axe from the place
where he stood and the axe falls at Gokarna. 艢iva, K峁涐梗峁嘺 and
the other deities descend to the new land which is called Kerala
after the son of Jayanta.
啶溹く啶ㄠ啶むじ啷嵿く 啶む 啶啶む啶班い啷嵿さ啶� 啶曕啶班げ啷� 啶ㄠぞ啶� 啶掂啶班啶さ啶距え啷� 啷�
啶膏ぎ啷佮う啷嵿ぐ啶曕え啷嵿く啶距 啶啶班啶ぞ啶� 啶曕啶班げ啶距く 啶︵う啷� 啶むう啶� ||
[jayantasya tu putratva峁� keralo n膩ma v墨ryav膩n |
samudrakany膩峁� bh奴r奴p膩峁� keral膩ya dadau tad膩 ||
] 艢iva and Vi峁ａ箛u give to Para艣ur膩ma, respectively Sudar艣ana
and Vrsabha. Parasurama then goes to 艢r墨mulasth膩na鹿8 and
instals Sudar艣ana and V峁涐梗abha there. Thenceforth, the place
was also known as V峁涐梗abhapuri.
To make the new land cultivable, Parasurama starts digging
the earth with his axe. When mother-earth appeals to Brahm膩
for help, Brahma calls forth Varuna and orders him to give
plentiful showers to the newly-formed country. Varu峁嘺 accedes
to the wishes of Brahm膩.
啶掂啶多ぞ啶栢ぞ啶︵ぐ啷嵿ぇ啶ぞ啶膏ぞ啶む啶む 啶粪ぃ啷嵿ぎ啶距じ啶距啶多啶� 啶ㄠた啶班え啷嵿い啶班ぎ啷� 啷�
啶оぞ啶班ぞ啶掂ぐ啷嵿し啶� 啶曕ぐ啷嬥ぎ啷嵿く啶膏啶た啶ㄠ啶曕啶班げ啷� 啶曕げ啶苦え啶距ざ啶ㄠ 啷�
[vai艣膩kh膩dardham膩s膩ttu 峁峁噈膩s膩峁兣沜a nirantaram |
dh膩r膩var峁峁� karomyasminkerale kalin膩艣ane ||
] 20 Parasurama then brings learned Brahmins from the K峁涐梗n膩,
the Godavari, Madhura," and Saliv膩t墨pura, into the new land
and creates sixty-four colonies for them. Para艣ur膩ma brings
the provisions necessary for the people from Parade艣a (foreign
land) in a ship. After making the land habitable, Parasur膩ma
introduces many social customs, modes of conduct and life for
its people. The 膩c膩ras of Kerala prevalent in all communities
and walks of life are very elaborately dealt with and fathered
on Para艣ur膩ma. He is also said to have visited a number of
places outside 艢r墨m奴lasth膩na and erected many temples. The
18. R. Narayana Pillai, 'Bhasa Sahitya Caritra (Malayalam), Vol. I.
P. 100, identifies Srim眉lasth膩na with Talipparambu near Kozhikodu.
19. Madurai in Tamilnad.
20. Tirunelveli in Tamilnad.
