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)
78 (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
above-mentioned communities are represented in a derogatory
manner. The Re峁噓k膩m膩h膩tmya like the Datta Purana and
To岣峚r膩nanda (Avat膩rasaukhya) glorifies Re峁噓k膩 as Ekav墨r膩 and
gives her more prominence than Jamadagni and Para艣ur膩ma.
The Karnataka, though situated in the interior of the Indian
peninsula is also reminiscent of the pious deeds of Para艣ur膩ma.
The Banavasi Sthalam膩h膩tmya as narrated in some Mackenize
mss.,4掳 refers to the Brahman-immigration under the leadership
of Parasur膩ma. Many parts of Mysore are connected by tradi-
tion with the legends of Para艣ur膩ma. The Sorab Taluq is
supposed to be Surabhi or Kamadhenu. The temple of Re峁噓k膩
existing to this day at Chandragutti, Shimoga district, is said to
mark the spot where she burnt herself on the funeral pyre of her
husband." T墨rthahalli, on the left bank of the Tunga, is
famous as the spot from which Para艣ur膩ma threw his axe as a
result of his colloquy with Sagara." At Hiremagalur in Ka岣嵟玶
district is a unique temple of Parasu, the weapon of Para艣ur膩ma
and its ancient name Bh膩rgavapur墨 connects the town with
him. 48
There are temples for Ellamm膩 (also known as Re峁噓k膩)
and Jamadagni at Cikkan膩yakanhalli in Tumkur district and
the processional image is a wooden figure of Parasur膩ma. There
are also other places like Na帽jang奴岣� and Narasimangalam that
are related to Parasurama in some manner. The account of the
Para艣ur膩ma-tradition prevalent in the Karnataka will not be
complete without a reference to Saundatti in the Parasgod Taluk,
Belgaum district 44a. There are, in the above place, temples not
only for Ellamm膩 (or Re峁噓k膩). Jamadagni and Para艣ur膩ma
but also to the figure of Kamadhenu, cut in relief on the pedestal
39. Ganga Oriental Series, No. 5 (1948).
40. Taylor, III, p. 39.
Also p. 24, Kerala Studies, 'Kerala and Parasurama Tradition', M.R.
Balkrishna Warrier.
41. P. 427, Mysore Gazetteer, Vol. 5, V. Hayavadana Rao.
42. Ibid., p. 485.
43. P. 21, Mysore Archaeological Report, 1916; also Hindu dated 13th
February, 1965.
44. C. Hayavadana Rao, op. cit., p. 468.
44a. Pp. 54-5, Annual Report of Epigraphy, 1935-36.
