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 12, Part 1 (1970)
53 (of 240)
External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)
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Jan., 1970] THE RIVERS IN THE VAMANA PURĀṆA 47 by the half step. At that time Kutila Gangā was very much terri.
fied and it sprang from the feet of the lord Visṇu. The Rsis
praised her as Viṣṇupadi. The Vayu Purāṇa mentions it as the river
of Bhadrāśva Dvipa.
(60) Vitastā (Vām. 13.21; Cr. edn. 13.20). According to the
Vamana Purāṇa this river flows from the Himalayas. Prahlada
went there to pray god Kumārila and then to Bhṛgutunga which
is between Vitastā and Himalayas. Vāmana is in the form of
Kumārila there. The Vayu Purāṇa supports this and adds that
Agni loved her. It is a identified with modern Jhelum. 103
(61) Yamuna (Vām. 3.7; cr. edn. same). The Vamana
Purana mentions that when Sankara burderned with Brahmahatyā
went to this river the waters of this river disappeared. This river
is personified, she took part in the marriage of Sankara. She
gave a Gana Kalakanda to Kartikeya. Prahlada went to this river
and worshipped Trivikrama and preformed Śraddhas etc. This is
one of the rivers mentioned in the Rgveda, 104 and in the Purāṇas 105
It rises on the slopes of Bandarpunchh in Uttar Pradesh. It flows in
the upper India basin and meets the Ganges at Allahabad,
103.
Pauranika Kathākośa p. 509.
104. Ṛgveda X. 75; V. 52. 17; VII. 18, 19; Atharva Veda, IV. 9, 10
105. The Vayu Purāṇa, 29.13. The Skanda Purana etc,
