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Vasudevahindi (cultural history)

by A. P. Jamkhedkar | 1965 | 134,331 words

This essay is an English study of the Vasudevahindi reflecting cultural history and traditions of the life of people in ancient and medieval India during the 6th century. The Vasudevahindi is a romantic and religious tale divided into two parts. The first part is attributed to Sanghadasa (6th century A.D.) and explores the wanderings of Dhammilla a...

Appendix 8 - Oceans mentioned in the Vasudevahindi

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OCEANS 716 Kaloda: One of the two oceans which surround the two It covered ninteen thousand yojanas of the Bharahas. coast of the Bharaha (-varisa ?), [Vasudevahindi by Sanghadasa, 110]. Dahina-samudda : Mt. Malaya situated in the southern (dahina) portion of Bharaha was on the shore of this ocean [Vasudevahindi by Dharmadasa,II.154a]. So also was Mt. Mahimda [Vasudevahindi by Dharmadasa,II.124a]. Vasudeva was taken to the shore of this ocean when he was to be initiated for Gorivijja [Vasudevahindi by Dharmadasa, II.174b]. If the Mahimda mountain of the Vasudevahindi by Dharmadasa is to be identified with the Eastern Ghats then the ocean can be said to have covered some portions of the Bay of Bengal, the Indian ocean and the Arabian Sea. ch Paccacima-samudda : 'The Western Ocean'. It is the same L as the portion of modern Arabian Sea into which Simdhu pours herself [er. Vasudevahindi by Sanghadasa, 314]. Parakuli-udahi : Referred to in a simile. an assembly of Vidyadharas Members of are described to have made a noise similar to the tumult in Parakula-udahi [Vasudevahindi by Dharmadasa,II.33a]. Puraccima-samudda : 'The Eastern Ocean'. River Gamga pours herself into this ocean [Vasudevahindi by Sanghadasa, 314]. It is the same as Puvva-mahodadhi in the Vasudevahindi by Dharmadasa [II.229a). It can be said to have covered that portion of the Bay of Bengal which was to the north of the Eastern Ghats. (See Dahina-samudda).

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7+8 717 Puvva-mahodadhi : 'The Eastern Sea'. Referred to in a the simile. Vasudeva and his wife princess Muttavali have been compared to Puvva-mahodadhi and Mahaganga [Vasudevahindi by Dharmadasa, II.229a]. (See Puraccima-samudda). Mahannava: 'The great ocean'. When attacked by Prince Amiyagati, a Vidyadhara, his enemies fled away from Mt. Veyaddha and entered 'the great ocean' [Vasudevahindi by Sanghadasa, 150]. Not identified. Lavana-samudda: 'The ocean of salt'. One of the two oceans which surrounded the two Bharahas. It covered six thousand yojanas of the coast of Bharaha [Vasudevahindi by Sanghadasa,110]. Pulaka, a variety of precious stones, was usually found in the waters of this ocean (lavana-jala) [Vasudevahindi by Dharmadasa,II.153b]. Sabarodadhi : The sea into which river Simdhu pours herself [Vasudevahindi by Dharmadasa, I.18b]. [See Paccaccima-samudda].

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