Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana
by Chaitali Kadia | 2021 | 91,183 words
This page relates 鈥楻eligion and Rituals: Brahma鈥� of the study on the historical elements of the Matsya-purana: one of the eighteen Mahapuranas which are Sanskrit texts that have preserved the cultural heritage, philosophy, religion, geography, etc of ancient India. This Matsyapurana was originally written in 20,000 verses and deals with topics such as architecture, ancient history, polity, religion and philosophy.
Religion and Rituals: 叠谤补丑尘腻
In the 峁欢惫别诲补 , the 笔谤补箩腻辫补迟颈 was a secondary deity. In the Br膩hma峁噄cal texts he is known as the chief deity and in the 厂奴迟谤补蝉 he is known as 叠谤补丑尘腻. In the post brahmanical period the excess of 叠谤补丑尘腻 辫耻箩腻 began to decrease. But the Matsya 笔耻谤腻峁嘺 gives some examples of 叠谤补丑尘腻 worship.
叠谤补丑尘腻 is involved in the creation of movable and immovable things. 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 is the source of creation, and Rudra is the source of destruction (MP-111/3). And 叠谤补丑尘腻 is the protector. Creation of 叠谤补丑尘腻 from 痴颈峁ａ箛耻鈥檚 狈腻产丑颈辫补诲尘补 . That is why 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 is called 笔补诲尘补苍腻产丑补 and 叠谤补丑尘腻 is Padmasambhava (MP-129/34). 叠谤补丑尘腻 had five heads of which 艢颈惫补 cut off one head (MP-183/86). There are some words mentioned in the Matsya 笔耻谤腻峁嘺 . Such as鈥�艢颈惫补bhakta, Suryabhakta, 痴补颈峁ａ箛补惫补 and 叠谤腻丑尘补苍测补 (MP-16/9, 10). Now by the word 鈥�叠谤腻丑尘补苍测补 鈥� it is considered that this word means worshiper of 叠谤补丑尘腻. The idol of 叠谤补丑尘腻 is used for worship in the 础肠补濒补诲腻苍补 ritual (MP-83/952). This proves that 叠谤补丑尘腻 was worshiped at that time. 叠谤补丑尘腻 puja was also performed according to the rules of other 惭补丑腻诲腻苍补蝉 (MP-274/30, 277/6, 286/6, 287/7). Even the quality of a priest has been mentioned as a word 鈥�Brahmopendraharapriya 鈥� (MP-265/4). It is also said in the Matsya 笔耻谤腻峁嘺 that Brahma mantra is required for 叠谤补丑尘腻puja (MP-266/39). All these examples show that the rules of worship of 叠谤补丑尘腻 were in vogue at that time.