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 6, Part 1 (1964)
27 (of 135)
External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)
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[Vol. VI. No. 1 5. Gwokhm or Gwyikh 46 啶啶班ぞ啶｀ぎ啷� - [pur膩峁嘺m - ] 笔鲍搁膧狈础
5. Zainigan
6.
7.
Khrustasp
Dahak
(Azi)
6. Tambayak
7. Bayak
8.
Udai
9.
Daughter
Jan., 1964] ANTE-DILUVIAN DYNASTY OF SVAYAMBHUVA MANU 47
4. Pairi-Uravaesam
5. Gwvikh or Gwokhm
6. Tambayak
4. Puru-ravas
5. Ayu峁�
6. Nahus
7. Bayak
8. Udai
7. Yay膩ti
8. Yadu
m. to Dahak
Now, on father's side Dahaks genealogy is the same as
Yim's upto Fravak. I, therefore, reconstruct these genealogies as
under :-
5. Hoshang
6. Ananghad
7. Ayanghad
8. Vivanghad
9. Yim
袣邪斜褍邪褉邪
1. Gayomard
2. Mashya
3. Siyakmak
4. Fravak
5. Taz
6. Virafsang
7. Zainigan
8. Khrustasp
9. Dahak
(Azi)
Adding Kasyapa, we get the number of Yim and Dahak
to be 10th.
Here, I would suggest that the line of Dahak's father-in-law
seems to be the same as Indian Lunar line. I am putting these
names together.
1. Evil spirit
2. Drugaskan
3. Gadhwithwi
1, Atri
2. Soma
3. Budha
d. m. to Dahak
I want to point out that the phonetic equations in, at least,
three names of both the lists, are very clear and their steps also
correspond in both the lists. Pairi-Uravaesam is very clearly
Pururavas. Ayu峁�, which in Yajurveda will be pronounced as
Ayukham can equate with Gwokhm. Yadu can equate with
Udai. Thus when three out of eight names tally in both the lists,
I think, we are justified in identifying the two lists. This, if true,
will throw quite a flood of light on Indian Lunar line. and also will
raise certain problems.
This tradition of the flood is found in other nations also.
Let us see, therefore, the ante-diluvian genealogies of other races.
The Bible says that the flood came in Noah's days and both the
old and new Testaments agree in giving the following genealogy
of Noah:-
1. Adam
2. Seth
3. Enosh
4. Kenan
5. Mehalalel
6. Jared
7. Enoch
8. Methuselah
9. Lamech
10. Noah
Thus here we get 10 names for the ante-diluvian period.
For the Sumerians, we have three lists preserved. (I) that
given by the Chaldean priest Brosos. (2) and (3) as given in the
prism found at Isin. There are two versions of this. I give all
the three Tables:
