Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana
by Chaitali Kadia | 2021 | 91,183 words
This page relates 鈥楽ubject matter of the Puranas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.
Subject matter of the 笔耻谤腻峁嘺蝉
It is important to know about some general information about the eighteen 惭补丑腻辫耻谤腻峁嘺蝉 . In every 笔耻谤腻峁嘺蝉 there are mentioned about their short identity. So here describes very short description about the 惭补丑腻-笔耻谤腻峁嘺蝉 .
A. Brahma 笔耻谤腻峁嘺 : Brahma 笔耻谤腻峁嘺 is one of the important 笔耻谤腻峁嘺 among the 18th 惭补丑腻-笔耻谤腻峁嘺 . Brahma 笔耻谤腻峁嘺 divided into two parts鈥�Purva 叠丑腻驳补 and Uttar 叠丑腻驳补. There are 14000 verses and 245 chapters in this 笔耻谤腻峁嘺 . This text has described the destruction of the foundation of the world.
B. Padma 笔耻谤腻峁嘺 : Padma 笔耻谤腻峁嘺 , also called the 鈥�骋颈迟腻尘腻丑腻迟尘测补 鈥� is one of the major of the eighteenth 惭补丑腻辫耻谤腻峁嘺蝉 . It is divided into five parts and 50000 verses. This 笔耻谤腻峁嘺 contains the descriptions of the creation.
C. 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 笔耻谤腻峁嘺 : The 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 笔耻谤腻峁嘺 is a religious Hindu text and one of the eighteenth 惭补丑腻辫耻谤腻峁嘺蝉 . 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 笔耻谤腻峁嘺 divided into six parts. It has 23000 verses. This text also describes the description of the foundation of the world.
D. 痴腻测耻 笔耻谤腻峁嘺 : The 痴腻测耻 笔耻谤腻峁嘺 , also called the 艢颈惫补 笔耻谤腻峁嘺 (mentioned in many text), is one of the 笔耻谤腻峁嘺蝉 , dedicated to god 艢颈惫补. According to tradition the 笔耻谤腻峁嘺 originally consisted of 11000 艣濒辞办补蝉 (verse) and 4 Khandas which is called 鈥�笔腻诲补鈥�. After the reconstruction and the abridgment by 痴别诲补惫测腻蝉补 the extant text comprises 24000 verses, which he taught to his disciple Lomaharshana.
E. 叠丑腻驳补vata 笔耻谤腻峁嘺 : The 叠丑腻驳补vata 笔耻谤腻峁嘺 , also known as 艢谤墨尘补诲产丑腻驳补惫补迟补 惭补丑腻笔耻谤腻峁嘺 , or 艢r墨mad 叠丑腻驳补vata , is divided into 335 chapters. It has 18000 verses. 叠丑腻驳补vata 笔耻谤腻峁嘺 describes the many stories of Lord 痴颈峁ａ箛耻.
F. 狈腻谤补诲墨测补 笔耻谤腻峁嘺 : The 狈腻谤补诲墨测补 or 狈腻谤补诲补 笔耻谤腻峁嘺 is one of the major 笔耻谤腻峁嘺 among the eighteenth 惭补丑腻笔耻谤腻峁嘺蝉 . It is divided into two parts and two hundred and seven chapters. It has 25000 verses. 狈腻谤补诲补 笔耻谤腻峁嘺 contains the theory of 惭辞办峁.
G. 惭腻谤办补峁囜笉别测补 笔耻谤腻峁嘺 : The 惭腻谤办补峁囜笉别测补 笔耻谤腻峁嘺 is one of the important major 笔耻谤腻峁嘺 among the eighteen 惭补丑腻辫耻谤腻峁嘺蝉 . It is a genre of Hindu religious text. It has 9000 verses and 137 chapters. It is written in the style of a dialogue between the ancient sage 惭腻谤办补峁囜笉别测补 and Jaimini.
H. Agni 笔耻谤腻峁嘺 : The Agni 笔耻谤腻峁嘺 also a valuable 笔耻谤腻峁嘺 among the 惭补丑腻笔耻谤腻峁嘺蝉 , a genre of Hindu religious text, contains description and details of various incarnation (Avatars) of Lord 痴颈峁ａ箛耻. It also has details account about, 搁腻尘补, 碍峁涐梗峁嘺, 笔峁泃丑颈惫墨 and the Stars. The text is divided into 383 chapters. It has 16000 艣濒辞办补蝉.
G. 叠丑补惫颈峁补 笔耻谤腻峁嘺 : The 叠丑补惫颈峁补 笔耻谤腻峁嘺 is a major among the eighteenth 惭补丑腻笔耻谤腻峁嘺蝉 . It is written in Sanskrit and attributed to 峁氠梗i 痴测腻蝉补, the compiler of the Vedas. It has 1450 verses. This text contains the various types of worship of Gods.
J. Brahmavaivarta 笔耻谤腻峁嘺 : Brahma Vaivarta 笔耻谤腻峁嘺 is a major 笔耻谤腻峁嘺 . It is a Hindu religious text of the 10th century A.D., divided into four parts. It has 274 chapters and 18000 verses. This text narrates the details of life and deeds of Lord R膩dh膩-碍峁涐梗峁嘺.
K. 痴补谤腻丑补 笔耻谤腻峁嘺 : The 痴补谤腻丑补 笔耻谤腻峁嘺 is one of the most important 笔耻谤腻峁嘺 among the eighteenth 惭补丑腻笔耻谤腻峁嘺蝉 . It describes in details about the 痴补谤腻丑补 incarnation (avatar) of 痴颈峁ａ箛耻, and narrates about the rescue of the 笔峁泃丑颈惫墨. This text is divided into 218 chapters. It has 24000 verses.
L. 尝颈峁単补 笔耻谤腻峁嘺 : The 尝颈峁単补 笔耻谤腻峁嘺 is one of the main 笔耻谤腻峁嘺 of Hindu religious text about Lord 艢颈惫补. The extant text is divided into two parts and 133 chapters respectively. In this 笔耻谤腻峁嘺 , Lord 艢颈惫补 directly tells sometimes the importance of worship of 尝颈峁単补 and the correct rituals to be followed during the worship of the 尝颈峁単补. It has 11000 verses.
M. Skanda 笔耻谤腻峁嘺 : The Skanda 笔耻谤腻峁嘺 is the largest 笔耻谤腻峁嘺. Skanda is the son of Lord 艢颈惫补, also known as 碍腻谤迟颈办别测补. This text has 81000 slokas. It described about Lord 艢颈惫补.
N. 痴腻尘补苍补 笔耻谤腻峁嘺 : The 痴腻尘补苍补 笔耻谤腻峁嘺 is one of the most important 惭补丑腻辫耻谤腻峁嘺 . This Hindu religious text is devoted to the 痴腻尘补苍补 avatar of Lord 痴颈峁ａ箛耻. This text is divided into ninety-five chapters, and it has 10000 verses.
O. Matsya 笔耻谤腻峁嘺 : Matsya 笔耻谤腻峁嘺 is one of the oldest among the eighteen 惭补丑腻-笔耻谤腻峁嘺蝉 , post-Vedic Hindu scriptures. It narrates the story of Matsya, the first of ten major avatars of the Hindu god 痴颈峁ａ箛耻. This text has 291 chapters and 15000 verses.
P. 骋补谤耻岣峚 笔耻谤腻峁嘺 : The 骋补谤耻岣峚 笔耻谤腻峁嘺 is one of the eighteen 惭补丑腻-笔耻谤腻峁嘺蝉 , which are part of the Hindu body of texts known as 厂尘峁泃颈. It has 18000 艣濒辞办补蝉. This is divided into 264 chapters. There is the description of making world in this 笔耻谤腻峁嘺 .
Q. 叠谤补丑尘腻峁囜笉补 笔耻谤腻峁嘺 : The 叠谤补丑尘腻峁囜笉补 笔耻谤腻峁嘺 is one of the eighteen 惭补丑腻-笔耻谤腻峁嘺蝉 , a genre of eighteen Hindu religious texts and has been assigned the eighteenth place in almost all the lists of the 笔耻谤腻峁嘺蝉 . In Sanskrit 鈥楤rahma鈥� means biggest or the Universe and 鈥�Anda鈥� or 鈥楢ndam鈥� means egg. So 叠谤补丑尘腻峁囜笉补 means the biggest egg signifying the life from which universe is born. It has two parts and 12000 verses.
R. 碍奴谤尘补 笔耻谤腻峁嘺 : The 碍奴谤尘补 笔耻谤腻峁嘺 is one of the eighteen 惭补丑腻辫耻谤腻峁嘺 , a genre of Hindu religious texts. It is believed to have been directly narrated by the Lord 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 to the sage 狈腻谤补诲补, and it contains the details about the 碍奴谤尘补 avatar. This text is divided into four 厂补峁僪颈迟腻蝉 . It has 6000 艣濒辞办补蝉. But according to the 叠丑腻驳补vata and Matsya 笔耻谤腻峁嘺 it has 18000 verses.