Essay name: Sucindrasthala-mahatmya (critical edition and study)
Author:
Anand Dilip Raj
Affiliation: University of Kerala / Department of Sanskrit
The essay studies in English the Sucindrasthala-mahatmya which represents a significant Sthalamahatmya from South India detailing the origins and development of the Trimurti temple at Suchindram in Tamil Nadu. The study reveals its legends, customs, and religious practices.
Chapter 5 - Sucindrasthalamahatmya: Sanskrit critical edition
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External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)
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अथ पञ्चमोऽध्याय� � ऋषयः वदास्माक� विशेषे� शिशूना� मुनिपुङ्गव � बाललीला� विचित्रान्तं विस्तरात� सूतनन्दन� � � सूतः शिशून्मत्वानसूया तान् मूर्तयश्चेति मूक्तिदा� � तेषामालोक्� लावण्य� परमनन्दवारिध� [atha pañcamo'dhyāya� | ṛṣaya� vadāsmāka� viśeṣeṇa śiśūnā� munipuṅgava | bālalīlā� vicitrānta� vistarāt sūtanandana� | | sūta� śiśūnmatvānasūyā tān mūrtayaśceti mūktidā� | teṣāmālokya lāvaṇya� paramanandavāridhau] ' � � विमग्न� [| | vimagnā] ' सानसूयासीन्निश्चल� मुनिसत्तमा� � माकुरुत्वमजेदानी� रोदन� कमलासन [sānasūyāsīnniścalā munisattamā� | mākurutvamajedānī� rodana� kamalāsana ] ! ।। � � [|| 1 2 ] الل आकारध्येयहेमाभ रजोगुणगिरूपत� � हंसारू� चर्तुवक्त्� जगज्जननकार� ।। किमर्थ रोदिषि हर� गरुडास� माधव � शंखचक्रगदपद्मघ� पीताम्बरप्रभ� � पद्म� [ākāradhyeyahemābha rajoguṇagirūpate | haṃsārūḍha cartuvaktra jagajjananakāraṇa || kimartha rodiṣi hare garuḍāsana mādhava | śaṃkhacakragadapadmaghara pītāmbaraprabho | padmā] 'क्षकमलानाथ जगत्पालनकारक � उकारवेद्यादेवे� त्वं सत्वगुणभास्व� ।। [kṣakamalānātha jagatpālanakāraka | ukāravedyādeveśa tva� satvaguṇabhāsvara || ] 1 परमानन्द वीरिणि [paramānanda vīriṇi ] A7 निमग्न [nimagna ] A7, A5, B8 3 पद्मदृक् [貹峾ṛk ] A7, A5, B8 246 �
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