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 1, Part 2 (1960)
104 (of 150)
External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)
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THE SEVEN-SEA GIFT IN THE MATSYA PUR膧峁咥
[ 啶膏お啷嵿い啶膏ぞ啶椸ぐ-啶す啶距う啶距え闭
( [蝉补辫迟补蝉腻驳补谤补-尘补丑腻诲腻苍补闭
(] Matsya Pur膩n峁嘺, Ch. 287)
BY
V. S. AGRAWALA
[ 啶い啷嵿じ啷嵿く啶啶班ぞ啶｀ 啶粪啶∴ざ啶す啶距う啶距え啶啶班啶班ぃ啶啶げ啶啶い啷�,
啶侧た啶權啶椸お啷佮ぐ啶距ぃ啷囙そ啶た 啶氞ぞ啶
啶掂た啶粪く啶� 啷� 啶むい啶� 啶膏お啷嵿い啶膏ぞ啶椸ぐ 啶す啶距う啶距え啶た啶む啶じ啷嵿く 啶囙い啶苦す啶距じ啶ぐ啶� 啶掂啶ぞ啶栢啶ぞ啶洁じ啷嵿ぎ啶苦え啷� 啶侧啶栢
啶曕啶班た啶い啷� 啷� 啶膏お啷嵿い啶膏ぎ啷佮う啷嵿ぐ啷囙き啷嵿く啶� 啶啶班い啷嵿く啶距啶むぞ啶ㄠぞ啶� 啶す啶班啶︵啶оた啶曕げ啷嬥啶距え啶距 啶班い啷嵿え啶膏啶掂ぐ啷嵿ぃ啶く啶距え啶� 啶︵ぞ啶ㄠぞ啶ㄠた
啶い啷嵿ぐ 啶曕啶班た啶え啷嵿い啷� 啶膏啶� 啶む 啶曕啶ぞ啶� 啶膏お啷嵿い啶膏ぞ啶啶︵啶班ぞ 啶囙い啷嵿く啶距啷嵿く啶距ぎ啶啶ㄠ啶� 啷� 啶堗う啷冟ざ啷�啶き啶苦ぇ啶距
啶啶ぞ啶ㄠぞ啶� 啶曕啶ぞ啶� 啶ぅ啷佮ぐ啶�-啶啶班く啶距-啶掂ぞ啶班ぞ啶｀じ啷�- 啶ぞ啶熰げ啶苦お啷佮い啷嵿ぐ啷嬥啷嵿啶た啶ㄠ啶粪 啶啷嵿啶膏啶掂お啶� 啶ぇ啷嵿く-
啶︵啶多啶啶粪 啶啶班ぞ啶氞啶ㄠさ啷嵿く啶距お啶距ぐ啶苦啶ㄠ啶班啶粪 啶啶班ぞ啶氞啶ㄠ啶距げ啷� 啶嗋じ啶ㄠ, 啶忇さ啶ぇ啷佮え啶距そ啶た 啶啶班じ啶苦う啷嵿ぇ啶距
啶膏え啷嵿い啶� 啷� ]
[matsyapur膩峁噀 峁岣峚艣amah膩d膩naprakara峁嘺mupalabhyate,
li峁単apur膩峁噀'pi c膩ya峁�
vi峁ya岣� | tata岣� saptas膩gara mah膩d膩namityasya itih膩sapar膩 vy膩khy膩'smin lekhe
kriyate | saptasamudrebhya岣� praty膩gat膩n膩峁� maharddhikalok膩n膩峁� ratnasuvar峁嘺may膩ni d膩n膩ni
yatra kriyante sma te k奴p膩岣� saptas膩mudr膩 ity膩khy膩mabhajanta | 墨d峁浥浤玬abhidh膩峁�
bhajam膩n膩岣� k奴p膩岣� mathur膩-pray膩ga-v膩r膩峁嘺s墨- p膩峁璦liputrojjayin墨峁 pa帽casvapi madhya-
de艣墨ye峁 pr膩c墨navy膩p膩rikanagare峁 pr膩c墨nak膩le 膩san, evamadhun膩'pi prasiddh膩岣�
santi | ]
] The Matsya Pur膩峁嘺 in the last lap of its present recension
contains a bunch of sixteen chapters, 274 to 289 (膩n. ed.),
specifying the details of Sixteen Great Gifts ( 啶粪啶∴ざ 啶す啶距う啶距え) [峁岣峚艣a mah膩d膩na) ] as
follows:
1. 啶む啶侧ぞ啶啶班啶粪う啶距え ( [tul膩puru峁d膩na (] ch. 274) ;
9.
啶膏啶掂ぐ啷嵿ぃ 啶灌じ啷嵿い啶苦ぐ啶ムう啶距え ( [suvar峁嘺 hastirathad膩na (] 282) ;
2. 啶灌た啶班ぃ啷嵿く啶椸ぐ啷嵿き啶︵ぞ啶� ( [hira峁噛agarbhad膩na (] 275) ;
10.
啶啶氞げ啶距啶椸げ啶︵ぞ啶� ( [pa峁僣al膩峁僩alad膩na (] 283) :
3. 啶啶班す啷嵿ぎ啶距ぃ啷嵿ぁ啶︵ぞ啶� ( [brahm膩峁囜笉ad膩na (] 276) ;
11. 啶膏啶掂ぐ啷嵿ぃ啶啶ムた啶掂啶︵ぞ啶� ( [suvar峁嘺p峁泃hiv墨d膩na (] 284) ;
4. 啶曕げ啷嵿お啶掂啶曕啶粪う啶距え ( [kalpav峁沰峁d膩na (] 277) ;
12.
啶掂た啶多啶掂啶曕啶班う啶距え ( [vi艣vacakrad膩na (] 285) ;
5. 啶椸啶膏す啶膏啶班う啶距え ( [gosahasrad膩na (] 278) ;
13. 啶膏啶掂ぐ啷嵿ぃ啶傕啶侧啶げ啶むぞ啶︵ぞ啶� ( [suvar峁嘺峁僰alpalat膩d膩na (] 286) ;
6. 啶膏啶掂ぐ啷嵿ぃ啶曕ぞ啶ぇ啷囙え啷佮う啶距え ( [suvar峁嘺k膩madhenud膩na (] 279) ;
14.
啶膏お啷嵿い啶膏ぞ啶椸ぐ啶︵ぞ啶� ( [saptas膩garad膩na (] 287) ;
7. 啶膏啶掂ぐ啷嵿ぃ啶距ざ啷嵿さ啶︵ぞ啶� ( [suvar峁嚹伵泇ad膩na (] 280) ;
15.
啶班い啷嵿え啶о啶ㄠ啶︵ぞ啶� ( [ratnadhenud膩na (] 288) ;
16. 啶す啶距き啷傕い啶樴啶︵ぞ啶� ( [mah膩bh奴tagha峁璦d膩na (] 289) ;
8. 啶膏啶掂ぐ啷嵿ぃ啶距ざ啷嵿さ啶班ぅ啶︵ぞ啶� ( [suvar峁嚹伵泇arathad膩na (] 281) ;
The Linga Pur膩na (Uttar膩rdha, chs. 28- 44 ) contains in a
varied version an account of a of which some names are
common, as 啶む啶侧ぞ啶啶班啶粪う啶距え ( [tul膩puru峁d膩na (] ch. 28), 啶灌た啶班ぃ啷嵿く啶椸ぐ啷嵿き啶︵ぞ啶� ( [hira峁噛agarbhad膩na (] ch. 29), 啶膏啶掂ぐ啷嵿ぃ啶啶︵た啶ㄠ-
啶︵ぞ啶� ( [蝉耻惫补谤峁嘺尘别诲颈苍墨-
d膩na (] ch. 32), 啶曕げ啷嵿お啶ぞ啶︵お啶︵ぞ啶� ( [kalpap膩dapad膩na (] ch. 33), 啶灌啶ぇ啷囙え啷佮う啶距え ( [hemadhenud膩na (] ch. 35), 啶椸啶膏す啶膏啶班う啶距え ( [gosahasrad膩na (] ch. 38),
啶灌た啶班ぃ啷嵿く啶距ざ啷嵿さ啶︵ぞ啶� ( [hira峁噛膩艣vad膩na (] ch. 39), 啶灌啶啶溹う啶距え ( [haimagajad膩na (] ch. 42) ; some are new in this list as
啶むた啶侧お啶班啶掂い啶︵ぞ啶� ( [tilaparvatad膩na (] ch. 32), 啶椸ぃ啷囙ざ啷囙ざ [驳补峁噀艣别艣补 ] or 啶掂た啶多啶掂啶多啶掂ぐ啶︵ぞ啶� ( [vi艣ve艣varad膩na (] ch. 34), 啶多啶班啶侧啷嵿し啷嵿ぎ啷�啶︵ぞ啶� ( [艣r墨lak峁墨d膩na (] ch. 36 ),
啶むた啶侧ぇ啷囙え啷佮う啶距え ( [tiladhenud膩na (] ch. 37), 啶曕え啷嵿く啶距う啶距え ( [kany膩d膩na (] ch. 40), 啶灌た啶班ぃ啷嵿く啶掂啶粪う啶距え ( [hira峁噛av峁涐梗ad膩na (] ch. 41), 啶侧啶曕お啶距げ啶距し啷嵿啶曕う啶距え
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