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)
17 (of 150)
External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)
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व्यासमहिमा तपोविशिष्टादपि वै वसिष्ठान्मुनिपुंगवात� � मन्य� श्रेष्ठतमं त्वाऽद्य रहस्यज्ञानवेदनात� � जन्मप्रभृत� सत्यां ते विद्� गा� ब्रह्मवादिनीम् � जडान्धबधिरोन्मत्तं तमोभूत� जगद् भवेत� � यद� ज्ञानहुताशेन त्वय� नोज्ज्वलित� भवेत� � तमसान्धस्य लोकस्य वेष्टितस्य स्वकर्मभिः � ज्ञानाञ्जनशलाकाभिर्बुद्धिनेत्रोत्सवः कृतः � धर्मार्थकाममोक्षार्थैः समासव्यासकीर्तनैः � त्वय� भारतसूर्ये� नृणा� विनिहत� तम� � पुराणपूर्णचन्द्रेण श्रुतिज्योत्स्नाप्रकाशिन� � नृणा� कुमुदसौम्यानां कृतं बुद्धिप्रबोधनम� � इतिहासप्रदीपे� मोहावरणघातिन� � लोकगर्भगृह� कृत्स्नं यथावत् संप्रकाशितम् � ( [vyāsamahimā tapoviśiṣṭādapi vai vasiṣṭhānmunipuṃgavāt | manye śreṣṭhatama� tvā'dya rahasyajñānavedanāt | janmaprabhṛti satyā� te vidma gā� brahmavādinīm || jaḍāndhabadhironmatta� tamobhūta� jagad bhavet | yadi jñānahutāśena tvayā nojjvalita� bhavet || tamasāndhasya lokasya veṣṭitasya svakarmabhi� | jñānāñjanaśalākābhirbuddhinetrotsava� kṛta� || dharmārthakāmamokṣārthai� samāsavyāsakīrtanai� | tvayā bhāratasūryeṇa nṛṇā� vinihata� tama� || purāṇapūrṇacandreṇa śrutijyotsnāprakāśinā | nṛṇā� kumudasaumyānā� kṛta� buddhiprabodhanam || itihāsapradīpena mohāvaraṇaghātinā | lokagarbhagṛha� kṛtsna� yathāvat saṃprakāśitam || (] Adiparva, Poona edn., Appendix I, p. 885). BRAHMA PRAISES VYASA Since now you have realised the mystical knowledge, I consider you to be superior to Vasishtha, the great sage of yore, celebrated for his austerities. Since birth your words, full of truth, have been directed to the exposition of Brahman. The world would have been enveloped in mental darkness if you had not illumined it with the light of your knowledge. By its deeds enveloped in gloom this world has been treated to a festival of mental insight with the application of the collyrium of knowledge. 2
