Rivers in Ancient India (study)
by Archana Sarma | 2019 | 49,356 words
This page relates 鈥�4b. Sarasvati鈥檚 relation with Vishnu鈥� of the study on the rivers in ancient India as reflected in the Vedic and Puranic texts. These pages dicsusses the elements of nature and the importance of rivers (Nadi) in Vedic and Puranic society. Distinctive traits of rivers are investigated from descriptions found in the Vedas (Samhitas), Brahmanas, Aranyakas, Upanishads and Puranas. The research is concluded by showing changing trends of rivers from ancient to modern times.
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4b. 厂补谤补蝉惫补迟墨鈥檚 relation with 痴颈峁ａ箛耻
厂补谤补蝉惫补迟墨 has also been referred as the wife of Hari. The 叠谤补丑尘补惫补颈惫补谤迟补辫耻谤腻峁嘺 says that Hari had three wives, namely, 尝补办峁墨, 厂补谤补蝉惫补迟墨 and 骋补峁単腻.[1] 艢r墨 碍峁涐梗峁嘺 produced 厂补谤补蝉惫补迟墨, but when she showed her love towards him, he asked her to choose 狈腻谤腻测补峁嘺 as the object of her love. 艢r墨 碍峁涐梗峁嘺 told 厂补谤补蝉惫补迟墨 that he had 搁腻诲丑腻 as his wife, and, therefore, there was no scope for her to be his wife.[2] Thus, 厂补谤补蝉惫补迟墨 was given to 狈腻谤腻测补峁嘺.[3] According to another view; 厂补谤补蝉惫补迟墨 was one of the co-wives of 痴颈峁ａ箛耻. But when 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 found that one wife was as much as he could manage, he had to offer 厂补谤补蝉惫补迟墨 to 叠谤补丑尘腻 and 骋补峁単腻 to 艢颈惫补 while he kept 尝补办峁墨 alone with him. Thus, Sarsasvat墨 was at first the wife of 狈腻谤腻测补峁嘺 and later on, of 叠谤补丑尘腻.
Sarasv膩n was the spouse of 厂补谤补蝉惫补迟墨. A similar idea has also been mentioned in the 叠谤补丑尘补惫补颈惫补谤迟补辫耻谤腻峁嘺, where the identification between 厂补谤补蝉惫补迟墨 and 叠丑腻谤补迟墨 as well as between 叠谤补丑尘腻 and Hari has been maintained.[4] Hari has been supposed to be Sarasv膩n who, in the capacity of the presiding deity of waters, is all-pervading.
According to the literal meaning, 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 (Hari) is the one who is allpervading. The meaning is clearly expressed from the root 惫颈艣, to enter or to pervade.[5] The personality of 叠谤补丑尘腻 also implies this, for he represents the whole universe as well as the soul (膧迟尘补苍) or Supreme Being, beyond space and time.[6] Probably, that is why 叠谤补丑尘腻 has also been identified with 狈腻谤腻测补峁嘺.[7]
Besides, 厂补谤补蝉惫补迟墨 has also been referred at different places as the life of 膧诲颈迟测补.[8] The relation of 膧诲颈迟测补 with 厂补谤补蝉惫补迟墨 is concerned; the word 膧诲颈迟测补 has many meanings, for example, the son of Aditi, one of the seven 峁涐梗is, 厂奴谤测补, 痴颈峁ａ箛耻, etc.[9] 厂奴谤测补 sometimes represents Indra; that is why Indra has been considered as one of the twelve 膧诲颈迟测补s and is also subordinated to 叠谤补丑尘腻, 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 and 艢颈惫补.[10]
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
濒补办峁墨岣� sarasvat墨 ga峁単膩 tisro 产丑腻谤测腻 harer鈥檖i | prem峁嚹� 蝉补尘腻蝉 迟颈峁ａ弓丑补苍迟颈 蝉补迟补迟补峁� harisannidhau || Brahmavaivarta Pur膩峁嘺, 2.6.17
[2]:
膩virbh奴t膩 yad膩 诲别惫墨 vaktrata岣� k峁涐梗峁嘺yo峁ta岣� | iye峁 办峁涐梗峁嘺峁� k膩mena kak膩muk墨 办腻尘补谤奴辫颈峁嚹� || Ibid., 2.4.12-19
[3]:
eva峁� lak峁墨 sa峁僷radadau tu峁ａ弓o n膩r膩ya峁嚹亂a va墨 | sa峁僯ag膩ma ca 惫补颈办耻峁囜弓丑补峁� t膩bhy膩峁� s膩rdha峁� jagatp膩ti岣� || Ibid., 2.2.59
[4]:
[6]:
Ibid.,p.689
[7]:
brahm膩 n膩r膩ya峁噒maka岣� | 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 Pur膩峁嘺,1.3.24
[8]:
adityasya sarasvaty膩峁� jaj帽ate dvau sutau varau | Matsya Pur膩峁嘺,171.57
[9]:
Williams, Monier, A Sanskrit-English Dictionary, p.119
[10]:
Ibid., p.140