A Study of the Bhâgavata Purâna; or, Esoteric Hinduism
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A Study of the Bhâgavata Purâna; or, Esoteric Hinduism
Puranas. Bhagavatapurana. English
(1) _By Timi_: — Aquatic animals.
(2) _By Saramâ_: — Wild beasts, such as Tigers.
(3) _By Surabhi_. — Cloven-footed animals.
(4) _By Tâmrâ_: — The Vultures.
(5) _By Muni_: — The Apsarasas.
(6) _By Krōdhavasa_: — Serpents such as Danda Suka and others.
(7) _By Ilâ_: — Plants.
(8) _By Suramâ_: — The Râkshasas.
(9) _By Aristhâ_: — The Gandharvas.
(10) _By Kâsthâ_: — Beasts other than cloven-hoofed.
(11) _By Danu_: — 61 Dânavas the chief of them being Dvî Mûrdhâ,
Sâmbara, Aristhâ, Hayagrîva, Vibhâvasu, Ayōmukha, Sanku Siras,
Svarbhânu, Kapila, Putōma, Vrisha Pravâ, Eka-Chakra, Anutapana,
Dhûmra-Kesa, Virupaksha, Vipra-chitti and Durjaya.
Namuchi married Suprabhâ, the daughter of Svar-bhanu.
King Yayâti married Sarmisthâ, the daughter of Vrisha-parvan.
Vaisvanara was another son of Danu. He had four daughters. Upadanavi,
Haya-siras, Pulōma and Kalaka. Pulōma and Kalaka had 60,000 valiant
sons named Poulama and Kalakeya. Arjuna alone killed all of them in
Svarga. Bipra Chitti had by his wife Sinhika 101 sons. The eldest of
them is Râhu. The other hundred are Ketus. They all became planets.
(12) _By Aditi_: — The 12 Âdityas — Vivasvat, Aryaman, Pûshan,
Tvastri, Savitri, Bhaga, Dhâtri, Vidhâtri, Varuna, Mitra, Indra,
and Vishnu. _Vivasvat_ had by his wife Sanjnâ two sons
Srâddhadeva Manu and Yâma (the death god), and one daughter the
river Yamunâ. This Sanjnâ became also a mare and produced the
twin Asvini Kumâras. He had also by Chaya two sons Sanaischara
(Saturn) and Sâvarni Manu and one daughter Tapatî. Tapatî had for
her husband Sanvarana. Mâtrikâ is the wife of _Aryaman_. He had
by her sons called Charshani. (For Charshani _vide Suprâ_.) The
human race has been moulded after them by Brahmâ. Pûshan is
childless, and broken toothed. He partakes only of powdered food.
This has been related in the story of Daksha. Rachanâ is the wife
of _Tvastri_. She is the daughter of a Daitya. Prajâpati Tvastri
had by her one son Visvarûpa. Though connected on the mother’s
side with the Asuras, Visvarûpa was made a Purohita by the Devas,
when Brihaspati (Jupiter) their former preceptor left them.
*SKANDHA VI. CHAP. 18.*
_Savitri_ had, by his wife Prisni, three daughters, Sâvitri (Gâyatri),
Vyâhriti (Bhûr, Bhuvar, Svar, Mahar &c.) and the Trayi; (Rik, Yajur, and
Sâman). His sons were Agnihotra, Pasu Yâga, Sōma Yâga, Chaturmâsya Yâga
and the 5 Mahâ Yajnas.
_Bhaga_ had, by his wife Siddhi, three sons Mahimart, Vibhu and Prabhu
and one daughter Âsis.
_Dhâtri_ had, by his wife Kuhu, one son Sâyam (evening), by his wife
Sinivaû, Darsa (the new moon day), by his wife Râkâ, Prâtar (morn) and
by his wife Anumati, Pûrnamâsa (full Moonday).
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