The Legend of Purūravas and Urvaśī: an Interpretation

1974 ◽  
Vol 106 (2) ◽  
pp. 142-152
Author(s):  
R. C. Gaur
Keyword(s):  
Visnu Purana ◽  
Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa

The Ṛg-Vedic hymn X. 95, describing the story of Purūravas and Urvaśī is of considerable interest and obscurity. It has attracted the attention of priests and scholars alike from the days of the Brāhmaṇas, with the result that different versions of the story have come down to us with unrestricted freedom. Geldner has recorded eight sources of the story: (i) the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa; (ii) the Kaṭhakam; (iii) Ṣaḍguru-śiṣya's commentary on the Sarvānukramaṇī; (iv) the Harivaṃśa Purāṇa; (v) the Viṣṇu Purāṇa; (vi) the Bṛhaddevatā; (vii) the Kathāsaritsāgara; and (viii) the Mahābhārata. To the above a few more works, such as the Vāyu Purāṇa, the Mātsya Purāṇa, and the Rāmāyaṇa may be added to make the list more comprehensive. However, Kālidāsa made the story more popular through one of his finest plays, Vikramorvaśīyaṃ.

Purāna Leǵends and the Prakrit Tradition in New Indo-Aryan

1936 ◽  
Vol 8 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 457-466 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suniti Kumar Chatterji
Keyword(s):  
Visnu Purana ◽  
Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa

It is now generally admitted that a great deal of the ancient and medieval myth and legend enshrined in the Sanskrit epics and Purānas is of non-Aryan origin, and that even in Vedic mythology certain pre-Aryan elements are present. Puranic myths of the godsand legends of kings, heroes, and sages, in the form in which we find them in the Sanskrit works, represent undoubtedly a considerable amount of modification from their original forms, whether Aryan or non-Aryan: witness, e.g., the treatment of what would appear to bea genuine Aryan (? Indo-European) saga-that of Purūravas and Urvaśī, as we find it in the Rigveda and the Śatapatha Brāhmana, in the Visnu Purāna and in the subsequent Puranas.

Dī- and uddī- ‘to fly’ in Indo-Aryan

1979 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 358-360 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. L. Turner
Keyword(s):  
Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa

The root dī- is found in the Rgveda some 13 times as dīyati and once as dàyaté (dàyamāna-), including once each with the preverbs nis and pári, and once in Satapatha-brāhmana in the intensive dédīyitavai. Pali has dayati (beside dēti) = uppatati.

KRSNA'S INITIATION AT SĀNDĪPANI'S HERMITAGE

Numen ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-60
Author(s):  
André Couture
Keyword(s):  
Adult Life ◽  
Bhāgavata Purāṇa ◽  
Initiation Process ◽  
Bhagavata Purana ◽  
Visnu Purana

AbstractIn the Harivamśa 79 [HV], the Visnu-Purāna 5.21 [ViP], the Brahma-Purāna 86 [BrP], and the Bhāgavata-Purāna 10.45 [BhP], immediately after the young Krsna kills Kamsa, Krsna's initiation at Sāndīpani's hermitage takes place. To date, this strange episode has not been studied in its own right. Occasionally mentioned in scholarly works, no attempt has been made to understand the importance or significance of this event within the Krsna tradition. This paper begins with a summary of HV 79, and then moves on to examine the character of Sāndīpani, his connection with Garga/Gārgya, the initiation process and the underlying father/son relationships, as well as variations on these themes. The episode provides a narrative link between Samkarsana and Krsna's childhood and the rest of the story which deals with their adult life as ksatriyas, and as such, helps to clarify the overall structure of the HV. Emphasizing Sāndīpani's role as a guru, this paper uncovers, little by little, his connections with (1) the whole trimūrti comprised of Brahmā, Visnu and Śiva-Rudra, (2) the sacrificial logic which involves one who sacrifices, a deity and an officiant, and (3) the variations on the theme of filiation implied in the narration.

scholarly journals Filozofia, rytuał i performatywność w starożytnej myśli indyjskiej na przykładzie upaniszady Ćhandogia 6.2.4

2021 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 131-146
Author(s):  
Joanna Jurewicz
Keyword(s):  
Fundamental Importance ◽  
Philosophical Thought ◽  
Common Experience ◽  
Indian Thought ◽  
Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ◽  
Chāndogya Upaniṣad

Philosophy, ritual and performativity in ancient Indian thought on the example of the Chandogia Upanishad 6.2.4 The paper discusses cosmogony presented by Uddālaka Āruṇi attested in the Chāndogya Upaniṣad (6.1-6), according to which world forms arise by giving them a name. I argue that the experience that motivates the thinking of Uddālaka is ritual, the essence of which is to give people and objects a name, thanks to which their status dramatically changes for the duration of the ritual. An analysis of a selected passage of the king’s coronation described in the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa (5.3.4) reveals the fundamental importance of the verses uttered during preparation of the water for the consecration. The reconstruction of an experience that influences philosophical thought makes it possible to see its coherence and depth, and the fact that this experience is a ritual, a common experience of humanity, enables it to be better understood by those who grew up in other philosophical traditions as well.

Yoga in the Viṣṇu Purāṇa

2017 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 381-402
Author(s):  
Sucharita Adluri
Keyword(s):  
Visnu Purana

scholarly journals Vedic Literature Vis-a-Vis Mathematical Astronomy

1987 ◽  
Vol 91 ◽  
pp. 29-32
Author(s):  
Pamatosh Sarkar
Keyword(s):  
View Point ◽  
Mathematical Astronomy ◽  
Vedic Literature ◽  
Good Point ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa

The present paper restricts to the analysis of some passages from the Vedic literature, viz. Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa and Vedāṅga Jyautiṣa, from the view point of mathematical astronomy.The Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa in 2.1.2.1 to 2.1.2.5, refers to some ritual in which some fire has to be set up. It recommends Kṛttikā as the nakṣatra or the lunar asterism under which to set up the fire. For, there are some special features that Śatapatha-Brāhmana obviously considers as good points. According to the text, one good point about Kṛttikā is that it is ′the most numerous′; secondly, it rises ′in the east′.

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