Gautami-Mahatmya [concerning tirtha-s (sites for baptism-by-immersion) on the Godavari r]
w = wife of; s = son of; b = brother of; si = sister of; f = father of; d = daughter of;
r = river; mt = mountain; N = north; S = south
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chapter # |
name |
meaning & remarks |
# of holy centers |
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9: |
Varaha who :15-:16 encountered, in Rasa-tala, :8 Sindhu-sena |
boar |
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10: |
kus`a-avarta for, at:4 Nila-parvata abiding, kapota who :29 was caged by :8 blue-eyed cager |
grass stirred for blue mt abiding pigeon |
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11: |
kaumara of Kumara |
boy |
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12: |
Kr.ttika -- :5-:6 6 women aborted themselves, so that the 6 foetuses joined together, becoming the 6-faced Karttikeya |
Pleiades |
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13: |
das`a-as`va-medha -- :2 Vis`va-karman was f Vis`va-rupa f Pramati f Bhauvana, whose chaplain, :7 though avoiding Deva-yajana, could not complete the immolation |
10-horse-immolation {cf. she-ass of him who, though avoiding several sites, could not complete a caeremony for Balaq = Bhauvana (B-Midbar)} -- universal work f universal form f provider ... divine worshipping |
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14: |
pais`aca -- :3 Kesarin abandoned his 2 wives, viz. :3 monkey-faced Apsaras +An~jana who became :12 m Hanumant by Vayu; & :4 cat-headed Apsaras +Adrika who became :12 m Pis`aca-raja Adri by Nirr.ti (!) |
raw-meat-eater -- maned [jyotir-linga Kesarin = the religious Caesar, in Latin] abandoned water-nymph collyrium little stone who became m jawed; & water-nymph little stone who became m raw-meat-eater-king stone by decay |
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15: |
ks.udha of Kan.va |
hunger |
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16: |
+A-halya w Gautama -- :44 she committed adultery unwittingly with man disguised as her husband -- :59 "with a thousand vaginas" +A- became "a dry river", :70 her paramor "a person with a thousand eyes" |
unploughed w best of cattle |
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17: |
jana-sthana of Janaka :4 h +Gun.a-arn.ava d Varun.a |
racial stance of little race [of mankind] h thread-ocean |
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18: |
cakra where :31 Apsaras +Ks.ama :36 sang the Hindolaka song to Yama, her songs being continuated by :39 & :45 Kinkara-s |
where [earth-]patience sang little swing song to twin, by servants |
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19: |
as`va-bhanu -- in mare-guise, +Us.as d Tvas.t.r. :36 was impraegnated in "her mouth" |
horse-appearance -- dawn d carpenter |
:45 27,000 |
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20: |
Garu-d.a who :8 bound by nooses :2 Man.i-naga s S`es.a |
devourer of [carrying-]sling bound pearl-dragon |
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21: |
go-vardhana of :2 Jabali who :3 whipped bullocks (draught-oxen) |
cattle-increase |
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22: |
papa-pran.as`ana for +Mahi (widow of :2 Dhr.ta-vrata) the prostitute m Sanajjata, who married her |
sin-destroyer for great[-earth] {Sanajjata = Oidipous} |
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23: |
Pitr. -- Vis`va-mitra who :3-:16 gave dog-meat to a vulture |
father -- universal friend |
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24: |
S`veta, :5 concerning whom Citraka spoke :6 to Mr.tyu, :7 "his messengers ... standing mum" and unable to arrest S`- |
white {cf. Sisuphos whom Thanatos could not arrest} concerning whom little picture spoke to death |
:47-:48 80,000 + 14,000 + 6,000 + 6,000 = 106,000 N; 6,000 + 30,000 = 36,000 S |
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25: |
S`ukra :13 inquired of Vr.ddha-gautama; & :29 imparted vidya to Kaca s Br.haspati |
planet Venus |
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26: |
Indra, :12-:13 deterring Man.d.avya on Narma-da r, :23 was showered by kaman.d.alu with r Sikta |
sport-giver r |
:25 7,000 |
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27: |
paulastya of Pulastya who :15 bade Kuvera (:2 eldest s Vis`ravas) :11 from whom Ravan.a had captured Lanka city |
smoothed-hair |
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28: |
:19 Vahni :2 b Jata-vedas who, while havya-vaha, was slain by Madhu s +Diti |
fire b birth-science while vegetable-carrying |
:20 700 -- :22 "multi-coloured" |
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29: |
r.n.a-pramocana of Pr.thu-s`ravas s Kaks.ivant |
debt [to Pitr.-s]-releasing cub-fame s lurking |
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30: |
+Kadru&+Su-parn.a, each w Kas`yapa :5 who was advised to beget :4 by the Vala-khilya-s [3:20 who had been begotten :18 on the right toe of Parvati] -- :27-:29 +Kadru "squinted and winked her eye" and thus "became blind of one eye." |
reddish-brown {cf. Kemetian ouraios/serpent goddess as single eye for Itm = Kas`yapa} & well-feathered each w tortoise by the cavern-lump |
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31: |
+Sarasvati :9 m Sarasvant f Br.had-ratha |
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32: |
:9 Pan~ca-tirtha of 5 d Brahma, viz. +Savitri, +Gayatri, +S`raddha, +Medha, etc.; :11 Mr.ga-vyadha |
viz. impelleress, cremation-crosseress, faith, intellect; deer-hunter |
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33:4-:6 |
s`ami tree whereinto entered fire-god |
prosopis tree |
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:9 vais.n.ava of Vis.n.u who entered into as`vattha |
entered holy-fig |
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arka tree whereinto entered Bhanu |
calotropis tree |
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saumya of moon who entered into palas`a tree |
butea tree |
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vasis.t.ha of Vasis.t.ha who :3 resisted as`va-medha disrupter Hiran.ya-aks.a |
most greasy resisted golden-eye |
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34: |
:90 Harit-candra [etc.] :33-:35 f Rohita, :57 to whom was not sold, as human sacrifice, S`unah.-puccha eldest s Ajigarta |
pale-yellow moon f reddish ... hound's tail |
:91 22,000 |
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35:22-:27 |
Soma etc. |
:20 25 r |
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36: |
:57 pravara :47 the nectareous r from body of Rahu :45 pierced at his own requaest by +Kala-ratri/+Bhadra-kali |
{Pravara ("family") r = river from pierced body of "Yru^s^a^lem" (Zekaryah 14:8; John 19:34) ; while Rahu, otherwise beheaded, = John the baptist; +K-/+Bh- = Salome's daughter} |
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37: |
:82-:84 +Vr.ddha :12 cave-dwelling :24 d +Su-s`yama & R.ta-dhvaja-- :26 80,000-year austerity of R.ta-dhvaja :20 s Ars.t.i-s.en.a -- Vr.ddha (:2 s Gautama &) h +V- was :31 aged 1,000 years when he married her |
grown {cf. Kalupso w OUDeIs} d good-green & proper flag s lance-army |
17 holy centers |
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38: |
Ila of Ila who trespassed into :9 jewel-studded cave of :10 Yaks.a Samanyu (:21 who transformed self into stag) & of Yaks.in.i +Sama :27-:39 who in guise of doe/hind led I- into forest of +Uma {= +Athene} |
libation (il.a) of ghost unanimous {cf. does rescuing several Manu-s in Markan.d.eya Puran.a -- cf. also Teiresias descendant of OUDaIos & s +KharIKLo w deer-god Kheiron, although KIKhLid fish would suit better such sex-transmutation} |
:129 16,000 |
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39: |
cakra -- :5 mention by +A-halya to +Sati |
discus -- by unploughed (fallow) to existence |
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40: |
cakra-Is`vara -- Pippala-ada s Dadhica -- :49-:50 Dadhica had killed self in padma-asana by leading jat.hara fire to dahara-akas`a [in heart], :55 so that his bones were licked by deva-s, occasioning :59 "the fall of a meteor" -- :68 D-'s widow (:6 Gabhastini) gave birth, by self-performed Caesarian section, to P. -- :117-:119 P- through sus.umna, by his arms crossed as svastika, with his cupped palms (an~jali), :121 from his 3rd eye :125-:127 emitted goddess +Kr.tya as fire while meditating on himself as embryo -- :131 & :138 that +K- was to seize all beings within 1-yojana range of herself |
wheel of :81 "eater of Pippala (sacred-fig) fruits" s curd-sprinkler -- in red-water-lily posture leading gastric fire to thin aether |
:148 30,000,500 "within the range of a Yojana" |
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41: |
Naga, scil. :3 s :2 S`ura-sena (of Pratis.t.hana) :48-:51 h +Bhogavati :29-:30 d Vijaya -- :74 S`- laughed |
dragon s champion-army (of foundation) h enjoyment-providing |
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42: |
+Matr.-s :19 :go to the nether worlds." |
mothers |
:24 "holes leading to the netherworlds." {Latin mundus, Hopi s^ipapu} |
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43: |
:18 Brahma |
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:20 Rudra |
weeping-producer |
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:21 Saurya |
solar |
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:22 A-vimukta |
not unharnessed |
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44: |
A-vighna of :9 Sadyojata = :11 Lamba-udara |
non-obstacle of always-born = pendent belly (paunch) |
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45: |
S`es.a the Naga |
remainder the dragon |
:20 2,100 |
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46: |
:23 +Vad.ava w Mr.tyu |
[submarine] mare w death |
:25 1,000 |
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47: |
:2 atma of Datta s Atri & b Durvasas |
self of granted s food |
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48: |
:10 As`vattha s Kait.abha; Pippala s Kait.abha |
fig-tree s writings-god; sacred-fig-tree |
:33 16,008 |
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49: |
:16 Soma h +Os.adhi-s |
pressed [passive reflexive] h herbs |
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50: |
dhanya |
opulent |
:18 1,600 |
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51: |
:2 +Revati si Bhara-dva-ja & :19 w Kat.ha |
wealthy si support twice-born & w distress |
:26 100 |
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52: |
purn.a at :94 r mangala for :3 Dhanu-antari s Ayus |
full at r omen for [archer's] bow-periodic s age |
:104 37,000 |
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53: |
:85 Rama s +Kausalya & Das`a-ratha |
blackbird s & ten chariots |
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:214 ban.a of Laks.man.a |
arrow of lucky |
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:215 Laks.man.a |
lucky |
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+Sita |
furrow |
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54: |
putra (viz. Marut) |
son |
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:139 mitra, viz. Maya :32 b Na-muci; S`akra |
friend, viz. orpiment b not loosing |
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:140 kamala |
yellow lotus |
:141 100,00 |
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55: |
Yama; :54 kapota (viz., :2 Anu-hrada :3 h +Heti); uluka |
twin; pigeon; (viz., subordinate to phoneme h missile); owl |
:55 3,390 |
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56: |
tapas of :33, :35 "Waters the source or origin of fire ... the mothers particularly of fire." |
austerity [-- "dense water" (tritium) as source of sun's energy] |
:39 1,400 |
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57: |
:2 Ars.t.i-s.ena :3 f Bhara :4 h Su-prabha :57 at requaest by Deva-api, :58 spearing of :59 Mithu (:7 abductor of A-) |
lance-army (i.e., phalanx) f support h good radiance; request by divine also; alternately (abductor) |
:63 15,108 |
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58: |
:70 S`ankara of :72-:73 r Ananda & r Nandini |
:78 14,000 N; 16,000 S |
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:82 S`ardula, who :68 was beheaded after :65 he had abducted +Su-varn.a -- :28 +Su-varn.a was w Dharma; :26 her twin brother Su-varn.a :28 h +Sankalpa -- :29-:34 Su-varn.a & +Su-varn.a used to assume the guises of others' spouses in order to commit adultery without being recognized by paramor |
leopard abducted good-color w law; h intention {with Su-varn.a's diguises cf. St. Paul's "I am made all things to all men" (1st Corinthians 9:22).} |
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59: |
:9-:10 marjara as Hanumanta; :127 Abjaka (Vr.s.a-kapi) :99 the slayer of Maha-as`ani (who :16 had imprisoned & :29 released Indra) -- :13 Apara-ajita was w Maha-as`ani :12 s Hiran.ya |
cat as jawed; little water-born (male monkey) slayer of great flash -- unrivalled unconquered w s gold |
:125-:126 7,000 N; 11,000 S |
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60: |
Apa-stamba :2 h Aks.a-sutra & :3 f Karki --:12 refutation of linga-bhedin; :14 superiority of formless; :23 refuge in Soma-natha as :24 beyond sat & a-sat |
emplace tuft (of grass); eye-thread; Cancer (crab); refutation of sign-splitter; beyond being & non-being |
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61: |
Yama owner of :2 divine bitch Sarama :3 dam of 2 4-eyed dogs |
twin |
:53 8,003 |
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62: |
+Yaks.in.i, viz. +Pippala si Vis`va-vasu -- she repeated vaus.at., s`raus.at. misaccented to ridicule |
female ghost, viz. sacred-fig-tree si univeral goods |
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63: |
s`ukla, viz. Havya-ghna :7 elder b Kalin & :6 s +Sandhya & Pracina-Barhis. |
white ("he who was dark in color before[,] became white in a moment." :17 this happened when he was sprinkled with "[powdered ?] gold" -- cf. el dorado), viz. oblation-slayer b timed & s twilight |
:27 7,000 |
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64: |
cakra; S`ambara :10-:11 "devoured" goddess +Maya :6 alias +Mukta-ke`si, +Aja, & +Eka {? = +Eka-jat.i} |
:12-:14 "discus"; magic devoured illusion alias "whose tressed are loose", "unborn", & "single" {? = single-tress} |
:16 500 |
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65: |
van.i; :13-:18 +Vac |
forest; voice |
:27 1,900 |
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66: |
:41 Maudgalya :2 s Mudgala & h +Jabala/+Bhagi-rathi -- :35 from Vis`va-karman, :36 M.'s successors received up to 7th generation |
s bean-producer & h /apportioned chariot -- from universal work |
:43 11,000 |
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67: |
Laks.mi debated Daridra |
prosperity debated poverty |
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68: |
Bhanu; :40 mr.ta-san~jivana; s`aryata (of S`aryati :2 h +Sthavis.t.ha); Madhu-cchandas (who :35-:36 revived S`- who :22-:27 had entered fire to revive M.'s wife) |
sun-god; dead-reviving; (of arrow-beyond); honey-meter [of poe:sy] |
:39 3,000 |
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69: |
khad.ga of Pailus.a :2 s Kavas.a |
sword (:13-:17 wielded to destroy anger, greed, contact. doubt, and hope the female vampire) of careya-tree s spread-open |
:20 6,000 |
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70: |
anu-Indra; Atreya -- :14-:18 building & :29-:31 deconstructing of an imitation Meru |
alongside prince |
:38 5,000 |
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71: |
Kapila -- :25 +Kapila the cow was milked by Pr.thu |
brown milked by cub |
:29 88,000 |
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72: |
:12 Megha-hasa :2-:4 s Rahu s +Simhika |
cloud-laugh s eclipse s little lioness |
:14 18 |
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73: |
Siddha, viz. Ravan.a about to fight moon, :6 flew in vimana Pus.paka :7 to mt Kaila-asa, which :12 he shook |
adept; roarer in flying-saucer "flowery" to spear-seat |
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74: |
+Parus.n.i :23 d Atri, namely :4 +S`ubha-atreyi, si Datta, Soma, & Durvasas -- :5 she was w Angiras/Angaras |
female bird; splendid w /sparks |
:25 3,000 |
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75: |
Markan.d.eya is :12 [proponent of] karman :5 vs. jn~ana as cause of liberation |
{cf. Epistle of James as advocate of works vs. faith without works} |
:14 98 |
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76: |
:43 Kalan~jara; yayata of :2 Yayati s Nahus.a :3 h +Deva-yani d S`ukla & +S`armis.t.ha d Vr.s.a-parvan |
meeting-place; h divine career & of h divine career d white & most sheltered d rainy mountain |
:44 108 |
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77: |
Apsaras-yuga, viz. :11 +Gambhira & +Ati-gambhira sought out :15 Dhur-jat.i |
water-nymph pair; deep; very deep; burden-matted |
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78: |
:22 kot.i; Kan.va, i.e. :3 Bahlika s Kan.va |
10,000,000; s abortion-daemon [:11-:12 refused to obey divine voice tempting him to abrogate ritual] |
:27 49 |
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79: |
Nara-simha :8 whose roar caused abortions; :10 Ambarya |
human lion; collect |
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80: |
pais`aca of Pis`aca, viz. :2 [A-]Jigarti s Su-yava -- :11-:19 S`unah.-s`epa s J. rescued his father out of Pis`aca status |
swallower s good barley {status of Pis`aca in :8 resembleth that of Bauddha Preta} |
:22-:23 300 |
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81: |
nimna-bheda of +Urvas`i; Veda-dvipa -- "On all full-moon nights Urvas`i comes there always." |
cavity-split; Veda-island ("If a man circumabulates that island it is as though the ocean-girt Earth had been circumabulated by him." -- [Gan.a-pati vs. Skanda ?]) |
:27 700 |
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82: |
Nandi-tat.a; :40 Ananda |
joyous slope; joy (for Tara) |
:41 5,000 |
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83: |
bhava of Bhava, :10 by whose 3rd eye :11 was born Mahiman as s :3 Pracinabarhis. |
becoming; greatness |
:16 70 |
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84: |
sahasra-kun.d.a |
:33 "thousand sacrificial pits" (:30 "thousand persons" surrounding Rama when "He got rid of all distress.") |
:31 10 |
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85: |
:9 +Kapila cow in exchange of the Earth :3 which had become +Saimhiki |
brown; lioness |
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86: |
s`ankha-hrada |
conch-lake |
:10 10,000 |
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87: |
Kis.kindha; :21 linga-s "installed by themselves" (svayam-bhu) |
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88: |
Vyasa; Pracetasa |
arranger [of scriptures] |
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89: |
van~jara r |
:44 "prevented old age" for Naga-s |
:48 125,000 |
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90: |
deva-agama; :22 deva-priya |
divine authority; divine dear |
:22 80,000 |
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91: |
kus`a-tarpan.a -- :72 "Even the worms ... there attain liberation ..." {cf. Milaraspa} |
grass-propitiation |
:76 86,000 |
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:64 pran.ita -- :44 Purus.a tied with pas`a |
"performed" pitcher; person tied with halter |
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92: |
Manyu = :22 Ahankara |
emotion = egotism |
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93: |
Sarasvata of :44 goddess +Sarasvati seen by Paras`u when he was bathing, by the grace of S`akalya, who had :29-:31 worn deities as kavaca :4 at mt S`ubhra |
pool-providing seen by axe of unmodified-phonetics-grammarian as spell-armor |
:53 "many" |
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94: |
Cin~cika (:3 name of a meat-eating bherun.d.a-bird) :12 of 2 beaks; Pavamana visited C- |
:32 became meat-eater for having used "theeing and thouing" [Quaker-like] |
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95: |
bhadra, scil. :47 Hars.an.a s +Bhadra = +Vis.t.i :27 w Vis`va-rupa s Tvas.t.r. -- :30 +V. & V.'s 7 sons were Gan.d.a, Ati-gan.d.a, Rakta-aks.a, Krodhana, Vyaya, Durmukha, & (youngest) Hars.an.a |
bristling s auspicious = drudgery w universal form s carpenter -- sons: cheek, puffed cheek, bloodshot-eyen, wrathful, expense, ill-mouthed, & bristling |
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96: |
pat-atri of brethren birds Sampati & Jat.a-ayu |
flying-food of & twisted-hair age [flew too nigh sun: their wings burnt, they fell {cf. Ikaros}] |
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97: |
vipra; Nara-ayan.a -- daemoness :14 +Kankalini :5 kidnapped Asandiva |
excited; hell-travelling -- skeleton {cf. Maori +Kura-ngaituku the kidnapper of men} |
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98: |
bhanu of :2 Abhis.t.uta having, for as`va-medha, :3 16 r.tvik-s |
praised for horse-immolation |
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99: |
Bhilla the huntsman who, :5 in worshipping Adi-kes`a, :7 praesented meat -- :19 Veda, younger b Sindhu, :32 "let fall a boulder on" A-'s head, so that :41 Bh- split himself into many pieces |
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100: |
caks.us :49 plucked out of Man.i-kun.d.ala by his feigned friend Vr.ddha-kaus`ika, after :37-:38 V- had, upon winning them as wager, cut off M-'s hands -- :68 hands & eyen were restored to M- by Vaibhis.an.i |
seeing plucked out of pearl-ring grown-splint, had by terrifying |
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101: |
+Urvas`i :22 was won, from Pramati, in dice-gambling by Citra-sena :20 s Vis`va-vasu the Gandharva -- :45 after being imprisoned 1001 years, P- was released by his son Su-mati :43 at the instruction by :27 Madhu-cchandas |
broad fascination (uru-vas`i) from provider by picture-army s universal goods by good doctrine at honeyed meter [in poe:sy] |
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102: |
samudra |
sea |
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103: |
r.s.i-sattra of the 7 r.s.i-s; :39 bhima-natha |
seer-ritual; tremendous refuge |
ANCIENT INDIAN TRADITION AND MYTHOLOGY, Volume 36. Brahma Puran.a, Part IV. Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi, 1986.