Padma Puran.a
elemental rulers, their abodes; and their ministers’ abodes (2:7:45-54a)
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2:7: |
ruler |
ruler’s abode |
2:7: |
minister |
minister’s abode |
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:45 |
Bhumi (‘earth’) |
bones |
:46 |
odor |
nose |
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:47 |
Akas`a (‘aither’) |
"within and without" |
:48 |
hearing |
ears |
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:49 |
Vayu (‘air’) |
"five forms" |
touch |
skin |
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:50-3 |
Tejas (‘splendor’, scil. of fire) |
"digest" {alimentary system} |
:54a |
taste |
tongue |
{concerning akas`a as "within and without" : do consider that the Kingdom of Heaven is described likewise}
6 male & 7 female personifications (2:12:72-98)
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2:12: |
name |
meaning |
description |
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:72-73 |
Brahma-carya |
caelibacy |
lustrous, with staff & water-pot in hands |
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:74 |
Satya |
truth |
tawny, with reddish-brown eyen |
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:75-76 |
Tapas |
austerity |
lustrous like the gods |
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:77-78 |
Dama |
taming |
lustrous & kindly to all |
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:79 |
Ni-yama |
restraint |
matted-haired, tawny, with sword (to destroy sins) in hand |
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:80 |
S`auca |
cleanliness |
resembling quartz, holding water-pitcher & twig-toothbrush |
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:81 |
+S`us`rus.a |
service |
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:82-83 |
+Ks.ama |
forbearance |
with waterlily in hand, a foster-mother |
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:84-85 |
+S`anti |
tranquility |
with divine jewels; of limited speech |
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:87-88 |
+A-himsa |
harmlessness |
like heated gold |
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:89-91 |
+S`raddha |
faith |
with pearls; smiling |
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:92-94 |
+Prajn~a |
wisdom |
resembling swan; with pearl-necklace & white garment; books in her hands |
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:95-98 |
+Daya |
pity |
like lac-juice; wearing yellow garland & yellow garment |
milking of the earth, which had been submerged in the marrow of Madhu & of Kait.abha (2:29:32-82)
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milkers |
calf |
pot |
milk |
milkman |
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the gods |
Svayam-bhuva Manu |
his own hand |
food |
Pr.thu |
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the r.s.i-s |
Soma |
"energy" |
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the pitr.-s (manes) |
Yama |
silver |
svadha with nectar (a-mr.ta) |
Antaka |
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the naga-s & sarpa-s |
Taks.aka |
gourd |
poison |
Dhr.ta-ras.t.ra |
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the daimones & goblins |
Vi-rocana |
iron |
nature of illusion (maya) |
Madhu |
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the yaks.a-s |
Vai-s`ravan.a |
"nature of obscurity" (antar-dhana-mayam) |
Rajata-nabha the father of Man.i-bhadra |
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the very strong daemons & very eager goblins |
Su-malin |
human skull & iron |
blood |
Rajata-nabha |
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the gandharva-s & +ap-saras-es |
Citra-ratha |
songs |
Su-ruci the gandharva |
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the mountains |
Himalaya |
rock |
gems |
Meru |
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the vr.ks.a-s (‘trees’) |
Plaks.a |
Palas`a-tree |
Kalpa ("the desire-yielding") |
S`ala |
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the guhyaka-s |
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the caran.a-s |
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the siddha-s |
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the vidhya-dhara-s |
animals which are immolated in Vaidik sacrifices (2:37:32b-42)
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animal immolated |
occasion for the immolation |
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horse |
As`va-medha (horse-sacrifice) |
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bull |
bull sacrifice |
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man |
Purus.a-medha (human sacrifice) |
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goats |
Vajapeya |
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many animals |
Raja-suya |
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elephant |
Pun.d.arika |
{The Hephthalite ritual of torturing to death an elephant may, then, be a basis for the Karun.a-Pun.d.arika Vaipulya-Sutra.}
the vital breaths
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vital breath |
its function |
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2:53:91-94 |
pran.a |
digestion |
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apana |
to make faeces fall out |
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samana |
"semen remains unsteadily" |
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2:120:37-41 |
udana |
"in the circle of the navel {used by one’s self when a foetus?} ... well-connected with the soul." |
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sam-udana |
breathing "due to sound" |
the "itch" for "copulation" (2:53:89-90) is caused by "insects" (abiding "In the skulls of beings" [whence the erotism of the Kapalika cult, in the skull-ritual of the Tachikawa, etc.?]) : "Having the size of the small finger, they [one of each pair ?] have red tails .... Having the (white) colour of butter, they [one of each pair ?] have black tails." (2:53:95-97) These 150 varieties of insects : "All they remain at the border of the forehead and have the size of a mustard." (2:53:100-101)
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locations of insects |
2:53:98-99 "insects" |
5:99:66-69 "insects" |
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at the root of the ears |
Pingali & S`r.nkhali |
Pingali & S`r.nkhali |
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on the tip of the nose |
Capala & Pippala |
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inside the eyen |
S`r.ngali & Jangali |
S`r.ngali & Jangali |
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palate |
Prajapatya, of "the size of a rice-grain and its colour." |
tirtha-s (3:17-18) [on the river Narmada throughout 3:17 and in 3:18: 1-80, 104-121 – and is the "Ayodhya" of :93 also intended as some site on the Narmada?]
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tirtha |
its nature (deity; duration; etc.) |
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3:17: |
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:1-2 |
Patra (‘feather’)-is`vara |
5000 y. |
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:3 |
Garjana |
Megha (‘cloud’) of Indra-jit |
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:4 |
Megha-rava (‘cloud-roar’) |
Megha-nada (‘cloud-noise’) |
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:5 |
Brahma-varta |
Brahma’s heaven |
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:6-7a |
Angara (‘ember’)-is`vara |
Rudra’s world |
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:7b-8a |
Kapila |
= donated a cow |
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:8b-9a |
Kan~ci |
heaven of cows |
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:9b-10 |
Kun.d.ala (‘ring’)-is`vara |
cannot be killed |
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:11 |
Pippala-is`vara |
Rudra’s heaven |
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:12 |
Vimala-is`vara |
Deva-s`ikha (‘divine tress’) |
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:13-7 |
Pus.karin.i |
½ Indra’s seat |
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3:18: |
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:1-4 |
S`ula-bheda (‘spear-split’) |
trident; = of 1000 cows |
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:5 |
Aditya-is`vara |
Mallika-is`vara |
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:6-7 |
Varun.a-is`vara |
Niraja-is`vara |
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:8-13 |
Kot.i (10,000,000) |
coconut; lamp on one’s head |
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:14-8 |
Agastya |
with 21 members of one’s family |
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:19 |
Ravi-stava (‘sun-praise’) |
obtain a throne |
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:20-1 |
S`akra |
Jana-ardana; = of 1000 cows |
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:22-3 |
R.s.i |
S`iva’s world; = of 1000 cows |
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:24 |
Deva |
Brahma’s world |
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:25 |
A-mara-kan.t.haka (‘immortal-necked’) |
= of 1000 cows |
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:26 |
Vamana (‘midget’)-is`vara |
Vamanaka (‘little midget’) |
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:27a |
Is`ana |
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:27b |
Vat.a |
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:28 |
Bhima |
alleviating diseases |
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:29 |
Varan.a |
free from misery |
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:30-1 |
Soma |
Candra (‘moon’) |
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:32-6 |
Pingala (‘tawny’)-is`vara |
Rudra’s world |
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:37 |
Surabhi-is`vara |
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:38 |
Naraka |
Kot.ika |
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:39 |
Nandi |
Soma’s heaven |
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:40-1 |
Vyasa |
become Rudra |
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:42-7 |
Eran.d.i |
oyster on one’s head; go around the 7-continent earth |
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:48 |
Suvarn.a-tilaka (‘well-colored caste-mark’) |
golden mansion in Rudra’s world |
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:49-50 |
confluence with river Iks.u |
become head of attendants of S`iva |
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:51 |
Skanda |
destroying sins |
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:52 |
Angirasa |
= of 1000 cows; Rudra’s heaven |
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:53 |
Langala |
destroying sins of one’s 7 existences |
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:54 |
Vat.a-is`vara |
= of 1000 cows |
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:55 |
Sangama-is`vara |
obtain a kingdom |
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:56-58a |
Bhadra |
a woman would become Gauri |
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:58b-59 |
Angara (‘ember’)-is`vara |
Rudra’s world |
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:60 |
A-yoni-sangama |
Yoni-mandira |
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:61-2 |
Pan.d.ava-is`vara |
one cannot be killed; Vis.n.u’s heaven |
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:63 |
Kambotika-is`vara |
obtain every desire |
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:64 |
Candra-bhaga |
Soma’s world |
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:65-9a |
holy place of S`akra |
Hara’s city; own white horses |
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:69b-71 |
Brahma-varta |
aeternal merit |
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:72 |
Kapila |
= giving away the entire earth |
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:73-4 |
Narmada-is`vara |
= horse-sacrifice |
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:75-80 |
Adiya-ayana |
become dear to women; according to Markan.d.eya |
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:81-2 |
Masa-is`vara |
as long as 14 Indra-s rule |
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:83 |
Naga-is`vara |
remain with nagini damsels |
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:84-5a |
Kala-is`vara |
Kubera |
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:85b-8 |
[to the west :] best abode of Marut-s |
Vayu’s world via Pus.paka vimana |
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:89-92 |
Parama-is`vara |
A-halya |
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:93 |
[in Ayodhya :] S`akra |
= 1000 cows |
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:94-7a |
Soma |
Soma’s heaven |
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:97b-8 |
Stambha |
Soma’s heaven |
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:99-100 |
Vis.n.u |
Yodhani-pura |
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:101-4a |
Tapasa-is`vara |
stones in the form of elephants |
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:104b-5 |
Siddha-is`vara |
Gan.a-pati |
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:106 |
Jana-ardana linga |
Vis.n.u’s world |
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:107-121 |
Kusuma-is`vara |
assume form of Kama in Rudra’s heaven |
vegetables no to be eaten (3:56:19b-24)
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eggplant |
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waterlily-stalks |
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safflower |
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onion |
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garlic |
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chatraka-mushroom |
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red garlic |
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kims`uka-blossoms |
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udumbara |
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bottlegourd |
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kr.sara-cakes |
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citron-fruit |
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kadamba-flowers |
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woodapple |
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figs |
flesh not to be eaten (3:56:31b-35)
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flesh of :- |
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crane |
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swan |
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gallinule |
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sparrow |
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parrot |
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osprey |
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partridge |
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goose |
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cuckoo |
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crows |
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wagtails |
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hawk |
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vulture |
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owl |
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ruddy goose |
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vulture |
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pigeon |
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dove |
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t.it.t.ibha-bird |
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lion |
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tigre |
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cat |
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hound |
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swine |
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fox |
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monkey |
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ass |
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serpents |
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deer |
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peafowls |
flesh to be eaten (3:56:36-46)
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"these animals with five claws may always be eaten" |
alligator |
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tortoise |
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hare |
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rhinoceros |
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porcupine |
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these may be eaten after having praesented them to deities [prasada], and not otherwise {these are prasada : several of these are on the list of flesh not to be eaten; if on that list but not included here, they must belong to deities not worshipped by prasada – the peafowl would be prasada for Skanda, the swan for Brahma, etc.} |
"fish with scales" |
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ruru-deer |
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peafowl |
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partridge |
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pigeon |
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cataka |
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rhinoceros |
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crane |
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swan |
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"eat the flesh of these after it has been sprinkled over" |
s`apharin (‘glittering’)-fish |
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simhatun.d.a-fish |
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pat.hina-fish |
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rohita-fish |
Puran.a-s as body-parts of Vis.n.u (3:62:1-8)
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Puran.a |
body-part |
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Brahman |
head |
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Padma |
heart |
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Vis.n.u |
right arm |
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S`aiva |
left arm |
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Bhaga-vata |
thighs |
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Naradiya |
navel |
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Markan.d.eya |
right foot |
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Agni |
left foot |
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Bhavis.ya |
right knee |
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Brahman-vaivarta |
left knee |
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Linga |
right ankle |
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Varaha |
left ankle |
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Skanda |
hair |
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Vamana |
skin |
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Kurma |
back |
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Matsya |
fat |
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Garud.a |
marrow |
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Brahman-an.d.a |
bone[s] |
ANCIENT INDIAN TRADITION AND MYTHOLOGY SERIES, Vols. 41-42 = The Padma-Puran.a, translated by N. A. Deshpande, Parts III & IV. Motilal Banarsidass Publ., Delhi, 1990.