Padma Puran.a

qualities exclusive to qualifieds during reign of Rama-candra (5:5:28-45)

quality

translation

was in __

sadambha

containing good water

rivers

vi-bhrama

amorous movement

women

kut.ila-gaminya

crooked flow

rivers

[tamas]

darkness

dark fortnights

rajas

menses

women

 

taking wrong course

chariot

dan.d.a

handle

implements

 

repentence

dice-players

pas`a

dice

gamblers

jad.ya

frididity

water

 

hard-heartedness

women

kus.t.ha

herb

medicines

 

hole

good gems

 

pointed weapon

idol-fashioners

 

tremor

good feelings

 

fever

sexual passions

 

poverty (viz., scarcity)

wicked

 

elephants

wanton

loss of dana

loss of ichor

elephants

 

sharpness

thorns

departure from gun.a

departure from [bow-]string

arrows

 

compact utterance

book

Go-kula the abode of Go-vinda (5:69:23b-37)

direction

# of "petal"

"petal"

south

1st

Go-kula

southeast

2nd

Sanketa dvi-pada with 2 huts

east

3rd

100 times more meritorious than the Ganga

northeast

4th

[Katyayana] "snatching off of the garments ... (of the cowherdesses) took place there."

north

5th

Karn.ika (‘pericarp’) dva-das`a-Aditya (‘having 12 suns’)

northwest

6th

Kali-hrada

west

7th

Brahma-dala, deluding Brahma, but giving boons to wives of Vis.n.u

southeast

8th

Vyoma-ghatana "killing of S`ankhacud.a took place there"

Svadha-madhava (5:69:39-51)

# of "petal"

"petal"

abode of __

1st

Go-vardhana mt.

 

2nd

Nitya-vr.ndaka-anana

Kr.s.n.a

3rd

Sarva-s`res.t.ha-uttama-uttama

 

4th

Maha-adbhuta-rasa-sthala

Nanda

5th

Karn.ika-dala-mahatmya

Go-pala

6th

Nanda-vana

 

7th

Bakula-aran.ya

 

8th

Tala-vana where cows were killed

 

9th

Kumuda-aran.ya

 

10th

Kama-aran.ya

Brahma-prasadhana (‘decoration’), a guise of Vis.n.u

11th

Bhakta-anugraha-karan.a of bridge

 

12th

Bhan.d.ira

S`ri-daman

13th

Bhadra-vara

 

14th

Sarva-siddhi-prada-sthala

 

15th

Loha-vana

 

16th

resembling Karn.ika

 

with Go-vinda : chief ladies on yoga-pit.ha which is covered with lion’s-skin-like golden sheet (5:70:2-7)

direction

goddess

on golden throne

Radha

[primordial matter]

Radhika

in front

Lalita

northwest

S`ri-hari-priya

east

Vi-s`akha

southeast

S`aibya

south

Padma

southwest

Candra-vati

enthroned, each under a tree : Vasu-deva-s & descendants (5:70:26-52a)

5:70:

direction

under __ tree

hero

his wife

his color

:26-31

west

parijata

Kr.s.n.a

 

sapphire

:33-37

north

yellow sandalwood

Sam-kars.ana

Revati

transparent quartz

:38-42a

south

santana

Pra-dyumna

 

dark waterlily

:42b-52a

east

 

Aniruddha

Us.a

dense cloud

the [99] ladies at Vr.ndavana (5:74:104b-138)

5:74:

group

__-

-__

:105-121

most beloved

Purn.a-

-rasa

Rasa-

-manthara

 

-alaya

 

-vallari

 

-piyus.a-dhara

 

-tarangin.i

 

-kallolini

 

-vapika

An-anga-

-sena

 

-malini

Mada-

-yanti

Rasa-

-vi-hvala

Lalita

_

 

-yauvana

Madana-

-man~jari

Kala-

-vati

Rati-

-kala

Kama-

-"

 

-dayini

Rati-

-lola

 

-ud-suka

 

-sarvasva

 

-cinta-man.i

scriptures

Ud-

-gita

Su-

-"

Kala-

-"

 

-sura

 

-kan.t.hika

Vi-

-pan~ci

Krama-

-pada

Bahu-

-huta

 

-pra-yoga

 

-kala

Kala-

-vati

Kriya-

-"

sages

Ugra-

-tapa

Bahu-

-gun.a

Priya-

-vrata

Su-

-"

 

-rekha

 

-parva

Bahu-

-pra-da

Ratna-

-rekha

Man.i-

-griva

Su-

-parn.a

A-

-kalpa

Su-

-"

Ratna-

-malika

Sau-

-damini

Kama-

-dayini

Bhoga-

-da

Vis`va-

-matr.

Dha-

-rin.i

 

-tri

Su-

-medha

Kam-

-ti

A-

-parn.a

Su-

-"

 

-laks.an.a

 

-dati

Gun.a-

-vati

Sau-

-kalini

Su-

-locana

 

-mana

A-

-s`ruta

Su-

-s`ila

Rati-

-sukha-pra-dayini

:122-138

cow-herdesses

Candra-

-_vati

 

-rekha

 

-(i)ka

 

-mala

 

-lika

 

-prabha

 

-kala

Varn.a-

vali

 

-mala

Man.i-

-malika

Varn.a-

-prabha

Su-

-"

Man.i-

-"

Hara-

-vali

Tara-

-malini

Mala-

-ti

Yu-

-thi

Vas-

-anti

Nava-

-malika

--

Malli

Nava-

-"

S`eph-

-alika

Sau-

-gandhika

Kasturi

 

Padmini

 

Kumud-

-vati

Rasa-

-ullasa

Citra-

-vr.nda

Su-

-rekha

Svarn.a-

-rekhika

Kan~cana-

-mala

A-

-santatika

deities of s`alagrama stones

deity

s`alagrama (5:78:28-39)

s`alagrama (6:120:51b-73)

Vis.n.u

   

1st

wheel

Gada-dhara

1st

2 discs, white lines

   

Pus.kala

2nd

2 discs, red

   

Sam-kars.an.a

3rd

?

   

Pra-dyumna

4th

?

2nd

long, cavity, many holes

Aniruddha

5th

round, long hollow, holes

3rd

yellow, round, 3 lines at opening, waterlily

Nara-ayan.a

6th

dark-blue aperture, 3 lines

4th

dark, navel-wheel, long lines, cavity

Nr.-simha

7th

mace-lines, navel-waterlily, big disk

6th

large

Kapila

8th

3 dots

   

Kapila ascetic

9th

5 dots

5th

large

Varaha

10th

3 marks, 2 circles

7th

2 uneven dics, sapphire-like, 3 lines

Nila

11th

3 lines, dots, big tortoise

9th

(Kurma) raised, round, filled with a disc

"dark one"

12th

circles, eddies, whitish

   

S`ri-dhara

13th

5 lines

13th

woodflowers-garland, kadamba-flower, 5 lines

Vana-malin

14th

mace-marked

15th

("handsome god") dark, lustrous, mace & disc, line

Vamana

15th

round

14th

round, small, atasi flower

Nilaka

16th

disk in centre

   

An-antaka

17th

variegated, multiform, serpent-hooded

17th

variegated, circuits, multiform

Dama-udara

18th

dark, corpulent

16th

big, disc in centre, durva-like, openings, yellow lines

Nilaka [again!]

19th

circle in centre

   

Brahma

20th

very red

20th

(Padma-nabha) reddish, waterlily at face

Su-s.ira

21st

very long line

   

Pr.thu

22nd

disc & waterlily

   

Krs.n.a

23rd

big, large hole

   

Bindu-mant

24th

a dot

   

Haya-griva

25th

goad

11th

horse-shape, 5 lines, blue sign

Kaustubha

26th

5 lines

10th

green

Vai-kun.t.ha

27th

spotless

12th

undivided, disc, banner; line on hole, gun~ja-fruit

Matsya

28th

black, 1 disc, waterlily, long line, whitish

8th

golden, 3 lines

Rama-candra

29th

vertical lines

   

Tri-vikrama

30th

dark, mace

   

Purus.a-uttama

   

18th

face is seen everywhere

Yoga-is`vara

   

19th

linga emerging from the s`alagrama

     

deities (5:78:40-43)

numeric [of disks]

deities (6:120:74-83)

he at Dvaraka

1

Su-dars`ana

Laks.mi & Nara-ayan.a

2

Laks.mi & Nara-ayan.a

Tri-vikrama

3

Acyuta

?

4

Jana-ardana

Vasu-deva

5

Vasu-deva

Pra-dyumna

6

Pra-dyumna

Sam-kars.na

7

Sam-kars.na

Purus.a-uttama

8

Purus.a-uttama

"new"

9

?

Aniruddha

10

one’s "own nature" [sva-bhava]

 

11

Aniruddha

An-antaka

12

?

torments in hells (5:101:9-24)

within caverns in the mountain Mandara, "whose big caves were full of the songs (sung) by kinnara couples", lords of attendants had faces like those of :-(5:109:23-36):--

lions

elephants

wolves

different or strange

half-faces

half-curved faces

female deer

ruru-deer

alligators

bears

monkeys

tigers

scorpions

bears [again!]

camels

hounds

asses

"all the beings"

creepers

trees

curved like rocks

[made of] iron

birds

12 faces

3-figured faces

bells

flutes

small bells

embodied scriptures on the mountain Mandara (5:109:37-44)

Veda-s

cows

Mimamsa

calves

Dharma

"bodily" praesent

Puran.a-s

in deeds

Smr.ti-s (Codes of Law)

 

Itihasa-s (Histories)

 

court of S`iva (5:109:49-59)

deity

meaning

function

Bhakti

devotion

fanneth the gods with fan of Om-kara

Puja

worship

giveth garland

Jn~apti

cognition

holdeth chowry

Virakti

detachment

" "

Samadhi

meditation

worketh

Dharan.a

abstraction of mind

is his wife

[Yama-s]

checks

servant

[Ni-yama-s]

restraints

"

Pran.ayama

suspending the breath

purohita (family-priest)

Pratyahara

withdrawing the senses

holder of [the staff of] gold

Dhyana

meditation

superintendant of wealth (treasurer)

Satya

truth

general of army

Dharma

righteousness

guardian of animals

A-dharma

unrighteousness

thief

[Pas`u-pati??]

 

binder with noose

[A-mogha-pas`a?]

 

liberator of animals by their death at K

Brahma

 

door-keeper

Vis.n.u

 

" "

Maha-indra

 

" "

Laks.mi

 

at threshold

Saras-vati

 

" "

duel-combats in war of Jalan-dhara (6:5:89-93)

weapons of gods

weapons of anti-gods

god

weapon (6:6:1-18)

anti-god

weapon (6:6:1-18)

Vis.n.u

mace

Kala-nemi

arrows

Yama

 

Dus-varan.a

mace

Rahu

fist

Moon & Sun

sword

Vais`va-nara

 

Ketu

 

Br.has-pati

 

S`ukra

 

the 2 As`vinau

 

Angara-parn.aka

 

Indra’s son [Jayanta]

arrows

Sam-hrada

iron cudgel

Ku-vera

mace

Ni-hrada

 

the Rudra-s

spears

Ni-s`umbha

arrows

the Vis`ve-deva-s

 

Jambha

 

the Vayu-s

 

Vajra-roman

 

Mr.tyu

 

Maya

nooses

Vasava (Indra)

nooses

Namuci [& Bala]

 

6:6:17 "Bala laughed. From the mouth of him who was laughing, pearls dropped down."

body of Bala when shattered by the thunderbolt of Indra (6:6:22-31)

places whereonto body-parts of Bala fell (6:6:22-24)

#

place

1st

golden mountain

2nd

Hima-alaya

3rd

Go mt.

4th

divine river

5th

Mandara mt.

6th

Vi-jaya = mine of diamonds

   

gems which the bodily members of Bala became (:25-31)

body-member

pretitious substance

"hexagons"

gems

eyen

sapphires

ears

rubies

blood

"

tongue

corals

teeth

pearls

marrow

emeralds

nose

"

excrement

bellmetal

semen

silver

urine

copper

unguent

brass

hands (?)

lapis lazuli

nails

gold

blood [again!]

mercury

marrow

quartz

flesh

coral {"his flesh is coral made"}

further duel-combats in war of Jalan-dhara (6:12:3-5)

the attacker

the attacked

Bhaya-anaka

Can.d.a

Rahu

Skanda

Sarpa-roman

Kus.man.d.a

Gharghara

Madana

Ketu-mukha

S`ubha

Janbha

Vi-nayaka

Patala-ketu

Hasa

Roma-kan.t.aka

Bhr.ngi-is`a

further weapons in duel-combats in war of Jalan-dhara (6:12:6b-19a)

6:12:

weapon of god

weapon of god

 

god

weapon

god

weapon

:6b-17

Nandin

arrows

Kumbha

mountain

Maha-kala

mace

Ni-s`umbha

mallet

Pus.pa-danta

mace

S`aila-roman

fist

:20-8

Malya-vat

boulder

Kolahala

3 arrows

:29b-37

Skanda

arrows

Rahu

s`akti

Dahana

arrows

Barbara

sword

Kus.man.d.a

 

Sarpa-roman

fist

Hasa

 

Patala-ketu

fist

sacred places on the body of Gada-dhara, to be worshipped on the Ud-milani day (6:35:51-55)

on body

name

knees

Vis.n.u

private parts

Guhya-pati (‘secrets’ lord’)

waist

Pita-vasas (‘yellow-clad’)

navel

Brahma-murti-bhr.t (‘Brahma’s aspect-holder’)

belly

Vis`va-yoni (‘all’s source’)

heart

Jn~ana-gamya (‘knowledge-reached’)

throat

Vaikun.t.ha-murti

forehead

Urdhva-ga (‘upward-going’)

arm

Daks.a-anta-karin (‘dextrous-end-maker’)

head

Sura-is`a (‘liquor-owner’)

entire body

Sarva-murti (‘every aspect’)

sacred places on the body of Padma-nabha , to be worshipped on the Paks.a-vardhini day (6:36:7-12)

on body

name

feet

Padma-nabha

knees

Vis`va-murti (‘all aspects’)

thighs

Jn~ana-gamya (‘knowledge-reached’)

waist

Jn~ana-prada (‘knowledge-forth-giver’)

belly

Vis`va-natha (‘all’s refuge’)

heart

S`ri-dhara (‘revered support’)

throat

Kaustubha-kan.t.ha

arms

Ks.atra-anta-karin

forehead

Vyoman-murdhan (‘sky-headed’)

head

Sarva-rupin (‘every-formed’)

Damanaka festival (6:84:1-19)

direction

god

east

Madana

south-east

Manmatha

south

Kandarpa

south-west

An-anga

west

"whose body was reduced to ash"

north-west

Smara

north

Is`vara

north-east

Pus.pa-ban.a (having arrows of flowers)

Bhaga-vata Gita

PP cap.

BhG cap.

about person

was reborn [in successive incarnations] as

whose spouse

who (the spouse) was reborn [in successive incarnations] as

6:175

1

Su-s`arman, who did not honor guests

bull who carried lame man

courtezan instructed by a parrot

 

6:176:1-17

2

Deva-s`arman (in city Purandara) who honored guests, one of whom was

     
   

Mukta-karman, who described as his praeceptor

     
   

Mitra-vant the goat-herder, who described

     

:19-38

 

Dur-dama in reign of Vi-krama: to whom was explained by

diseased fowler; tiger

female imp [who "ate"the diseased fowler]; female goat

 

:39-55

 

Su-karman in temple for Druhin.a

monkey

   

6:177

3

Jad.a, who rode in (6:177:12-21) vimana with little bells

goblin oppressed by hunger [Preta ?]

   

6:178

4

Satya-tapas (at Chinna-papa)

Bharata in temple of Vis`va-is`vara at Varanas.i

2 women

2 badari trees

6:179

5

Pingala (at city Puru-kutsa)

vulture

Arun.a, who died "due to a fistula of the pudendum"

female parrot

6:180:1-22

6

Bhadra-as`va in reign of Jn~ana-s`ruti (at Pratis.t.hana)

male swan

 

female swan

6:181:1-20

7

S`anku-karn.a Daya-arn.ava, killed by serpent bite (his corpse therefore disposed of by exposure on nimba tree): his 3rd son was

serpent who stayed within anthill

   

:22

 

S`iva, to whom the serpent had sent a dream of buried gold

 

to "take out the earth" dug from anthill

 

6:182:1-6

8

Bhava-s`arman (in city Amardaka): died from drinking tali-fruit juice

tala tree, to the shadow whereof resorted a brahman.a-ghost couple

courtesan

 

:8-17

 

the brahman.a-ghost couple: husband Kus`i-vala: for them came (6:182:18-25) a vimana with small bells

[had received(, but not shared with other brahman.a-s ?,) a "Kala-purus.a"]

the brahman.a-ghost couple: wife Ku-mati "of wicked mind"

 

6:183:1-8

9

Madhava (in city Mahis.mati on the Narmada)

     

:10-33

 

brahman.a who sacrificed (at his wife's behest) a kid to goddess Can.d.ika

monkey working for juggler; hound; horse of distiller (until sold to former wife); goat

she beat her own husband during his hound-incarnation (6:183:24): bought her own husband in his horse-incarnation, and their cildren beat him to death (6:183-25-33)

 

:35-48

 

king Candra-s`arman gave a Kala-purus.a [golem, demi-animate worker ?]

a red-eyed can.d.ala [= Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli ?], "Srong sin", came forth from the heart of the Kala-purus.a

 

a female can.d.alika, "Censure"

6:184:5-17

10

Dhiradhin (in Kas`i)

Bhr.ngi-rit.i ?

   

:18-41

 

(in Punnaga forest nigh Kailasa,) Dhur-jat.i was addressed by

     

:50-54

the black swan vehicle of Brahma, who had been told by a 5-blossomed waterlily about

:63-82

 

4-armed dark men wearing gold-colored garments

cranes who killed wild beasts; can.d.ala-s who killed travellers; ass; camel; monkey; cat; [60,000] bees

 

daughter of Saras-javadana; a sarika; nude woman sporting in lake and seen by Durvasas & cursed by him; the 5-blossomed waterlily

PP = ANCIENT INDIAN TRADITION AND MYTHOLOGY SERIES, Vols. 43-46 = The Padma-Puran.a, translated by N. A. Deshpande, Parts V-VIII. Motilal Banarsidass.

VAP = Varaha Puran.a-m

MP = Matsya Puran.a-m

BhG = Bhaga-vat Gita