Vayu Puran.a
1:21: [for 1st to 28th]; 1:22: [for 29th to 30th]; 1:23: [for 31st to 33rd] kalpa-s
verses |
# |
name |
musical note, etc. |
progeny [e.g., of musical note] |
1:21:27 |
1st |
Bhava |
[Ananda] |
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2nd |
Bhuva |
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:28 |
3rd |
Tapas |
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4th |
Bhava (again!) |
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5th |
Rambha |
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6th |
R.tu |
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:29 |
7th |
Kratu |
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8th |
Vahni |
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9th |
Havya-vahana [Huta = "God"] |
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10th |
Savitra |
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:30 |
11th |
Bhuva |
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12th |
Us`ika |
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13th |
Kus`ika |
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14th |
Gandharva |
Gandhara |
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15th |
R.s.bha |
R.s.abha |
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:31-34 |
16th |
"(sound of the) ocean" |
S.ad.ja |
6 seasons: S`is`ira, Vasanta, S`arad, Hemanta |
:35 |
17th |
Marjaliya |
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:36 |
18th |
Madhyama |
Dhaivata |
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:37 |
19th |
Vairajaka |
:38 Dadhici, husband (:39) to +Gayatri |
:39 Nis.ada (?) |
:40-42 |
20th |
Nis.ada "standing with arms lifted up" for 1,000 divine years |
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:43-45 |
21st |
Pan~cama |
Pran.a, Apana, Samana, Udana, Vyana |
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:46 |
22nd |
Megha-vahana "became a cloud and carried the hide-clad lord (S`iva) for a thousand divine years" |
:47 "gasping for breath"was "Vis.n.u, the son of Kas`yapa" |
:47 Kala ("Time") |
:48 |
23rd |
Cintaka |
:49 Brahma "meditating" |
:49 the twins Citi & +Cinta |
:50 |
24th |
Akuti |
"Akuti and +Devi were twins" |
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:52 |
25th |
Vijn~apti |
:53 "a spiritual knowledge dawned upon him" |
+Devi [, wife to Vij~napti,] "gave birth to twins" |
:54 |
25th |
Manas |
:55 "a conception (Bhavana) arose in his mind." |
:54 +S`ankari [, wife to Manas,] gave birth to twins |
:56 |
27th |
Bhava = (:60-61) Dars`a |
:57-59 Parama-is.t.hin saw the mahatman as the sun-sphaire, after 1,000-years meditation |
:56 +Paurn.amasi [, wife to Bhava,} "gave birth to twins" |
:68-69 |
28th |
Br.hat |
:71 "The Br.hatsaman pierces the sphere of the sun." |
:70 Rathantara extending to 88,000 yojana-s |
1:22:9-10 |
29th |
S`veta-lohita ("white [&] reddish") |
1:22:14 Sadyas-jata of (:14) "delighted ... laughter" |
1:22:16 Su-nanda, Nandka, Vis`va-nanda, Nandana |
:20 |
30th |
Rakta |
:21-23 Vama-deva of (:26) "boistrous laugh" |
:28 Viraja, Vivaha, Vis`oka, Vis`va-bhavana |
1:23:1 |
31st |
Pita-vasas ("yellow-garmented") {cow-skin for burial-shroud ?} |
1:23:6 cow-goddess as 32 loka-s, of (:14) "dazzling loud laugh" |
1:23:17 [sattra] |
:20 |
32nd |
Sita |
:26 A-ghora with (:26) Maha-is`vara in his heart |
:29 "uttered great hissing sounds" |
:33 |
33rd |
Vis`va-rupa |
:50-51 4-faced cow +Prakr.ti: "red, white and black in complexion" is the "universal-formed [vis`va-rupin.i] cow" |
:46 parampara of Galavya |
1:25:52 +Mohini (summoned by means of Savitri mantra) to become (:51) mother of:-
Daitya |
slain by |
Kait.abha |
Vis.n.u |
Madhu |
Jis.n.u |
1:26: colors of vowels, aequated as Manu-s {similar list in Kala-cakra Tantra}
verse |
# |
vowel |
name |
color |
:32 |
1st |
A |
Svayam-bhuva |
white |
:33 |
2nd |
A |
Svarocis.a |
yellowish-white |
:34 |
3rd |
I |
Yajus |
sun[-colored, i.e., brilliant] |
:35 |
none |
I |
Ks.atriya |
red |
:36 |
4th |
U |
Tamasa |
copper-colored |
:37 |
5th |
U |
Caris.n.ava |
yellow |
:38 |
6th |
none |
Omkara |
tawny |
:39 |
7th |
R. |
Vaivasvata |
dark |
:40 |
8th |
R. |
Savarn.i |
s`yama |
:41 |
9th |
L. |
Dhumra |
dhumra ("smoky") |
:42 |
10th |
L. |
Savarn.ika |
"similar to the lord" {like chameleon ?} |
:43 |
11th |
E |
Pis`anga |
pis`anga ("reddish brown") |
:44 |
12th |
AI |
[should be "Bhasma"] |
bhasma ("ashes") |
:45 |
13th |
O |
"consisting of five colors" |
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:46 |
14th |
Au |
Savarn.i (again!) |
variegated |
1:27: the 8 forms of the blue-and-red bawling baby-boy-god Nila-lohita (A.I.T.&M., Vol. 37, pp. xxxv)
verses |
# |
name |
verses |
in __ (element) |
v. |
in one's body |
v. |
wife |
son |
:6 |
1st |
Rudra |
:40 |
sun-rays, which drink water |
:40 |
the light that people see |
:49 |
Su-varcala |
S`anais`cara (planet Saturn) |
:7-8 |
2nd |
Bhava |
:20-27 |
water |
:41 |
food |
:50 |
Us.a (Dhatri, BAP) |
Us`anas (planet Venus) |
:9 |
3rd |
S`iva [:28 S`arva] |
:28-31 |
earth |
:42 |
the body is called S`arvin |
:51 |
Vi-kes`i |
Angaraka (planet Mars) |
:10-11 |
4th |
Pas`u-pati |
:36 |
fire |
:43 |
vital breath |
:52 |
S`iva |
Manas-java |
:12 |
5th |
Is`a [:43 Is`ana] |
:32-35 |
air |
:44 |
digestive power |
:53 |
Svaha |
Skanda |
:13-14 |
6th |
Bhima |
:54 |
akas`a (aether) |
:45 |
pores |
:54 |
Dis`-es (1/4-s) |
Svarga (Heaven) |
:15 |
7th |
Ugra |
:55 |
"the sacrificer" |
:46 |
Diks.ita (initiated Yaja-mana) |
:55 |
Diks.a (initiation) |
Santana |
:16 |
8th |
Maha-deva |
:37 |
moon |
:47 |
mental body |
:56-57 |
Rohin.i |
:48 the moon (the mind) "is led in accordance with their desire by" Deva-s & Pitr.-s ("free will" being an illusion)
1:30: jvara (:fever'), classes of -- cf. MBh, S`anti 243:52-57 & MBh, S`anti 283-284
verse |
to the __ |
it is __ |
:297 |
elephants |
pain in the head |
mountains |
bitumen |
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waters |
bluish tinge |
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serpents |
slough |
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:298 |
cattle |
khauraka (cracks in the hooves) |
earth |
barrenness |
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elephants (again?!) |
obstruction to vision |
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:299 |
horses |
opening of pores |
peacocks |
splitting of the crest |
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cuckoos |
ailment of the eyen |
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:300 |
goats |
splitting of the bile |
parrots |
himika {= hikkika, MBh, S`anti 283:55} |
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tigers |
s`rama (fatigue) |
1:34:62-64 shapes of universes
name |
shape |
Atri |
100-cornered |
Bhr.gu |
1,000-cornered |
Savarn.i |
octagonal |
Bhaguri |
quadrangle |
Vars.ayan.i |
four-sided |
Galava |
saucer-shaped |
Gargya |
twisted braid |
Kros.t.aki |
sphairical |
1:34: assembly-halls of deities on Meru
verse |
direction, atop Meru |
deity |
assembly-hall |
:72 |
[center] |
Brahma |
Manas-vati |
:77 |
east |
Indra |
(pillars of gold, gem-studded platforms) |
:82 |
south-east |
Vibha-vasu |
Tejas-vati |
:86 |
south |
Vaivasvata |
Su-samyama |
:87 |
[south-west] |
Nair-r.tya |
Kr.s.n.a-angana |
:88 |
west |
Varun.a |
S`ubha-vati |
:89 |
north-west |
Vayu |
Gandha-vati |
:90 |
north |
"the Moon" |
Maha-udaya (platforms of lapis lazuli) |
:91 |
[north-east] |
Is`ana |
Yas`as-vati |
1:50: Tala-s
verses |
# of Tala, going downward |
name: __-tala (:11-12) |
color (:13-14) |
lord |
other denizens |
:15-19 |
1st |
A- |
black |
Namuci |
Maha-nada, S`anku-karn.a, Kabandha, Nis.kulada, Bhima, S`ula-danta, S`va-pada, Dhanan~-jaya, Naga-indra, Kaliya, Kalasa |
:20-24 |
2nd |
Su- |
pale white |
Maha-jambha |
Haya-griva, Kr.s.n.a,Ni-kumbha, S`ankha,Go-mukha, Nila, Megha, Krathana, Kuru-pada, Maha-us.n.is.a, Kambala,As`va-tara, Taks.aka (son of Kadru) |
:25-30 |
3rd |
Vi- |
red |
Pra-hrada & Anu-hrada |
Taraka, Tris`iras, S`is`u-mara, cyavana, Kumbhila, Khara, Viradha, Hemaka, Nanda, Vis`ala |
:31-33 |
4th |
Gabhas- |
yellow |
Kala-nemi |
Gaja-karn.a, Kun~jara, Su-mali, Mun~ja, Loka-natha, Vr.ka-vaktra, Vainateya |
:34-37 |
5th |
Maha- |
sandy |
Vi-rocana |
Vaidurya, Agni-jihva, Hiran.ya-aks.a, Vidyut-jihva, Maha-megha, Malin,Karmara, Svastika, Jaya |
:38-40 |
6th |
S`ri- |
rocky |
Kesari |
Su-parvan, Su-loman,Mahis.a, Utkros`a, S`ata-s`irs.a (son of Surama), Vasuki (son of Kas`yapa) |
:41-44 |
7th |
Pa-[tala] |
golden |
Bali |
Mucukunda |
:45-53 beneath these is S`es.a, white-complexioned, wearing blue
1:50: solar paths
zone |
name |
denizens |
:208 north of Agastya & south of Aja-vithi (Tropic of Capricorn) |
Pitr.-yana |
:213-215 80,000 householder-sages practicing "sexual intercourse" |
:216 north of Naga-vithi (Tropic of Cancer) & south of 7 R.s.i-s (Ursa Major) |
Deva-yana |
:217-218 80,000 Urdhava-retas sages who "hate sexual intercourse. They have conquered death." |
1:51: megha-s (clouds)
name |
description |
animal |
altitude |
Agneya-s |
:19 "arising from the water of the ocean ... Chilliness" (sea-fog) |
:30 "shapes of buffaloes, boars and elephants in their rut" |
:49-50 A-vaha = mist |
Jimuta-s |
:31 "do not have the attributes of thunder" (ordinary cloud) |
:33 "White cranes ... conceive" |
:32 1/2 to 1 kros`a |
Brahma-ja-s |
:34 "have the attribute of lightning" (thunderclouds) |
:37 1/4 to 1 yojana = (:36) Pra-vaha, the 2nd layer of wind |
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Pus.kara-s |
:39 (tornados?) |
:41 Para-vaha |
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Pus.kara-avartaka-s |
"Pus.kara-s revolving", huge (cyclones, typhoons) |
:42 "All the clouds ... have been born of the ... Cosmic Egg-shell of Prakr.ta ..."
2:6: = BAP 2:3:5:6-96-97 sets of Marut-s [7th set is not named]
# |
1st set (:123) |
2nd set (:125) |
3rd set (:126) |
4th set (:126) |
5th set (:127) |
6th set (:128) |
1st |
Sattva-jyotis |
R.ta-jit |
Kr.ta |
Ugra |
Idr.k |
Idr.k |
2nd |
Aditya |
Satya-jit |
Satya |
Bhima |
Anyadr.k |
Purus.a |
3rd |
Satya-jyotis |
Su-s.en.a |
Dhruva |
Abhiyu |
Yadr.k (4th Druma, BAP) |
Anya-dr.ks.a (Nanya-dr.k, BAP) |
4th |
Tiryag-jyotis |
Sena-jit |
Dhartr. |
Saks.ipa |
Prati-kr.t (5th Vr.ks.aka, BAP) |
Cetasa (Samac-cetana, BAP) |
5th |
Sa-jyotis |
Satya-mitra |
Vi-dhartr. |
Samiti (6th Mita, BAP) |
Samita (Sam-mita, BAP) |
|
6th |
Jyotis.-mant |
Abhi-mitra |
Vi-dharaya |
Sam-rambha (7th Samita, BAP) |
A-samita-dr.ks.a (Sama-vr.tti, BAP) |
|
7th |
"another one" |
Hari-mitra |
(3rd Sarit, BAP) |
Prati-dr.ks.a (Prati-hartr., BAP) |
2:24: deities of Murcchana-s (musical modes)
verse |
name of mode |
country of origin |
accompanying mode |
deity |
svara (musical note) |
:50 |
Gandhari |
[Gandhara] |
Sauvira |
Brahma |
:51 Uttara-adi |
:51 |
Harin.asya |
Hari |
Indra |
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:52 |
Karopanita-vitata |
Maruta |
Man.d.ala |
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:53 |
S`uddha-madhyama |
Maru |
Gandharva |
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:54 |
Margi |
Siddha |
lord of animals (= lion) |
deer (for the guidance of Siddha-s) |
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:55 |
Rajani |
"hermitages" |
"voices of citizens" |
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:56 |
Uttara-mandra |
Uttara-tala |
Dhruva |
s.ad.ja |
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:57 |
Uttara-ayan.a |
Pitr.-s |
dhaivata |
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:58 |
S`uddha-s.ad.jika |
great sages (mahar.s.i-s) |
Agni |
:59 pan~cama |
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:59 |
Yaks.ika |
+Yaks.i-s |
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:60 |
Ahi |
"serpents of poisonous eyes" |
Varun.a |
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:61 |
Uttama |
Kinnara-s |
Garud.a |
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:62 |
Vis`uddha-Gandhari |
"the earth is held in support" |
Gandharva |
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:63 |
Uttara-Gandhari |
"created after Gandhara" |
Vasu-s |
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:64 |
S.ad.ja |
approached Pita-maha: "hence its greatness" |
Agni (again !) |
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:65 |
Man.d.a-s.as.t.ha |
pan~cama |
the 12 divine wars -- variant is MP 47:41-54
2:35: |
war # |
war name |
occasion of the war |
:73 |
1st |
Nara-simha |
caused by the "Man-Lion": duel (:78) with Hiran.ya-aks.a |
2nd |
Vamana |
act of the Midget: Bali was bound (:77) |
|
:74 |
3rd |
Varaha |
that of the Swine: the Earth was uplifted (:79) |
4th |
[Manthana] |
churning of the ocean of nectar: Pra-hlada was defeated (:79) by Indra |
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5th |
Taraka-maya |
abduction of +Taraka: Pra-hlada's son Vi-rocana was killed (:80) by Indra |
|
:75 |
6th |
Ad.i-baka |
Jambha was killed (:81) |
7th |
Trai-pura |
burning of the triple city: Danava-s were killed (:82) |
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8th |
Andha-kara |
invisibles (?) were defeated (: 83-84) by humans in alliance with Pitr.-s |
|
9th |
Dhvaja |
flag, behind which Vipra-citti hid himself (:85) |
|
:76 |
10th |
Vart[r]a |
pertaining to Vr.tra |
11th |
Hala-ahala |
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12th |
Kola-ahala |
although surrounded, Raji, by means of nectar generated from Yajn~a, defeated (:86) the Daitya-Danava alliance of S.an.d.a & A-marka |
2:36: avatara-s of Vis.n.u (A.I.T.&M., Vol. 37, pp. xxxix-xl)
2:36: |
avatara # |
avatara name |
with __ as his praeceptor |
maha-yuga & yuga |
:72-73 |
1st |
[Varaha -- A.I.T.&M., vol. 3, p. 785, fn. 3] |
4th |
|
:73 |
2nd |
Nara-simha |
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:74 |
3rd |
Vamana |
7th , Treta |
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:88 |
4th |
Datta-atreya |
Markan.d.eya |
10th , Treta |
:89 |
5th |
Mandha-tr. |
Tathya [Utathya ?] |
15th , Treta |
:90 |
6th |
(Paras`u-Rama) son of Jamad-agni |
Vis`va-mitra |
19th , Treta |
:91 |
7th |
Rama[-candra] son of Das`a-ratha |
Vasis.t.ha (priest) |
24th , Treta |
:92 |
8th |
Veda-vyasa son of Paras`ara |
Jatu-karn.a |
28th , Treta |
:93 |
9th |
(Kr.s.n.a) son of +Devaki & of Vasu-deva |
Gargya |
28th , Dvapara (:96) |
:103-104 |
10th |
Kalkin son of Vis.n.u-yas`as |
Yajn~a-valkya |
28th , Kali |
2:36:52 Bali is assigned to the Savarn.ika Manu-antara
2:39:93-103 numbers
definition |
special system |
usual names |
10^2 |
pari-dr.d.ha |
s`ata |
10^3 |
a-yuta |
sahasra |
10^4 |
ni-yuta |
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10^5 |
pra-yuta |
laks.a |
10^6 |
ar-buda |
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10^7 |
nir-buda |
kot.i |
10^8 |
khar-buda |
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10^9 |
kharva |
ab-ja |
10^10 |
ni-kharva |
|
10^11 |
s`anku |
|
10^12 |
padma |
|
10^13 |
sam-udra |
2:41:58-66 parampara
verse |
name |
# |
veda-vyasa-s in 28 Maha-yuga-s [Vayu Puran.a-m 1 (Purva-ardha = PA) :23:107-212; BAP = Brahma[n]-An.d.a Puran.am 1:2:35:116-125; VS = Vayaviya Samhita 2 of S`iva Puran.a-m; S`RS = S`ata-Rudra 5:8:44-48 veda-vyasa-s; KP = Kurma Puran.a-m (1:53:5-9)] |
# |
parampara ofBr.had-aran.yaka 2^1:1 |
:58 |
Brahma |
1st |
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Matari-s`van |
1st |
S`veta (PA; KP) {meaning: "white", cognate with S[`]lavic S[`]van-ta, also meaning "white"} |
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:59 |
Us`anas |
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Br.has-pati |
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Savi-tr. |
5th |
[ditto] |
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:60 |
Mr.tyu |
6th |
[ditto] |
9th |
[ditto] |
Indra |
7th |
S`ata-kratu (epithet for Indra) |
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Vasis.t.ha |
8th |
[ditto] |
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Saras-vata |
9th |
[ditto] |
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:61 |
Tri-dhaman |
10th |
[ditto] |
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S`arad-vant |
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Tri-vis.t.a |
11th |
Tri-vr.ta (S`iP) |
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Antariks.a |
12th |
[yoga-acarya:- Atri] |
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:62 |
Vars.in |
14th |
Sva-raks.a (VS) |
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Trayya-arun.a |
15th |
Trayya-arun.i (S`iP) |
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Dhanan~-jaya |
16th |
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Kr.tan~-jaya |
17th |
Deva-kr.tan~-jaya (PA; S`iP) |
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:63 |
Tr.n.an~-jaya |
18th |
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Bhara-dva-ja |
19th |
[ditto] |
27th |
[ditto] |
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Gau-tama |
20th |
[ditto] |
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Nir-yantara |
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:64 |
Vaja-s`ravas |
21st |
Vacas-s`ravas (S`iP) |
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Soma-s`us.ma |
22nd |
S`us.ma-ayan.a (S`iP) |
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Tr.n.a-bindu |
23rd |
[ditto] |
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:65 |
Daks.a |
24th |
R.ks.a (PA); Yaks.a (S`RS) |
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S`akti |
25th |
[ditto] |
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Paras`ara (in womb) |
26th |
[ditto] |
33rd (!) |
Paras`arya |
|
:66 |
Jatu-karn.a |
27th |
Jatu-karn.ya |
32nd |
Jatu-karn.ya |
Dvaipa-ayana |
28th |
[ditto] |
phonemes of Veda-deities 2:42:69-73
body-member |
phoneme-class |
mouths |
16 vowels |
hand of 5 fingers |
gutturals |
other hand of 5 fingers |
palatals |
right legs |
labials |
left legs |
dentals |
sides of belly |
intermediate & last (of each group) |
navels |
N |
backs |
ending with K |
stomach |
M |
tresses of hair |
Y, R, L, V |
right shoulders |
Agni-bija |
left shoulders |
Bhr.ta |
ANCIENT INDIAN TRADITION AND MYTHOLOGY SERIES, Vols. 37 & 38 -- The Vayu Puran.a, translated by G. V. Tagare. Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi, 1987 & 1988
MBh = Maha-Bharata
BAP = Brahman An.d.a Puran.a-m
MP = Matsya Puran.a-m
PP = Padma Puran.a-m