Puranic Legend References, Notes, and Links
All 18 Puranas
1. Brahma Purana
2. Padma Purana
3. Vishnu Purana
4. Shiva Purana
5. Vamana Purana
6. Markandeya Purana
7. Varaha Purana
8. Agni Purana
9. Kurma Purana
10. Bhagavad Maha Purana
11. Linga Purana
12. Narada Purana
13. Skanda Purana
14. Garuda Purana
15. Matsya Purana
16. Vayu Purana
17. Bhavishya Purana
18. Brahmanda Purana(incomplete)
Pralaya, Creation, Meru, Banyan tree[309] During the period of final annihilation, when the whole earth was submerged in water, Lord Brahma manifested inside an egg. He slept there for thousands of yugas. When he woke up from his sleep, he found the world devoid of any inhabitants. Being under the influence of Rajo Guna, he planned to commence his creation. At the same time, Lord Vishnu awakened from his sleep and broke that egg after seeing that the whole world had merged inside him. Subsequently, Lord Brahma began his creation starting from the word- 'OMKAR'. After that, the terms- Bhur, Bhuvah and Swah respectively came into existence. The brilliant effulgence radiating from the egg had dried up the water as a result of which, the remaining water had turned into the shape of an embryo. The reservoir- Sanihitya is situated at the same place where the egg had manifested itself. Meru Mountain is nothing but the outer shell of that egg and all the other mountains are its membrane. The oceans and the rivers are the fluid inside that egg. There is a great reservoir near the navel area of Lord Brahma. A big Banyan tree is situated just in the middle of that reservoir. This tree appears like a pillar (Sthanu). 2026-6-1 and before[309/883] Once, Lord Shiva and Uma were travelling by aerial route when suddenly Uma saw the weak Balkhilyas engaged in penance. She was saddened to see their frail bodies. Linga uprooted, world engulfed by destruction.
Vamana PuranaShiva has tiger skin for clothing. Shiva and Parvati live above clouds for rainy season. Shiva severed 2 of Brahma's heads. Wandered * Yamuna dried up. Kapalmochan.
Pashpupat. Shiva's bowPashupat, Shiva's bow and arrow. 293. havan kund deer head constellation Mangala is Mars. 21 hells * Capital in the sky of virtuous demon Sukeshi. Sun god Surya jealous, attacked. Shiva counter-attacked, sun fell. Sun fallPulastya says- "After being enlightened by the sages on various subjects, Sukeshi returned to his capital. He taught the demons all that he had learnt. As a result, all the demons became very virtuous. The newly attained virtuosity and religiousness made the demons invincible and powerful. Sukeshi's capital was situated in the sky. The whole city illumined brightly due to virtuosity attained by the demons. Its illumination even subdued the radiance of Surya (Sun). Now it became very difficult to determine when the Sun rose.The deity Surya became worried at this development. He started pondering on how the demons became so powerful and contemplated over the means to destroy the demons. While Surya was meditating, the fact regarding the demons' power dawned on him. Surya became furious and angrily glanced at Sukeshi. The city started falling towards earth. Sukeshi became worried and started praying to Lord Shiva. Seeing his devotee, Sukeshi in trouble, Lord Shiva looked angrily at Surya as a result of which, he too started falling towards the earth. Dharma*Dharma of demons is negative qualities like jealousy, policy etc. * Immortal. Attainment without effort * The sages say- "Dharma consists of ten properties such as non-violence, truth, charity, not stealing the property of others, forgiveness, self-restraint, cleanliness etc. Hence it is known as Dashang Dharma.
Sacred PlantsSacred plants Pulastya says- "Lotus flower manifested from Vishnu's navel in the month of Ashwin. Similarly, other vegetation also manifested from the different organs of the deities- Kadamb tree from the palm of Kamadev, Dhatura tree from the heart of Lord Shiva, Khair tree from the middle portion of Brahma's body, Kataiya tree from Vishwakarma's body. Kundalata manifested from Parvati's palm, Sinduar tree from Ganesha's belly, Palash tree and Gular tree from the right and left armpits of Yamaraj. Similarly, Sarpat manifested from the body of Sheshnag, black and white Durva grass from the tail and back of Vasuki Nag, Harichandan tree manifested from the heart of a devotee.
Yakshas worshipped before pilgrimmage to Kurukshetra * Vindhya mountain size reducedMahishasura bull god vs goddess Durga mounted on a (simha) lion.Goddess Durga started playing her damru (small drum) and Veena, which resulted into the emergence of numerous ghosts. Shiva Rudra celibate in mourning of Sati, relinquished command of gods army. * Origin of LingaShiva, in form of elephant supplied strength to establish the pillar * Shiva and Uma traveled aerial route. She pitied the penance, but they still had anger and lust. Attacked Shiva when tested. In course of time, the heaven became crowded with human beings due to virtues attained by going on pilgrimages to Sthanu Tirtha. The deities became worried at this development and went to seek Lord Brahma's help. Indra said- "If things continue like this then the heaven will be dominated by mortals and we will have no option but to move out from there. Now, its your duty to protect us." Lord Brahma ordered Indra to fill up Sanihitya Sarovar with mud so that the Sthanu Linga gets concealed and devotees no longer visited that sacred place of pilgrimage. Sanihitya Sarovar was filled up with mud as Indra created a dust storm, which lasted for several days. But still Indra's objective remained unfulfilled as Lord Shiva lifted Sthanu Linga and Tirtha Vata (Banyan tree) in his hands. There were some sages present on the bank of Sanihitya Sarovar at the time of this incident. They smeared their bodies with that mud and due to this, all of them went to Brahma loka. hidden holy place * Near Sthanu Tirtha is a Shivalinga and Goddess Uma dwells there. There is a Maha Linga established by Takshak towards the north of Sthanu Vata while the Shivalinga constructed by Vishwakarma is established towards the east. By the side of that Banyan tree (Vata Tirtha) is situated- Bateshwar Linga, which was established by Lord Brahma. Brahma 4-head linga
Marriage of Shiva and Parvati* "She wants to have Lord Shiva as her husband", said Lomaprabha. Hearing this, the mendicant laughed loudly and made fun of Shiva. He tried to dissuade Uma from marrying Lord Shiva. Uma became extremely angry and asked the mendicant to keep mum. But when the mendicant continued with his abuses, she got up and tried to move away from the side. Lord Shiva became pleased by her total devotion and appeared in his real form. He assured Uma to go back home and said- "I will send the sages to your house with a marriage proposal. The idol which you have been worshipping with such deep devotion would become famous as Bhadreshwar. * Mena, Himalaya's wife said- "O lord of the mountain! The dead ancestors gave Uma to me on the condition that I would get her married with Shiva. The son born to her would kill the demons- Mahishasura and Tarakasura. At last Himalaya agreed. The Saptarishis were pleased and chose an auspicious moment for the marriage ceremony. They said- "Shiva would marry your daughter on Maitra Muhurta- the third day from today when the Moon will enter the Uttar Phalguni Nakshatra." After saying this, the Saptarishis returned to Mandar Mountain and gave the good news to Lord Shiva. Lord Shiva became pleased and worshipped the Saptarishis. The Saptarishis then went to inform all the deities about Shiva's marriage. UMA MARRIES LORD SHIVA Lord Shiva's marriage procession proceeded towards Himalaya Mountain. His appearance was quite terrifying with a tiger skin around his waist and Gorochan Tilak on his forehead. He had a garland of skulls around his neck. Snakes were coiling all around his body. His mount- Vrishabh (ox) was walking in a majestic way. The marriage procession comprised of the deities, Yakshas, demons and his Ganas. Lord Vishnu had Goddess Lakshmi by his side and was mounted on Garuda (eagle) while Lord Brahma was mounted on Hans (swan). When the marriage procession reached its destination, Himalaya received his esteemed guests with great honor and guided them to his palace. The womenfolk envied Uma as they glanced at the handsome appearance of Lord Shiva. Uma was looking divinely beautiful in her white coloured silken apparel. At last, both the bride and the bridegroom entered the canopy where the marriage ceremony was supposed to be performed. * Auspicious time: Uttar Phalguni Nakshatra. (Philos, Phallus, gyn, generation roots. PL GN) Sacred PlacesGods enter stone. Dharmarata.
Idol specifications Blessings for imagining building temples Vamana the dwarf* Vishnu in the womb of Aditi caused the earth to dip by weight. Incarnation of Vamana the dwarf. Aditi's penance lasted 10,000 years. Vishnu found meditating in a desolate waste devoid of life. SaraswatiSaraswati source of all: sun, moon etc. Because she wouldn't cooperate with his bad plot against Vashishta, Vishwamitra cursed Saraswati to flow mixed with blood and host the demons. * She altered her course to make a garden (kunj) to allow a large congregation of guest Brahmins to bathe. Kurukshetra. The sages requested Lomaharshan to reveal about river Saraswati's origin, which flowed in Kurukshetra. Lomaharshan said- "Saraswati originates from Pakad tree (Indian fig tree). She enters Dwaitvan after passing through numerous mountains. While describing about her majesty, sage Markandeya felt that Saraswati was the source from, which everything originated- all the three worlds, three Vedas, Vidya (learning), heavenly bodies like Sun, Moon etc. Once, sage Markandeya eulogised Saraswati by saying- "O Saraswati! You manifest in the form of cryptic mantra- "OMKAR". You are the eternal form through which the Almighty God (Brahma) manifests himself in different appearances." Saraswati was pleased by his devotion and said- "O Brahmin! I am willing to go wherever you want to take me." cut finger on Kusha grass, thought it flowed with vegetable juice. Danced for joy, tilted the earth. Shiva turned his blood to ash as lesson. Sage Mankanak Final Annihilation, Brahma's Egg, and Mount Meru* Final annihilation all world submerged in water. Brahma emerged from egg. Meru is outer shell. During the period of final annihilation, when the whole earth was submerged in water, Lord Brahma manifested inside an egg. He slept there for thousands of yugas. When he woke up from his sleep, he found the world devoid of any inhabitants. Being under the influence of Rajo Guna, he planned to commence his creation. At the same time, Lord Vishnu awakened from his sleep and broke that egg after seeing that the whole world had merged inside him. Subsequently, Lord Brahma began his creation starting from the word- 'OMKAR'. After that, the terms- Bhur, Bhuvah and Swah respectively came into existence. The brilliant effulgence radiating from the egg had dried up the water as a result of which, the remaining water had turned into the shape of an embryo. The reservoir- Sanihitya is situated at the same place where the egg had manifested itself. Meru Mountain is nothing but the outer shell of that egg and all the other mountains are its membrane. The oceans and the rivers are the fluid inside that egg. There is a great reservoir near the navel area of Lord Brahma. A big Banyan tree is situated just in the middle of that reservoir. This tree appears like a pillar (Sthanu). i
Shakti PowerUma is the power of the whole universe. * Silver swan mechanism
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