Guest guest Posted September 25, 2002 Report Share Posted September 25, 2002 My recollection of Amritam story is that the churning occurs long before Rama and Vali. Vishnu takes the form of Kurma (Turtle) to hold the Meru mountain. When Amritham is distributed, Rahu and Ketu get some, sitting along with devas. Mohini )Vishnu) distributes the Amritam. In Puranas, some of the mythological heroes occasionally occur during several periods. Rama avtara is preced by several avataras: Matsya, Koorma, Varaha,Narasimha, Vamana, in reverse order. My knowledge of Bagavatham is from Katha-Kalshepams (Sadogopacharya's) in Triplicane in the early 1940's and Tamil books. I think poet Kampan was introduced to Ramayana in the same fashion. I gather, Kampan's version differs from Valmiki's on several occasions (poetic liberty). Krishna Praba ===== Krishna Praba 561-586-0642; also prabaik 2860 S. Ocean Boulevard, Palm Beach, FL 33480-5562 New DSL Internet Access from SBC & http://sbc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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