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Brahma Purana  part… 5

 

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 Let us Continue Reading Puranas.

Puranas are also a Treasure to Sanathana Dharma.

Agni Purana, Brahma Purana, Garuda Purana,

Markandeya Purana, Varaha Purana, Matsya Purana

Vishnu Purana, Linga Purana, Narada Purana,

Padma Purana, Shiva Purana, Skanda Purana,

Vamana Purana

 Let us start read one by one .

We Finish reading  AGNIPURANA ,

Now we will Continue reading BRAHMA Purana .same like

before I will post Brahma  Purana as part by part.

 

 

I Know while reading Manusmriti  to read 

Other puranas may be difficult , but as you know

 atleast to taste our great values in

 Sananthana Dharma One Human life is not enough,

 so I try my level best to spread this values

 to my respected friends.

 

 If anyone miss to read or interest to read my

 previous postings Chanakya Neetisastra,

Kautiliya Arthasastra ,  Vidura niti  or

Tiruvallurs Tirukkural,and Uddhavagita or

 any part of Manusmriti ,Agnipurana, Brahma purana 

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I humbly request you to forward this values to your family, friends and to your

groups. Allow all people from different religion to understand the value of our

Sanathana Dharma. At least let them learn and then let them criticize.

 

Here we Continue the translation of the text of the BRAHMA PURAN in Short at the

currently available form :

 

I am not a scholar to modify any of this laws or puranas or its languages

suitable for modern life .I Humbly request you to read it and think in a modern

scientific way. Like in Bhagavadgita Chapter 18 text 63 it is said by lord

Krishna Thus I have explained to you knowledge still more confidential.

Deliberate on this fully, and then do what you wish to do.

I humbly request you to forward this values to your family, friends and to your

groups. Allow all people from different religion to understand the value of our

Sanathana Dharma. At least let them learn and then let them criticize

As my Guru told me

One  need not worry too much about the source of certain   knowledge. Just

 adopt in our life if they are good. If needed  refine the knowledge by way of

addition, deletion, modification and correction. Also try to understand the

meaning of Different Castes , it is not by birth it is by his performance.

Brahma Purana  part… 5

 

 

 

Konaraka 

 

There is an ocean to the south of Bharatavarsha. On the shores of this great

ocean there is a land named Ondra or Utkala (present Orrisa). Utkala is

populated by religious people and the brahmanas who live there are learned in

the Vedas. They are very good priests, learned in the Puranas and the shastras

and skilled in the art of sacrifices. In the land of Utkala, there is an image

of the sun (Surya) known as Konaditya. The word aditya also means the sun, as

does the word arka. Thus, Konaditya is the same as Konarka, a corruption of the

latter word being Konaraka. The image of Konadiya is so wonderful that even if

one gazes at the image, all one’s sins are forgiven. 

 

All around the temple there is sand. But nevertheless, many trees grow around

the temple. The best time to worship the sun there is at the time of sunrise.

One has to face the east and draw a lotus flower on the ground with red

sandalwood. The lotus flower must have exactly eight petals. A copper vessel has

to be placed at the centre of the flower and filled with paddy, sesamum, water,

red, sandalwood, red flowers and sacred grass. One prays to Surya to descend on

the lotus flower that has thus been drawn. If one worships Konaditya according

to these prescribed rites, the sins of seven preceding generations are

forgiven. 

 

The twelve adityas are nothing but different forms of Surya. Their names are

Indra, Dhata, Parjanya, Tvashta, Pusha, Aryama, Bhaga, Vivasvana, Vishnu,

Amashumana, Varuna and Mitra, As Indra, Surya destroys the enemies of the gods.

As Dhata, he creates living beings. As Parjanya, he showers down rain. As

Tvashta, he lives in the trees and herbs. As Pusha, he makes foodgrains grow. As

Aryama, he is in the wind. As Bhaga, he is in the body of all 0living beings. As

Vivasvana, he is in fire and helps to cook food. As Vishnu, he destroys the

enemies of the gods. As Amshumana, he is again in the wind. As Varuna, Surya is

in the waters and as Mitra, he is in the moon and in the oceans. 

 

In each month of the year, it is a different aditya who shines, Indra shines in

the month of Ashvina, Dhata in Kartika , Parjanya in Shravana, Tvashta in

Falguna, Pusha in Pousha, Aryama in Vaishakha, Bhaga in Magha, Vivasvana in

Jyaishtha, Vishnu in Chaitra, Amshumana in Ashada, Varuna in Bhadra and Mitra in

Agrahayana. Vishnu has twelve hundred rays, Aryama one thousand and three

hundred, Vivasvana seventy-two, Amshumana fifteen, Parjanya seventy-two, Varuna

one thousand and three hudnred, Tvashta one thousand and one hundred, Indra two

thousand and two hundred, Dhata eleven hundred, Mitra one thousand and Pusha

nine hundred. Apart from the names of the twelve adityas, Surya has twevle other

names as well. These are Aditya, Savita, Surya, Mihira, Arka, Prabhakara,

Martanda, Bhaskara, Bhanu, Chitrabhanu, Divakara and Ravi. 

 

Brahma once recounted to the sages the one hundred and eight sacred names of

Surya. The Brahma Purana lists these names and we reproduce them nine groups of

twelve names each. 

(1) Surya, Archana, Bhagavana, Tvashta, Pusha, Arka, Savita, Ravi, Gabhastimana,

Aja, Kala, Mrityu. 

(2) Dhata, Prabhakara, Prithivi, Jala, Teja, Akasha, Vayu, Parayana, Soma,

Brihaspati, Shukra, Budha. 

(3) Angaraka, Indra, Vivasvana, Diptamshu, Shuchi, Shouri,Shanaishvara, Brahma,

Vishu, Rudra, Skanda, Vaishravana. 

(4) Yama, Vaidyuta, Jathara, Agni, Aindhana, Tejohapti, Dharmadhvaja, Vedakarta,

Vedanga, Vedavahana, Krita, Treta. 

(5) Dvapara, Kali, Sarvasurashraya, Kala, Kashtha, Muhurta, Kshapa, Yama,

Kshana, Samvatsara, Ashvattha, Kalachakra. 

(6) Vibhavasu, Shashvata, Purusha, Yogi, Vyaktavyakta, Sanatana, Kaladhyaksha,

Prajadhyaksha, Vishvakarma, Tamonuda, Varuna, Sagara. 

(7) Amsha, Jimuta, Jivana, Ariha, Bhutashraya, Bhutapati, Sarvalokanamaskrita,

Shrashta, Samvartaka, Vahni, Sarvadi, Alolupa. 

(8) Anata, Kapila, Bhanu, Kamada, Sarvotamukha, Jaya, Vishala, Varada,

Sarvabhutasevita, Mana, Suparna, Bhutadi. 

(9) Shighraga, Pranadharana, Dhanvantari, Dhumaketu, Adideva, Aditinandana,

Dvadashatma, Ravi, Daksha, Pita, Mata, Pitamaha. 

 

 

Indradyumna and Purushottama Kshetra 

 

In satya yuga there was a king named Indradyumna. He was a very powerful king,

as powerful as Indra himself. He was handsome, honest and truthful, learned in

the shastras and the Vedas, and skilled in the use of weapons. His radiance put

the sun to shame. Indradyumna was devoted to Vishnu. He once decided that he

would worship Vishnu. A tirtha is a sacred place of pilgrimage. Indradyumna

scanned all the existing tirthas and cities. But none of them satisfied him.

None of them, he felt, was appropriate as a place for worshiping Vishnu. 

 

Indradyumna’s own capital was the city of Avanti, in the kingdom of Malava.

Avanti was a beautiful and wealthy city, surrounded on all sides by moats and

other fortifications. Traders from many countries came there with all sorts of

commodities for trading. The roads of the city were lined with shops. The houses

were painted white. The king’s stables were full of horses and elephants. All

citizens of Avanti were pleasant of appearance and happy. Sacrifices were held

fairly often. Many were the temples, groves and ponds in Avanti. Any tree that

grew on earth could be found there. 

 

There was a temple to Shiva in the city. This was known as the temple of

Mahakala. The image there was so sacred that worshipping Shiva in the temple of

Mahaka was tantamount to performing one thousand ashvamedha yajnas. 

 

The river Shipra flowed past Avanti. On the banks of the river there was a

temple to Vishnu known as Govindasvami. Another temple to Vishnu was named

Vikramasvami. 

But Indradyumna was not satisfied with these temples. He wanted to build another

temple to Vishnu. He left Avanti to look for a proper place. His soldiers and

subjects accompanied their king, so that it looked as if the entire city of

Avanti was on the march. After travelling for any days, they arrived on the

shores of the southern ocean, the ocean that is known as lavana samudra. 

 

There were so many waves in the ocean that the ocean itself seemed to be

dancing. Marine animals lived in the ocean and the waters were also the source

of all sorts of jewels. Indradyumna began to live on the shores of the ocean. He

discovered a place near the ocean that was thick with flower and fruit trees.

Many types of birds gathered there to eat the fruit. This was the place known as

Purushottama kshetra (place), the city of Puri of modern times. 

 

Purushottama kshetra was a very important tirtha. But all knowledge of this

tirtha had been hidden until Indradyumna arrived on the scene. There was a

reason for this. Many years ago, there used to be an image of Vishnu there,

where people used to pray. So sacred was the image that all the sins of the

worshippers were immediately forgiven. The result was that Yama could not punish

any of the sinners. They simply prayed to Vishnu’s image and escaped. Yama

therefore prayed to Vishnu for a solution. Vishnu hid the image under the sand

so that no one knew that it existed. 

 

Indradyumna liked Purushottama kshetra. The river Mahanadi or Chitroplala flowed

not very far away. The people who lived around the place were religious. He

decided that this was the right place for building a temple to Vishnu. On an

auspicious day, the foundation stone was laid. 

 

Indradyumna then got in touch with the kings of Kalinga, Utkala and Koshala. He

requested their help in fetching stones for the building of the temple. The

kings sent their architects to the Vindhya mountains. The stones were gathered

from these mountains and brought to Purushottama Kshetra in boats and chariots.

Messengers were also sent to several other kings for aid. They came with their

armies and with a lot of wealth. 

 

Indradyumna told the assembled kings, I wish to accomplish two difficult tasks.

The first is to perform an ashvamedha yajna here. And the second is to build a

temple to Vishnu. Both of these difficult jobs, particularly the second. But if

you help me, I am confident that both jobs can be done. 

 

The kings agreed to help. They offered jewels, wealth, gold, clothes, foodgrains

and other objects. The place where the yajna was to beheld was made entriely out

of gold. In fact, all the objects used in the yajna were made out of gold.

Brahmanas from all over Jambudvipa came to witnesss the sacrifice. They were

donated elephants, horses and cows as alms. Never has there been any other

sacrifice to rival the one that Indradyumna peformed. 

 

After the sacrifice was over and the temple built, there remained the more

important question of the image. How was this to be made? Indradyumna began to

pray to Vishnu for guidance. 

 

Vishnu appeared before Indradyumna in a dream and said, Why are you so

miserable? When the sun rises, got to the shores of the ocean. There you will

find a tree. Half of the tree is in the water and the remaining half in the

sand. Chop down this tree. Its wood will give you the material for the image. 

 

In the morning, Indradyumna went to the seashore and found the tree. It was just

as Vishnu had described it to be. With an axe, he chopped down the tree. As he

was about to slice the trunk in two, two brahmanas appeared before him. Although

Indradyumna did not know it, these two brahmanas were Vishnu and Vishvakarma in

disguise. 

 

King, what have you done? exclaimed the brahmanas. You have cut down the only

tree that was on the shores of the ocean. 

 

Forgive me, replied Indradyumna. I wished to make an image of Vishnu. Vishnu has

instructed me in a dream that this is the tree from which the image should be

made. 

 

That is an excellent idea, said the brahmana who was Vishnu in disguise. There

is nothing so holy as praying to Vishnu. Meet my companion. He is as skilled as

the great Vishvakarma himself. If you want, he will build the image for you. 

 

King Indradyumna agreed. And instructed by Vishnu, Vishvakarma started to build

the image. Or, to be more accurate, there were three diffferent images. The

first one was that of Baladeva or Balarama. This was completely while in colour,

except for the eyes, which were red. The image was dressed in blue and snake

held its hood over Balarama’s head. A club and a mace were in Balarama’s

hands. The second image was Krishna’s This was blue in colour, with eyes like

lotus flowers. The image was dressed in yellow and had a chakra inits hand. The

third image was that of Krishna’s sister Subhadra. This image was golden in

colour and was dressed in wonderful clothes. 

 

When Indradyumna discovered that the images were made in a matter of minutes, he

was thundersturck. He realized that the two brhamanas could not be mere mortals.

He fell at their feet and said, Please tell me who you are. You cannot be

humans. 

 

Vishnu and Vishvakarma then revealed their true selves and Indradyumna was

thrilled. Vishnu blessed the king and told him that he would rule for ten

thousand and nine hundred years. And even after Indradyumna died, a place would

be reserved for him in heaven. 

 

On an auspicious day, the three images were instated in the temple. 

 

 

Markandeya 

 

Many years ago, a great destruction (pralaya) took place. The earth was shrouded

in darkness and nothing could be seen. There was neither sun nor moon. Lightning

and thunder crushed mountains and trees. There were showers of meteors. Lakes

and rivers dried up. The entire earth burnt with fire and the flames of the fire

reached down to the underworld. All living beings perished in this fire,

including the gods and the demons. 

 

There was a sage named Markandeya. While all this was going on, Markandeya was

busy meditating. Such was the power of Markandeya’s tapasya that the fire

dared not touch him. But it is also true that Markandeya was scared of the fire

that raged all around him. He suffered from hunger and thirst and forgot all

about his tapasya. His lips and throat dried up from fear. Markandeya discovered

that there was a banyan tree that was untouched by all these ravages. He retired

to the shade of the banyan tree and started to pray to Vishnu. 

 

Clouds gathered in the sky. They were thick and dark clouds and they spread all

over the earth. It started to rain and it poured and poured. Water was

everywhere and the earth was flooded. The water put out the fire. It rained

continuously for twelve years. The oceans flooded the shores and the mountains

were pulverised. Vishnu slept on the water. 

 

Markandeya did not know what to do. There water everywhere and he floated on it.

But he continued to pray to Vishnu. 

 

Vishnu spoke to Markandeya. Do not be frightened Markandeya, he said. You are

devoted to me and I shall protect you. 

 

Markandeya did not realize that it was Vishnu who was speaking. Who dares to

address me thus? he demanded. Am I a child that I should be so addressed? I am

the great Markandeya, blessed by Brahma himself. 

 

But try as he might, Markandeya could not see anyone anywhere. Where had the

voice come from then? Had it all been an illusion? Not knowing what to do, he

started to pray again to Vishnu. Suddenly he saw the banyan tree floating on the

water. A golden bed was spread on the branches of the tree and on the bed there

slept a small boy. Markandeya was exceedingly surprised to see the small boy

floating in the middle of this deluge. He was so confused by his illusions that

he did not realize tha thtis boy was none other than Vishnu. 

 

The boy spoke to Markandeya. You are tired, said the boy. You are looking for a

refuge. Enter my body and rest for sometime. 

 

Markandeya was so confused that, before he could react, he entered the boy’s

body through the mouth. Inside the boy’s stomach Markandeya discovered all the

worlds the seven regions and the seven oceans. The mountains and the kingdoms

were all there. So were all living beings. 

 

Markandeya did not know what to make of all this. He started to pray to Vishnu.

No sooner than he had started, he came out of the boy’s mouth. Vishnu now

appeared before him and blessed him. The sage spent a thousand years with

Vishnu. Vishnu then asked, I wish to grant you a boon. What is your desire? 

 

I want to build a temple to Shiva in Purushottama kshetra, replied Markandeya.

This will prove to everyone that Vishnu and Shiva are really one and the same. 

 

Vishnu granted the boon and Markandeya built a temple to Shiva known as

Bhuvaneshvara (Lord of the World).

 Will be continue on part 6