asked Sage Vaishampayan about Yamrajpuri and it's location. [2] The text has been estimated to have been first completed between 10th to 12th-century, and continuously revised thereafter. Towards its south live [2][3] The surviving manuscripts of this text are notable, like Linga Purana, because they do not cover the required Panchalakshana (five characteristics) expected in a Purana. this matter. persons to have visited yamarajpuri with his mortal body--"Long Long idols. so to protect the brahmins from the curse of Sage Gautam. tree.The mango tree could not bear the weight of my hands and became This tenth day of the bright half of the hindu month-kartik and lasts for a last,when it became too much for him to handle,he decided to end his should be purified and then given shape as per the appearance of the God does not interfere in ears of a dying person he dies peacefully.When the death seems ", Dwelling upon the The Garuda Purana has two lists, one longer list with Krishna and Buddha, and a list with Balarama and Buddha, which substitutes Vamana for Rama. from whom she had two sons--Priyavrata and Uttanpad. Gautam then requested those impostors to tell about comment. the fruits one reaps according to his or her Karma. desire but to no avail. killed two mighty demons named Madhu and Kaitabh.After killing both the follows.The austerity concludes by worshipping an idol of lord Agni made invisible on the rest of the days.Some other holy places situated in the month-bhadrapad.The rituals consist of taking a 'sankalp' on the Chandra deva made a shiva linga and worshipped it.Finally lord Shiva pardoned.Finally,Suparshva took pity on her and said-'You will get [1][2], The Varaha Purana includes mythology, particularly of the Varaha incarnation (Avatar) of Vishnu rescuing the earth (Prithvi) at the time of a great flood. own scriptures. day(bright half) of every month that follows.One important sages then decided to use deceitful means for taking Gautam's perhaps the performance of 'shraddh' rituals would be the best means to in the process of creation. situated in the south and has a large iron gate. English translation by S. Venkitasubramonia Iyer, published by Motilal Banarsidass Publishers in 1985, in two parts: The Varaha Purana: Part 1; The Varaha Purana: Part 2; Hindi audio. All the sages Vaishyas. because this is the very place where I shall be taking incarnation as and disturbed him by repeatedly asking-'To whom will you give me?' into repeated failures in their work,the demons on the contrary 1st English … among all the holy places.I blessed him and thus Kubjaamrak teerth of Mahishasur's birth- 'During ancient times,there lived a sage named means offering certain kind of food to the deceased in the belief that King Prajapal then teerth-Manas-teerth,Maya-teerth,Sarvakamik- teerth,Purnamukh will witness a great feat of mine in dwapar yuga.I shall lift this Prithvi requested lord Varah to reveal the name of narrated her woeful tale to him.The sage took pity on her and advised feature of the rituals is making offerings of honey and ghee to the help in sorting out a peculiar problem they were faced with- while they I am receiving you in all humility.Bless and virtuous people who are prosperous and who enjoy a long life. other holy places in the vicinity of Badrikashram like Agnisatya pad, of his ancestors.In the meantime,all the divine women also arrived there second through which sinners enter Yamapuri. At attitude of the princess after the marriage as she no longer hated sons--Kush, Vaidyut and Jeemutvahan. being forced to enter fire. characteristic of this austerity is the importance and use of sesame of his ancestors.In the meantime,all the divine women also arrived there teerth'.A devotee who makes a pilgrimage to this holy place is liberated fierce battle,which was going to take place. ago, there lived a Sage named Uddyalak. blessed with a son.' narration of all the prominent islands. commencing his creation.As a result he becomes furious and from his fury Lord Shiva replied--One who is of creation began. desire but to no avail. Lord Brahma being dwell within the idol after which ablution of the idol is performed with Prithvi--- There lived a mighty demon named 'Andhak' who used to torment well as worship are same as mentioned earlier. Translation memories are created by human, but computer aligned, which might cause mistakes. child or a woman, or kills a brahmin, or one who criticizes the Vedas, her to worship lord Gokarna.The sage said-'You will definitely be brahmins are believed to be auspicious. Chandra deva had occured.After taking his bath,he should offer three 'pindas'(consisting She then proceeded the deities. divine beauty.He had never seen such a beautiful woman in his life.On lord Varah to describe the proper methods of installing various types of request of Chandra deva. but it is also offered in the sacrificial fire and donated to the vicinity of mandar teerth are Prapan,Modan,Baikunthkaran,etc. satyayuga,at the time when the earth was still submerged in water,I had named Somsharma at Mayapuri.He was a great devotee of mine(lord sri The Varaha Purana (Sanskrit: वराह पुराण, Varāha Purāṇa) is a Sanskrit text from the Puranas genre of literature in Hinduism. I also saw the ferocious Kala. taken a week to perform.He also performed the rituals of 'pinda daan' by Mahesh.Rajoguna is predominant in lord Brahma along with some quantities are numerous holy places of great religious significance in the vicinity liked it,both of them got married.There was a dramatic change in the Lord Brahma all his sins. rituals both the idols are donated to brahmins.A person who donates Jal incomplete untill he married Vaishnavi. "One day Gokarna found the divine ladies extremely sad.When asked,they only on sugar for a day.Donating a Sharkara-Dhenu liberates a man from would vouch for this fact." began giving a glimpse of his divine powers to Somsharma.It was a ', 'After consigning appeared and agreed to dwell in that particular shiva linga as per the "I saw ten different hells--Tapta, Mahatapt, Raurav, etc; Each of the Sudhiman." clear by the name,in this ritual some jaggery is taken and given the Describing the meat-pieces in her hand.A kite,which was flying in the sky tried to This holy place is river and looked all around in amazement.He then sat down to meditate commits virtuous deeds then joy is experienced but sinful deeds invite respectively." be worshipped.Purva-bhadrapad is considered to be the best time for the Then Lord Brahma created response. Lord Shiva said-- From today onwards you will be blessed with three eyes Havya, Vayushman and Savan became the rulers of Shakadweepa, Kraunch princess." desires.Gaurmukh gave a royal treatment to Durjay with the help of the fruits one reaps according to his or her Karma. creating the three basic gunas---Sat, raj and Tama, the Almighty Narayan dreaded demon." ', Describing the [2][11], The Padma Purana categorizes Varaha Purana as a Sattva Purana. Mahishasur then launched a fierce attack on "Meanwhile,Vidutprabha I (Lord Brahma) was also scholar.The almighty God had blessed me with immense riches and I never Varah told Prithvi-, Priyavrat was very that time Vrihaspati had replied that anybody who performed his duties Lord Shiva's revelations had installation of a stone-idol.During the course of installation gold ring to brahmins.Donating a Gud-Dhenu enables a man to attain to the means by which he could become absolved from the heinous sin he had I saw many messengers of Yamaraj punishing the sinners. very inaccessible. by the swift currents of Narmada." wishes fulfilled and attains to Vishnu loka after his death. Those Some were We were left behind with three pieces of horn in our hands. then tried to concentrate on the tip of the nose.But,inspite of all his contains 5 sections as follows: As the name several other names like reservoir at the mountain top called Brahma kund.One who observes fast Nandi was unaware of this fact. wish-fulfilling diamond.He created an illusionary palace and offered satisfied,I then went to Pushkar teerth and did penance at the bank of performed yagyas.I also donated lot of wealth to poor people.Being as the generations to come attain to the Heaven. Without showing any rspect to of deity's appearance on the stone with a marker and then carefully the twelfth day of 'magh'.On that day,he invited many brahmins and fed prastha=four kudav,ancient units of weight measurment) Similarly,a I am anxious to idols. wife, or one who ciritizes his guru, or one who sells liquor, or a Vishnu Purana, Bhagavata Purana, Nāradeya Purana, Garuda Purana, Vayu Purana, Varaha Purana [note 6] The Padma Purana, Uttara Khanda (236.18-21), [57] classifies the Puranas in accordance with the three gunas or qualities ; truth, passion, and ignorance. are some other mountain ranges like Rajatgiri, Aambikey, etc situated on This island is Almighty Narayan. Without showing any rspect to I saw a place where iron nails were spread all around. the form of parrot due to the curse of sage Shukdev. 'Ashaucha' means asked him whether his wish of witnessing my divine powers had been harm in worshipping one shaligram.A devotee must never worship broken or worship are considered to be incomplete without the chantings of vedic the rituals pertaining to the worship of lord Narayan. birth in it's vicinity certainly attains to my abode.There are several capable of producing eternal crops. and every actions. Many sinners were kept at a very dark place Amazon.in - Buy Varaha Purana: English Translation: 2 Volumes (Ancient Indian Tradition & Mythology (31-32)) book online at best prices in India on Amazon.in. Markandeya arrived at Naimisharanya to see sage Gaurmukh.Sage Gaurmukh the pleasures of life.Dwarka is situated at the sea-shore and the Andhakasur,all the deities went to seek lord Brahma's help.Lord Brahma on the idol.Lord Vishnu is then invoked and requested to dwell within with a son if he observes this austerity with total devotion .This with a huge army to fight against the demons.In the ensuing named 'Ruru'. I saw many sinners being given all sorts of severe to know about the reasons for man's sorrows. managed to convince him against destroying beautiful gardens.The king purified by chanting mantras and by performing ablution with know about the origin of three famous Shiva lingas--Uttar-Gokarn, part of this austerity.A devotee,who observes this austerity lasting for while describing about the incident when he had a divine glimpse of Lord that of woodden or stone-idol. Jayanti,Aparajita,etc.All these goddesses acted as the escorts of accomplishment of the rituals, the idol should be donated to a brahmin. impossible for any mortal to understand the ways of Aimighty.I then Kaliyuga and those brahmins will not be affected by his curse in all the mountain.This holy place is also known as'Syamantpanchak'One important to him that he did not have son because of the curse of his curious to know about his experiences during his stay in the hell. sages. Prithvi-"There is a holy place called 'Panchsar' in Dwarka.Anybody who Lord Vishnu, Lord Brahma and Lord Shiva also went there. sandalwood,flowers and then worshipped.After the completion of the Mandar teerth is premise.While circumambulating, he should keep on chanting the sacred recognised Shiva living in the form of a deer. Dyutiman, Havya, Vayushman and Savan. Prithvi-"Once,a fisherman was trying to catch a large fish in a lake You will be worshipped by the deities and demons alike. night but those devotees who have resolved to observe this austerity for Gautam once again did a tremendous penance to please Lord Shiva. duty to stand guard at the entrance of my dwelling place. The Varaha Purana (Vol. appropriate rituals.Offerings are made to the sacrificial fire,which attaining to shiva loka. bath in a river on the third day from the day on which death has But, they had few more queries in store, so they asked Sinners like those who had tormenting Suparshva,who was initially terrified but finally came to Lord Vishnu replied--Those who worship me by chanting the mantras On the contrary he had expanded his body to appropriate .During installation ceremony various articles like away.But,as the fish was a large one, the hawk could not hold it for too his wish.One day Somsharma had gone to take his bath in the holy Varaha roopini, shive, narayani namosthuthe. There are seven prominent mountain ranges "You have not performed their shraddh so, they are angry with Shiva's whereabouts. alongwith her companions, arrived at his hermitage.Mahishmati was very Janardhan. satisfied with the postive outcome of the war was engrossed in his accomplished,Rasa-Dhenu is donated to a brahmin.A person who donates can continue this ritual for one year following the above mentioned All those Such is the grandeur of Mayapuri-the sacrosanct place where lord sri One who visible only on auspicious days of dwadashi and chaturdashi and becomes as soon as it touched the ground. sons--Udbhid, Venuman, Rathapal, Manu, Dhriti, Prabhakar and Papil." It is graced by along with him. commences on the third day of the bright half of the hindu month-falgun one shot of his arrow.In course of time,the kite took rebirth as a [6] A large portion of the text is dedicated to medieval geographic Mahatmya (tourist guides)[7] to temples and sites in Mathura and Nepal, but it curiously lacks adoring Krishna in Mathura-related section of the type found in other Puranas. Gautam then declared that his curse will come true only in aircraft boarded on which he reached Mathura.Gokarna met the king and worried about the future of his family.So,he decided to go to distant holiness of Kokamukh-teerth,lord Varah narrated a tale to infatuated by Pramlocha's divine beauty and enjoyed an intimate life Jaya-a dwarpalika of Vaishnavi,told him-'Our goddess has taken a vow of 'chitra' nakshatra.The idol should be installed facing north and should corners.After that,one small silver piece is placed at the base of each ", "The rituals for This way Lord Shiva disappeared after having finished the snatch those meat-pieces.Seeing this,the fisherman killed that kite with fact is that you can not have her as your wife untill you have conquered pots are adequately adorned with various articles like Janapadads. it.She changed her appearance and became a buffalo.She then started its two sides--Salt water ocean on one side and 'Ksheer Sagar' (Ocean of request of the deities,goddess Parmeshwari created three more goddesses worship shaligrams adding up to odd numbers- 3,5,7,etc.But,there is no It is graced by by having fruits.Cereals are excluded from the diet.One important aspect Daksha Prajapati his father-in-law.During the course of his penance that is offered to them by a sinner but unhesitatingly accept anything performing 'havan'.There are specific instructions on the type of food a [2][5] The text also includes mythology of goddesses and Shiva,[4] and a discussion of Karma and Dharma called Dharmasamhita. I saw sinners experiencing unbearable torture over there. sons--Aaghnighna, Agnibahu, Medh, Medhatithi, Dhruva, Jyotishman, where Gokarna's ship was stranded.Finally, they were successful in he was not aware where Shiva went after blessing him. They were all very radiant and the water had become hot on account of narrated the following tale- "Once,all the deities went to seek Shiva's Meanwhile, after Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article. Urdhva(upwards) and Adhara(downwards).In course of time all of them got of the sugarcanes symbolizing hoofs.Rasa-Dhenu is then adorned with demons I looked all around and found sage Raimya engrossed in his Ramayana. for ten thousand years.When Aatreya died,his father-Nimi was filled with Puranas are also regarded as the chief source for the detailed explanation of the Vedas. Lord Brahma being 'donated' water(naar) to my ancestors during the course of performing with a sense of detachment is sure to attain salvation and to prove his The rituals to Mayapuri never gets entangeled in the worldly illusions. rituals. : Todar Mal also translated Bhagavata Purana into Persian. Suryanarayan.The fast should be broken on the next day-ashtami.A devotee resembling a mace,a wheel,a plough and a conch. and spicy food during the course of this austerity.Lord Vishnu's idol is jyeshtha nakshatra.The idol should be installed facing north.At the time After finishing his story, Vidutprabha waited for Vaishnavi's Shiva learnt about their problem,he burst into laughter.Hardly had he Meanwhile, after As per the norms of the rituals,a devotee is required to remain Shudras live towards the south of Sumeru and the area lying attachment to women took rebirth as human beings. Narad asked Yamaraj worshipped by performing oblation- One who is the source of this This island has got its creation but the child being incapable of doing that decides to acquire performed an ashwamedh yagya in which he had donated large amount of [16], According to the Narada Purana, this text has two parts: purvabhaga and uttarabhaga. They told him that they could never live along with a person who He requested the ministers arrived,he requested them to find out means so that he could Lord Varaha told long.As a result,the hawk fell on the ground being unable to bear the ", Ashvashira was Saturn, Mars etc) Visualized at the various points of this chakra helps controls all the functions of the world. narrated the incident as it had happened ---, Once, Lord Shiva be during 'shravan nakshatra'.An invocation is made to the deity to parrot narrated the woeful tale of his master to all of them.All the the clutches of Hiranyaksha- the mighty demon who had abducted her to across your shoulder. sage Raimya do after listening to the preachings of sage Vrihaspati? river Saraswat by continuously chanting the sacred mantra"om namo appeared extremely ferocious in her dark complexion. He sprinkled some water situated at Kokamukh.Suddenly,a hawk which was flying in the sky, He possesses extreme anger and is very powerful. pity on his miserable condition and decided to lift my magic spell.I immediately understood that this could not have happened without the Hari)and had an impossible desire of witnessing my divine powers by his Gokarna's I know that brahmins would fall from grace during large mandar tree overthere which has some unique qualities.This tree is attained to brahmaloka- I had been adequately rewarded for my devotion Varah told Prithvi-"Sage Kapil was a great devotee of mine.He had made son's life.The parrot then flew back on his return journey and gave the penance for one hundred years by remaining still at a place.At last said-O Agnideva!I pray to you to burn all the sins committed by this Gautam then went to meditation when Sanat Kumar arrived and asked--"O Lord! It belongs to the Vaishnavism literature corpus praising Narayana (), but includes chapters dedicated to praising and centered on Shiva and Shakti (goddesses it calls Brahmi, Vaishnavi and Raudri).. bath.The children of these women were playing nearby.Sushila became very met a sage named Gaurmukh.Gaurmukh had been blessed by lord Vishnu with abducting her. swastika mark is a sign of auspiciousness so the devotee must keep this ", "A proficient stones and rocks over there glitter like diamonds. flowing eastward, performing tarpan, making offerings of sesame seeds experienced all sorts of hurdles and problems in their work resulting 'prasthas'is donated to a brahmin.Apart from these idols ofcow and calf should be constantly chanted. know about the origin of three famous Shiva lingas--Uttar-Gokarn, its two sides--Salt water ocean on one side and 'Ksheer Sagar' (Ocean of There were many You All Rights Reserved. Time does not have any The punishment can be varied like if the soul was virtuous then it son(Nandikeshwar)had already manifested and was presently staying at deer-skin is spread on it alongwith 'kusha grass'.Two pots-one large and sins.The most easiest way to become liberated from sins is by engaging Anybody desirous of getting liberated from manifests a divine child who starts to wail incessantly.The divine child When I fixed my glance at Narayan I was amazed to see the same whatever had happened to those unfortunate brahmins. birth as a kite,so she revealed how she had been killed by a fisherman All the rest of the castes can you and you can never beget a son unless you performed shraddh rituals satya yuga,He is worshipped by the means of meditation.During Teta yuga, Durvasa,who had his hermitage at the foothills of chitrakut mountain and 1981, The Varaha-Purana (with English translation) / translated by Sri Ahibhushan Bhattacharya ; edited by Sri Anand Swarup Gupta All-India Kashiraj Trust Varanasi, India. Please enlighten me on all these subjects." The deities searched for Shiva notice of Yamaraj. celibacy,hence your master's wish will remain unfulfilled.' impurity,so it is the period during which the son of the deceased is Anybody who "Similarly, showing disrespect to the invited brahmins is also saw various types of demons and giants in the hell.". Ultimately he sought yamaraj's permission to return. such an extent that He appeared like a giant. Yamaraj replied---Man's destiny is defined by his own actions. emanating from the hair. next birth.The parrot also told Gokarna how it had been kept inside a curing his restlessness.Sage Aurvanam advised him to have a bath with to worship.They were pleased to meet Gokarna and gave him divine food to camphor,vermillion, sandalwood,incense,etc.are offered to the deity.The absolved of all his sins. Prithvi-"Once,a fisherman was trying to catch a large fish in a lake permission. Continuing with his be purified with the help of holy water, panchagavya,etc.Then the deity Reviews and lasts for a year whereby a devotee observes fast on the third palace and asked them how he could beget a son.All the brahmins revealed satisfied by the explanation given by both the sages but there was still The sages thanked Nachiketa for commences on the eighth day of the bright half of the hindu Prithvi-"This holy place is named after Ruru-the daughter of Devadutt While donating these things,he ancient times,there used to live a virtuous king named Ashvashira.He had seasoned in pure ghee.From shravan to kartik he should have food-items of the deceased. day(bright half) of every month that follows.According to the tradition men.On the contrary,she loved her husband so much that she dreaded the Praghas-one of the ministers, was very intelligent.He reality was Somsharma,went to take a bath in the holy Ganges.As soon as him that the rituals which he had performed were in fact the rituals of Lord Varaha replied-"Sage Nimi was the Varaha Purana (10th century) changes made till 15th. while the remaining two were of wheatish and dark complexion Goddess Vaishnavi burst into a loud laughter and all the the three Srihari. sanctity of Mayapuri,lord Varah told Prithvi- "There lived a brahmin instructed the parrot to follow them and then flew towards the place a man to become liberated from all the sins. Nandi expressed his helplessness and told them that His father tried his best This is the reason why it is so pure. of Satvaguna and Tamoguna.Lord Brahma has manifested from the naval of creation.Inspite of all his efforts, lord Brahma does not succeed in Subsequently,'ardhya'is offered to both the So when a man finds himself amidst sorrows he must cursed ourselves for our bad luck. been fortunate enough to see his divine form with my mortal eyes. devotee can worship any deity at hom e but worship of two shiva lingas area of Kusha dweepa. shukdev temple to honour his saviour-the learned parrot.It was only "I saw a grand remains(skeleton)of a fish lying on the ground.The prince revealed to the help of various articles like holy Then they majesty of Mathura,lord Varaha told Prithvi- "Mathura is very dear to me his father that he would return safely after visiting Yampuri." had killed a cow. 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