Aspects of Brahmanical Influence On Jaina Mythology

SR No.: 011037
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Shaktidhar Jha
Publisher: Bharat Bharti Bhandar
Publication Year: 1978
Total Pages: 315
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 12 MB

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Definition of the Purana
genealogies).4
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A study of the ancient Indian literature reveals that the Purana together with the Itihasa was looked upon with the highest regard even in the vedic period inasmuch as it was called a Vedas and the daily recitation of the Itihasa-Purana was held highly auspicious and was considered as conferer of all desired objects Next, the Chandogyopamsad calls the ItihasaPurana a fifth veda to be studied along with the other four Samhitas From all these references and similar others9 it is evident that both the Ilthăsa and Purana as vehicles of ancient traditions about the most ancient sages, celebrated kings and other illustrious persons as well as their cultural activities were of immense popularity, and were considered to be effective and enduring means of universal culture 10
4 "मर्गश्च प्रतिसर्गञ्च वयो मन्वन्तराणि च ।
वयानुचरित चेति पुराण पञ्चलक्षणम् || "
Vā, 4 10 ( other sources have vamsa in place of the Vāyu's vamsya) Mot 5365, Bd 11 37-38
5 Atharvaveda, x17 24, पुराण वेद सोऽयम् - SB 134312, Asvalāyana Srauta Sutra, X 7, SSS, XVI 1
" मङ्गल्यानीतिहागपुराणानि
-AGS, 47
45
7 ८
य एव विद्वान् वाकोवाक्यम् इतिहास-पुराणमित्यहरह स्वाध्यायमधीते त एव तृप्तास्तर्पयन्ति सर्वे कार्म सर्वभोग्यं "
-SB, 11 579
8 “ऋग्वेद भगवोऽव्येमि यजुर्वेद सामवेदमाथर्वण चतुर्थम् इतिहास-पुराणं पञ्चम वेदाना वेदम्"
-712
9 Pargiter, AIHT, pp 55-57
10 “यो विद्याच्चतुरो वेदान् साङ्गोपनिषदो द्विज ।
न चेत्पुराण सविद्यान्नैव स स्याद्विचक्षण || इतिहासपुराणाभ्या वेद समुपवृ हयेत् ।
• विभेत्यल्पश्रुताद्वेदो मामय प्रहरिष्यति ।। "
Vā 1 200- 201, MBh. 12235, 11204 As is evident from the references in the MBh the couplets are found not together but separately at two different places One important point to be noted here is that the MBh reads na cathyanamidam vidyat in lieu of na cetpurānam samvidyat as scen in the first verse quoted above,