milking of the Earth
references |
for __ (class of deities) |
__ (milkman) |
milked cow +Viraj, whose calf was __ |
the milking-vessel was __ |
the milk was __ |
VuP :173-4; PP :32-39; BhVP :12 |
[humans] |
Pr.thu the son of Ven.a |
Manu |
bare ground |
crops |
VuP :175-6; PP :40-3; BhVP :14 |
R.s.i-s (sages) |
Br.has-pati |
Soma |
Gayatri & other chan.d.a-s [sense-organs, BhVP] |
tapas "austerities" [energy, PP; Veda-s, BhVP] |
VuP :177; BhVP :15 |
Deva-s |
Purandara |
golden vessel |
a-mr.ta "ambrosia" (soma, BhVP) |
|
PP :45; BhVP :18 |
Pitr.-s |
Antaka |
[Aryaman, BhVP] |
silver vessel |
[kavya "poe:try, BhVP] |
VuP :178; PP :46-49; BhVP :22 |
Naga-s "dragons" |
Vasuki [Dhr.ta-ras.t.ra, PP] |
Taks.aka |
[gourd, PP] |
poison |
PP :50-53; BhVP :20 |
Madhu |
Vi-rocana |
iron pot |
"illusion" |
|
VuP :180-1; PP :54-59 |
Yaks.a-s & Pun.ya-jana-s |
Jatu-nabha the father of Man.i-vara [Rajata-nabha the father of Man.i-bhadra, PP] |
Ku-vera the son of Vi-s`ravas |
unbaked [clay] vessel |
["of the nature of obscurity", PP] |
VuP :182-3; PP :60-63; BhVG :21 |
Raks.as-es & Pis`aca-s "goblins" |
Ku-vera [Rajata-nabha, PP] |
Su-malin |
skull for becoming invisible |
blood |
VuP :184-5; PP :64-65; BhVP :17 |
Gandharva-s & Ap-saras-es |
Vis`va-vasu [Su-ruci, PP] |
Citra-ratha |
vessel of waterlily-leaves |
scents [music, PP; honey, BhVP] |
VuP :186-7; PP :66-67; BhVP :26 |
mountains |
Meru |
Hima-vant |
[a big rock, PP; mountain's ridges, BhVP] |
pretious stones [minerals, BhVP] |
VuP :188-9; PP :68-69; BhVT 25 |
trees & creepers [Kalpa-tree &c., PP] |
Kama-dhr.k [S`ala, P] |
Plaks.a tree |
cup of palas`a-wood |
ability to re-grow |
VuP = Vayu Purana-m 2:1:
PP = Padma Puran.a-m 2:29:
BhVP = Bhaga-vata Puran.a-m 4:18:
VuP 2:2: assignment to successive Manu antara-s of the successive milkings of the cow-Earth, the calf being the Manu
verse |
Manu antara |
milkman |
:14 |
Sva-rocis.a |
Caitra |
:15 |
Auttama |
Deva-bhuja |
:16 |
Tamasa |
Bala-bandhu |
:17 |
Caris.n.ava |
Puran.a |
:18 |
Caks.us.a |
Puran.a (again !) |
:19 |
Vaivasvata |
Pr.thu |
ANCIENT INDIAN TRADITION AND MYTHOLOGY, Vol. 38. Vayu Puran.a, Uttara-ardha, translated by Tagare -- Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi, 1988
ANCIENT INDIAN TRADITION AND MYTHOLOGY, Vol. 41. Padma-Puran.a, Bhumi-Khan.d.a, translated by Deshpande -- Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi, 1990