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