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oapen-20.500.12657-483322022-02-10T13:11:01Z The Skandapurāṇa Volume V Bisschop, Peter Yokochi, Yuko Hinduism bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HR Religion & beliefs::HRG Hinduism Skandapurāṇa V presents a critical edition of Adhyāyas 92-112 from the Skandapurāṇa, with an introduction and annotated English synopsis. The text edited in this volume includes the extensive myth of Viṣṇu’s manifestation as the Boar (Varāha), who conquers Hiraṇyākṣa and wins back the Earth for the gods; its aftermath, which involves the birth of Varāha’s son Vṛka and Skanda’s finishing of Viṣṇu’s Boar manifestation; Devī’s instructions to the goddesses about donations, fasts and penances; and the continuation of the Andhaka cycle. The introduction addresses the incorporation of Vaiṣṇava mythology in the text, the composition and revision of Adhyāya 112 in the different recensions, and the Dharmanibandha citations of Devī’s teachings. Readership: All interested in Purana literature, early Saivism and Vaisnavism, Hindu mythology, and the history of Hinduism in general. 2021-04-22T15:02:37Z 2021-04-22T15:02:37Z 2021 book ONIX_20210422_9789004461031_40 9789004461031 9789004459304 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/48332 eng Groningen Oriental Studies, supplement application/pdf Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International 9789004461031.pdf https://brill.com/abstract/title/59532 Brill BRILL 10.1163/9789004461031 10.1163/9789004461031 af16fd4b-42a1-46ed-82e8-c5e880252026 Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek 9789004461031 9789004459304 Dutch Research Council (NWO) BRILL 66 304 open access
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Skandapurāṇa V presents a critical edition of Adhyāyas 92-112 from the Skandapurāṇa, with an introduction and annotated English synopsis. The text edited in this volume includes the extensive myth of Viṣṇu’s manifestation as the Boar (Varāha), who conquers Hiraṇyākṣa and wins back the Earth for the gods; its aftermath, which involves the birth of Varāha’s son Vṛka and Skanda’s finishing of Viṣṇu’s Boar manifestation; Devī’s instructions to the goddesses about donations, fasts and penances; and the continuation of the Andhaka cycle. The introduction addresses the incorporation of Vaiṣṇava mythology in the text, the composition and revision of Adhyāya 112 in the different recensions, and the Dharmanibandha citations of Devī’s teachings. Readership: All interested in Purana literature, early Saivism and Vaisnavism, Hindu mythology, and the history of Hinduism in general.
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