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The SkandapurÄá¹a Volume V
AdhyÄyas 96 â 112. The VarÄha Cycle and the Andhaka Cycle Continued
Series: - Groningen Oriental Studies, Supplement, Volume: 6
SkandapurÄá¹a V presents a critical edition of AdhyÄyas 92-112 from the SkandapurÄá¹a, with an introduction and annotated English synopsis.
The text edited in this volume includes the extensive myth of Viá¹£á¹uâs manifestation as the Boar (VarÄha), who conquers Hiraá¹yÄká¹£a and wins back the Earth for the gods; its aftermath, which involves the birth of VarÄhaâs son Vá¹ka and Skandaâs finishing of Viá¹£á¹uâs Boar manifestation; DevÄ«âs instructions to the goddesses about donations, fasts and penances; and the continuation of the Andhaka cycle.
The introduction addresses the incorporation of Vaiá¹£á¹ava mythology in the text, the composition and revision of AdhyÄya 112 in the different recensions, and the Dharmanibandha citations of DevÄ«âs teachings.
The text edited in this volume includes the extensive myth of Viá¹£á¹uâs manifestation as the Boar (VarÄha), who conquers Hiraá¹yÄká¹£a and wins back the Earth for the gods; its aftermath, which involves the birth of VarÄhaâs son Vá¹ka and Skandaâs finishing of Viá¹£á¹uâs Boar manifestation; DevÄ«âs instructions to the goddesses about donations, fasts and penances; and the continuation of the Andhaka cycle.
The introduction addresses the incorporation of Vaiá¹£á¹ava mythology in the text, the composition and revision of AdhyÄya 112 in the different recensions, and the Dharmanibandha citations of DevÄ«âs teachings.
Peter Bisschop, Ph.D. (2004), University of Groningen, is Professor of Sanskrit and Ancient Cultures of South Asia at Leiden University. He is the author of several books, including Universal Åaivism: The Appeasement of All Gods and Powers in the ÅÄntyadhyÄya of the ÅivadharmaÅÄstra (Brill, 2018).
Yuko Yokochi, Ph.D. (2005), University of Groningen, is Professor of Sanskrit Literature at the Graduate School of Letters, Kyoto University. She is the author of The SkandapurÄá¹a III (Egbert Forsten / Brill, 2013), The SkandapurÄá¹a IIB (Brill, 2014) and The SkandapurÄá¹a IV (Brill, 2018).
Yuko Yokochi, Ph.D. (2005), University of Groningen, is Professor of Sanskrit Literature at the Graduate School of Letters, Kyoto University. She is the author of The SkandapurÄá¹a III (Egbert Forsten / Brill, 2013), The SkandapurÄá¹a IIB (Brill, 2014) and The SkandapurÄá¹a IV (Brill, 2018).
All interested in Purana literature, early Saivism and Vaisnavism, Hindu mythology, and the history of Hinduism in general.