Indian Antiquary Vol 33

SR No.: 032525
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Richard Carnac Temple
Publisher: Swati Publications
Publication Year: 1984
Total Pages: 514
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 17 MB

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FEBRUARY, 1904.)
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throne, his body of a deep golden colour, and Tējahpuõja ; Trayitanu; Trashtpi; Trishamisa occasionally with four hands, - holding the bankha or Tvishampati; in the upper right hand, and the front or lower Dinakara, Dinakarti or Dinaksit, Dinapati, left lying open with the palm upward. His car is Dinapraņi, Dinabandhu, Dinamani, Dinaratna, sometimes said to have only one wheel and to be DinAdhisa, Dindra or Dinêsvara; Diptamsu; drawn by a Naga: it is often represented, Divakara, Divpushta, Divåmani, Divasakara or however, with two or four wheels. According to Divasakpit, Divasantha, Divasabbartri, Divasêsthe Sabdakalpadruma, Sürya is of the Kshatriya vara; Debakarti; caste and Kasyupa gátra, belongs to the Kalinga Dyupati, Dyumaņi; Dvadasåtman or Dvadasåtcountry, and has for his vdhanx seven horses. maka; Dhåtar; Dharmadhvajan ; DhvântaSiva is the first presiding divinity, and water the såtrava, Dhvântârâti; second.
Nabhabcbakshus, Nabhômani;
Pachata, Pachêlima; Pataga or Patanga; His names are very numerous: Hemachandra
Padmakara, Padmagarbha, Padmapáni, Padmahas given beventy-two of them in his Abhidhana
bandhu, PadmalAnchhana, Padmasana, PadminiChintamani (verses 95-99); and in the Mahabhd
känta, Padminivallabha; rata (iii., 146-157) a hundred and eight names are enumerated. These have been supplemented from
Papf; Påvaka; Pingala; Pashan ; Prajadhother sources, in the following list: -
yaksha, Prajad våra; Pratibhavat; Pradyotana ; Aja; Amsu, Amudhara, Aménpati, Ambu
PrabhÅkara; bhartri, Amsumat, Amíumálin, Amsuvana, Amu
Bradhna or Vradhna; Bhaga; Bhattaraka; hasta;
Bhakosa, Bhânêmi, Bhânu, Bhânukesara, BhdAbjabandhava, Abjahasta, Abjinfpati : Aruna,
numat; Bhaskara; Bhasvat; Arunasárathi, Arunarchis; Arka, Aryaman;
Manimat; Marichimat, Marichimalin, MArtanda Asitakara or Abitaruch, Abitamarichi; Asvattha;
and Martånda; Mitra; Mihira; Mokshadvara ; A barbândhava, Aharmaņi, Aharpati, Ahahpati,
Msitanda, Mpitânda; Ahaskara; Aditya; Inas;
Yamunajanaka ;
Ravi: Ushnakara, Ushnagu, Ushñadidbiti, Ushnarasmi, Ushnaruchi, Ushạâmsu;
Lalátam tapa; Lokachakshus; Karmasåksbin; Kapila, Kámada, KAlachakra,
Varuņa; Vikartana; Vibhakara, Vibhavan, KalAdhyaksha, Kasyapêya;
VibhAvasu; Viyanmaņi ; Virochana; Vivasvat;
Visvakarman, Visvachakshus, Visvapa; Vishņu; Kirana, Kiranamálin; Kritántajanaka; Ksish
Suchi; Sushņa; Saptasapti or Sapt&sva ; Sanna; Khakholka, Khaga, Khachara, Khadyota or
vatsarakara; Savitar, Savitri; Sarvatômukha; Khadyotana, Khamani; Kharamsu;
Sahasrakiraņa, Sahasramarichi, Sahasrarasmi, Gaganadhvaja, Gagañavihárin, Gaganadhvaga;
Sabasrirtsu, Sahasrarchis, Suróttama; Surya ; Gabhasti, Gabhastipâni, Gabhastimat, Gabhas
Sara; Svargad våra; tihasta; Gòpati; Grahapati or Grahardja, Graha
Hathaa, Hari; Haridasva; and Heli (*HA cos). pushpa, Grahasa; Gharmarasmi, Gharmamsu;
According to the Mahabharata (I. 2599) his Chakrabandhava; Chandakirana, Chandadid
wife is TvAstri, and Suvarchall (XIII. 6751); his hiti, Chandamarichi, Chandansu, Chandarasmi;
sister Sureņu the wife of Mártanda; and his Chitrabhånu;
daughter Supraja. Jagachchakshus, Jagatsakshin, Jagaddipa: Jivana, Jiviteśa; Jyotishmat;
2. The Moon, Chandra or Soma, is repreTapatâmpati, Tapana; Tamisraban, Tamônud sented as white, with two arms holding a club or Tamônuda, Tampaha; Tarani; Tapana. and a lotus; but sometimes with four hands-ono Ta pana;
of the right in the attitude of blessing. He is Tigmakara, Tigmadidhiti, Tigmaraimi, Tigma- seated in a car with three wheels, drawn by ten ruch, Tigmathu; Timiranud, Timiraripu, Timi- borses as white as jasmine - five on each side of rari;
the yoke, and a deer in his lap; but sometimes it
• There is white marble representation of Sarya sested in his shariot, drawn by seven horses, in the Royal Museum at Berlin, brought from Bengal by the late Dr. F. Jagor.
- Cf. Archæol. Sury. W. India, Vol. IX. pp. 73, 74, 77, 108, and pll. lvi. and Imxxviii.; Wilson, Viana Purana, Vol. II. pp. 27, 281-283 (Hall's ed.).
. For this and subsequent references to the Sabdakalpadruma, I am indebted to the kindness of Mr. H. Consens of the Archeological Survoy, who has proonred them for me.