Dvyasrayakavya

Author(s): Satyapal Narang
Publisher: Munshiram Manoharlal Publisher's Pvt Ltd New Delhi

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Dvyāśrayakävya
10. Kalki. According to Abhayatilakagani, Vişņu is himself an eleventh incarnation (VI.44). These incarnations are repeatedly alluded in the poem. Matsyāvatāra (XIII.29), Kūrmāvatāra (VII.62; IX.11), Varābāvatāra (V.78), Narasimhāvatāra (V.82), Vāmanāvatāra (1.123 ; VII.4, 23 ; VIII.42) and Rāmāvatāra (Dāśarathi VIII.4) are scatteringly found in the Dvyāśrayakāvya. In the incarnation of Kțşņa, he is depicted as the younger brother of Balasāma (VI.20) and an enemy of Kaṁsa (I1.57). His conveyance is Garuda (VIII.86).
SIVA: In comparison with other deities, His characteristics are propounded in detail. Despite of his depictie as Ulu date Reality (.168), human charateristics are also attributed to Him. He is the husband of Umā (1.6,185 ; V.102 ; IX.120) and besmears his body with ashes (V.142). Paraśurāma is one of his pupils (IV.74). He keeps Moon on his head (XI.62). He is called Antakara, the destroyer of the world. He burnt three cities (VIII.125); destroyed Andhaka VIII.88) and Lavaņa demons and inflamed Cupid (VII.78).
He is mentioned as a liberal and just deity (I.168).
SEŞANĀGA : He is the lord of the serpants (Nāget 1.127) and vomits the poison (V.78 ; VI. 96 ; IX.11).
SARASVATI: Abhayatilakagani has noted an allusion about Sarasvati (I.23). By the order of Brahmā, she put Agni in the ocean as Agni was desirous to destroy each and every thing (I.23).
SKANDA : He possesses the lustre of Agni and is called Āgneyaruk (XIV.14) or Āgneyadyuti (VI.39). He was born in a kind of reed (sara) and is called Saraja (VI.21). Skanda is called 'vipüyajanma' also because he was born in the sacrificial grass (vipūya, XI.24). One of his synonyms is Şāņmātura because he has six mothers (V.80 ; XIV.43). He