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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.
[OCTOBER, 1877.
ekamkaram tu stane vyápárayantim Devakiinukham sdhiranyan samdsádya timrena patalena vd vundlokayantin sthapayet
bamrinmayapátrena yavapúrnena choiva hill Vil. Krishnamurtim cha sampádya sauvarnan dchhadayet tach chailena, likhed ashtadalam tatah kalasopari chandanam cha 'guruni hupam push- madhydhne nadyddijale... (see above, p. 286). pdni kamalani cha || 123 |
Now follows the preparation and erection vastrena veshtitam Krishnani majayed vividhais
of the remaining pictures which relate to the iada
sacred history of the nativity of KrishVi 2. madhye cha sthapayet lubhan sauvarnam
na. The accounts regarding them are of a rijatan tatha il 21 || abháve tamrajari vdpi mrinmayam vt 'tha kdra.
somewhat varying kind in the several texts ; yot sudhddhavalitam kritud chandrasarydnkitan
obviously a favourite subject lies before us here, Aubham | 22 |
which has consequently experienced numerous námáñkitar cha Krishnasya jalapírnan sarat- additions and variations. Only Śc. Ud. Vi 2: nakam gandhapushpá disarayuktan sapallavapla- have nothing at all abont it, as throughout tai tata | 23 ||
them Krishna's relationship to his pdiram cha kdrayet paschad dhemná na rajatena mother, as well as all the special birth-ritual, is vd | abhave tdmrapdtrar tu kumbhasyopari rinyaset entirely wanting (see above, pp. 178, 171). 24!
According to Ka. in the Jayanti form of the arve samurdh saritas tirthani jalada nadah (!)
festival there is necessary, in the first place, a dyantu yajamanasya duritakshayakáraka) | 25 sthitam tvaji jagat sarvam sasurdouramanusham
second Deva k i-picture where Krishna dtmanah karyasiddhyarthan sthapayami ghatopari
is represented as held on her lap, while a li 26 | kalasasthapanamantrah
Lakshmi-picture rubs the feet of Devaki murtir cha karayet tatra Krishnardsyaivani vichak
resting on the couch. The other texts do not shanah | ashtamdshapramanan tu vitta sathyari mention this second Devaki-picture; on the tathddhikam || 27 ||
other hand, they place before us, and with peradardhardhena vd laktyd yathavat kdrayed budhah | fect propriety, a picture of Yafod â, who is dvdhayet prayatnena pátre kalabasamathitam || 28 || to be represented quite in the same manner as Vi 2 (marg.)...... cha 'shtapankajam | tasyopari
Devaki in the sútik agriha (Sa. K.), and in nyaset krombhan vertulan tdmramayan bubham||
fact as just delivered of a beautiful girl. At rdjatam tamrapatraṁ vd devar tasyopari nyaset Devakim sarvatobhadre, Yabodam pujya pankaje ||...
Krishna's side stand with bowed head, from Sc. mandale sthapayet kumbham tamran rd mrin
the tops of which wreaths of flowers hang down, mayam kuchim l| 9 ||
all kinds of gods, demi-gods, demons, and lasyopari nyaset pdta a rdjatan vainavam tu vd spirits, represented as wandering through the air vdsasd "chádya Kaunteya pújayet tatra mdm budhah in various positions. His father Vasudeva also || 101
stands by, armed with sword and shield. Like. apa hdraih shodasabhir......
wise dancing, happy Apsaras ard singing GanVr. "mañchakam sthapayet (see above, p. 285 n.) |
dharvas. The serpent-prince Kaliya in his .... (several statements here not to the point)
Yaman A-bed is also to be paintedt there. Thust kalasdrchanam sañkhárachanam cha kuryat
00. Śa.; while 0. Śa add besides some verses purushastiktona nyásam leuryat rañgavallisardyukte sarvatobhadramandale avra.
according to which Kaisa's servants, Devaki's nam sajalar kumbham tamram mrinmayam vas vd|
prison-guards, are to be represented in armour, sarathdpya vastrasampita kanthadake sukobhi- bu asleep, overcome by the magio slumber; tam pañcharatnasamdyuktam phalagandhaksha- likewise all kinds of armed Danava-demons, tair yutam |
especially such as Krishna when a child
• According to Vi 1, pictures of the ten arataras of alities of the "holy family" are to be regarded. Krishna's Vishnu are to be put up, and also Devaki, the parents, Vasudeva and Deva ki, e Kasyapa shepherds, and Yasods, to be honoured: but whether this and Aditi che himself is Vishnu); Li folwr-parenta,
also" (Cathoda cha) really refers to the putting up of yanda and Yaso da, are the prajapati Daksha and their pictures is not clear.
Aditi (0 sa., the earth CK viz. kshiti in K, dhard in C); + In a subsequent passage ( 53, see in the seguel)
his brother Valabhadra (Valadeva) is the serpentKrishna himself, the two pairs of parents, and his prince Sesha; his uncle and persecutor Kansa hasarisen brother Baladeva are described as "to be set up" (to out of the Asura K lanemi; the saint Gargs (whet bra these a picture of the moon also, and its favourite star he to do here?) is Brahman (chaturmukha) himself. rohin): 80 that there it is not probably paintings that The tailk-maids are Apsaras, and the cowherds also are are treated of.
inhabitants of heaven. 1 With the insertion of some verses which enumerate the I S These bear here the curious names 'cow' (or "ox"), Kods and demigoda as incarnations of whom the person. I'milch-oow', 'elephant', and in C at least horse'alao.
