Kurmastakadvyam

Author(s): Bhojdev Maharaj
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad

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Kūrmaśatakadvayam
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V25:13: Read : Tortoise V26:12: Read : Tortoise V26:13 : Read : Tortoise V27:11 : Read : Tortoise V28:11: Read : animals.... Tortoise, Boar V28 : 13 Drop : (not sure about the meaning] V31:12: Read : animals (for pašus), Tortoise.....Boar V32:11 : Read : (gurutva)
12: Read : animals (for beasts) V41:11: Read : Tortoise, Boar 142:12: Read : Tortoise
13: Read : when for was supported
V48:11: Read : Tortoise [Fresh, improved translation of the stanza] The Tortoise supports the earth. By this, even the greatness conferred on the Tortoise becomes-is-greatly or exceedingly reduced ! But (punah) [O King Bhoja] when supported by you, look ! to what greatness she has attained !
149:11: Read : has caused
14: Read: (lit. greatness of even the great.) V50:11: Read : Tortoise V52:12: Read : (prthvī) V52 : last line : Read : does not regard herself as ‘made light -rendered unimportant (lit. regards herself as weighty (great)-'guru') V52 : 11 (on the next page) : read their lovers (husbands) Dropping one of the two lovers (husbands). V53:11 : Read : by the Tortoise V54:12: Read : animals (for beasts)
12 : Read : by the animals (of the earth)? [by replacing the word Tortoise with earth] V56:11 : Read : animals (for beasts) (to the earth) V57:11 : Read : Tortoise
13: Read : is now terribly V59:11 Read : By reducing (the earth) in weight you [reading - tai (Sk. tvayā) for sai (Sk. sakrt) which makes no sense in