Varahamihira and Bhadrabahu

Author(s): Ajay Mitra Shastri
Publisher: Z_Anandrushi_Abhinandan_Granth_012013.pdf

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Varahamihira and Bhadrabahu 71 XA CORO 74a Cf. xxii. 54 which recommends the worship, among others, of persons initiated for the performance of Vedic sacrifices manes and Brahmanas for warding off the effects of the appearance of evil comets. 75 The reading in the relevant verse is balandeve (xiv. 68) and there is also a variant, bale kascin, which give no sense. The correct reading, particularly as Vasudeva is mentioned in the following stanza, must be Baladeva, which has been corrupted into Balande ve in the interest of the correctness of the metre. 76 The mention of Vasudeva after Baladeva points to the earlier peried when Vira-worship was popular. The verse in question (xiv. 69), as well as the preceding one, therefore, appears to have been taken from some early text. 77 Copani's edition gives the reading bhadrastali (xiv. 75), which is obviously a mistake for Bhadrakali which is given by Shastri. 78 E. g., xiv. 22-23; 31, 58; 99-101; xx. 2, 57; also cf. xiv. 57 (association of certain trees and castes); xxiv. 18-21 (association of certain tithis and castes). 79 Cf. xiii.76; Parisistadhyaya, verses 30, 143, 158, etc. COM 4 . AARNA A N # SURGAWAP. UA 113TOK STES 1913 decky 316899 ruhy