The Skandapurāṇa IIa / edited by Hans Bakker and Harunaga Isaacson.

Format:

• Book

Contributor:

• Bakker, Hans, 1948- editor.
• Isaacson, Harunaga, 1965- editor.

Series:

• Groningen Oriental Studies, Supplement

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Puranas. Skandapurāṇa.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (361 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden, Netherlands : Brill, [2005]

Summary:

Volume IIa presents a critical edition of Adhayāyas 26-31.14 from the Skandapurāṇa, complete with synopsis and annotation. The editors also provide a lengthy introduction and commentary on the edited text, and discuss both philological problems and matters of interpretation.

Contents:

• Intro
• Dedication
• Title Page
• Preface
• Table of Contents
• List of Figures and Maps
• Sigla Referring to the Skandapurāṇa
• Introduction
• 1 The Vārāṇasīmāhātmya of the Skandapurāṇa
• The Narrative Structure of the Vārāṇasīmāhātmya
• The Matsyapurāṇa and Liṅgapurāṇa Vārānasīmāhātmyas
• Editing the Vārāṇasīmāhātmya
• The New Manuscripts
• The Parallels and Testimonia
• The Synopsis and Commentary
• Vārāṇasī-Māhātmya Narrative Structure
• 2 A Sketch of the Religious History of Vārāṇasī up to the Islamic Conquest and the New Beginning
• A Centre of Industry and Commerce Vārāṇasī in the Pre-Gupta Period
• The Rise of the Avimukta Sanctuary Vārāṇasī in the Gupta Period
• The Development of a Holy City Vārāṇasī in the Early Medieval Period (AD 500 - 1000)
• A Fountainhead of Learning and Religious Prestige Vārāṇasī under the Candellas, Pālas, and Kalacuris
• A Centre of Regal Pomp Vārāṇasī under the Gāhaḍavālas
• A New Beginning Vārāṇasī in the Thirteenth Century
• Skandapurāṇa 26.1-31.14
• Symbols and Abbreviations in the Apparatus
• Sigla of the Manuscripts Used
• Adhyāya 26
• Adhyāya 27
• Adhyāya 28
• Adhyāya 29
• Adhyāya 30
• Adhyāya 31.1-14
• Synopsis and Commentary
• 1 Celestial Prelude
• a Devī asks Śiva to find a suitable homestead (SP 26.1-25)
• 2 Prehistory
• a Myth of Divodāsa and the Evacuation of Vārāṇasī (SP 26.26-63)
• b The Entrance of Śiva and his Followers into Vārāṇasī (SP 26.64-68)
• 3 In the Divine Palace
• a First Dialogue of Śiva and Pārvatī (SP 27.1-47) the merits of devotion (bhakti)
• b Second Dialogue of Śiva and Pārvatī (SP 28.1-72) worship and observances (vrata)
• 4 In the Divine Garden
• a The First Visit to the Udyāna (SP 29.1-7)
• b Description of Avimuktakṣetra (SP 29.8-59)
• c Arrival of the Pāsupata Yogins etc. (SP 29.60-95).
• d Case-stories of Jaigīṣavya, Kubera and the Pañcacūḍās (SP 29.96-239)
• 5 The Myth of the Yakṣa Piṅgala/Harikeśa (1st part)
• a Piṅgala's Tapas (SP 30.1-18)
• 6 In the Divine Garden Again
• a-b The Second Visit to the Divine Garden and the Māhātmya of the Udyāna and Avimukta (SP 30.19-59)
• c Śiva's Prophesy (SP 30.60-75)
• 7 The Myth of the Yakṣa Piṅgala/Harikeśa (2nd part)
• a The Yakṣa becomes the Protector of Vārāṇasī (SP 31.1-14)
• Appendix
• SP 167.139-162
• SPra 167.4.1-9
• a Avimukta (SP 167.139-162)
• b The Cremation Ground Avimuktaka (SPra 167.4.1-9)
• Bibliography
• Abbreviations
• References
• Indexes
• Index to the Synopsis
• Index of Text Passages
• Index to the Introduction, Commentary and Appendix.

Notes:

• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Description based on print version record.
• Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Other Format:

Print version: Bakker, Hans The Skandapurāṇa IIa

ISBN:

90-04-48840-5

OCLC:

1334889903