Vedic influence on the Sun-worship in the Puranas

by Goswami Mitali | 2018 | 68,171 words

Hinduism Purana

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Summary: This study discusses the Vedic influence of Sun-worship in the Puranas, which includes of some advanced mode of worship. The significant innovation of the Sun-worship in the Puranas is the installation of the images of the Sun in the temples. Among the Hindus, the tradition of observing Agnihotra sacrifice and the Sandhya, etc., is frequently observed

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The full text of the Vedic influence on the Sun-worship in the Puranas in English is available here and publically accesible (free to read online). Of course, I would always recommend buying the book so you get the latest edition. You can see all this book’s content by visiting the pages in the below index:

+ Chapter 1 - Vedic Concept of God and Religion

. Part 1 - Veda, the Storehouse of Knowledge

. Part 2 - The Concept of Religion

. Part 3 - Different Views Regarding Religion

. Part 4 - Origin and Evolution of Religion

. Part 5 - The principal theories deal with the origin and evolution of religion

. Part 6 - Classification of Religion

. Part 7 - The Concept of Religion in the Vedas

. Part 8 - The Concept of God in the Light of the Vedas

. Part 9 - Number and Classification of the Vedic Gods

. Part 10 - Characteristics of the Vedic Gods

. Part 11 - Review of Literature

. Part 12 - Methodology, Scope and Aim of the Study

+ Chapter 2 - Salient Traits of the Solar Divinities in the Veda

. Part 1 - Introduction (Solar divinities in the Veda)

. Part 2 - Sūrya (The God of Atmosphere)

. Part 3 - Sūrya (the Soul of Universe)

. Part 4 - Sūrya (the Time)

. Part 5 - Sūrya (the Healer)

. Part 6 - Sūrya (the Lord of Morality)

. Part 7 - Sūrya (the Supreme Reality)

. Part 8 - Savitṛ (the God of Atmosphere)

. Part 9 - Savitṛ (the Stimulator)

. Part 10 - Savitṛ (the Preserver)

. Part 11 - Savitṛ (the Healer)

. Part 12 - Savitṛ (the Bestower of Wisdom and Intelligence)

. Part 13 - Mitra (the Friend of the People)

. Part 14 - Mitra (the Sun-god of the Day)

. Part 15 - Mitrāvaruṇau [i.e., Mitra and Varuṇa] (Presiding Deity of the Day and Night)

. Part 16 - Pūṣan (the Lord of Entire World)

. Part 17 - Pūṣan (the Pastoral Deity)

. Part 18 - Pūṣan (the Deity of the Marriage Ceremonial)

. Part 19 - Pūṣan (the Knower of the Paths)

. Part 20 - Viṣṇu (the Deity with Three Strides)

. Part 21 - Viṣṇu (the Deity of the Motion)

. Part 22 - Viṣṇu as the Creator

. Part 23 - Viṣṇu and the Sacrifice

. Part 24 - Vivasvat (the Rising Sun)

. Part 25 - Vivasvat (a Form of the Sun-god)

. Part 26 - The Ādityas

. Part 27 - The Aśvins (the twin deities)

. Part 28 - Vena (the solar god)

. Part 29 - Rohita (the generator of the universe)

. Part 30 - Sun-worship in Theriomorphic, Fetishistic and Symbolic Forms

. Part 31 - Symbolic relevance of the Horse in Sun-worship

. Part 32 - Symbolic relevance of “Dadhikrā” in Sun-worship

. Part 33 - Symbolic relevance of “Tārkṣya” in Sun-worship

. Part 34 - Symbolic relevance of “Paidva” in Sun-worship

. Part 35 - Symbolic relevance of “Etaśa” in Sun-worship

. Part 35 - Symbolic relevance of the Bull in Sun-worship

. Part 36 - Symbolic relevance of the Goat in Sun-worship

. Part 37 - Symbolic relevance of the Bird in Sun-worship

. Part 38 - Symbolic relevance of the Wheel in Sun-worship

. Part 39 - Symbolic relevance of the Golden Disc in Sun-worship

. Part 40 - Symbolic relevance of the Lotus in Sun-worship

. Part 41 - Sun-god and the Image-Worship

. Part 42 - Different Rituals and the Sun-Worship

. Part 43 - The Procedure of Worshipping the Sun-god

+ Chapter 3 - General Characteristics of the Purāṇic Religion and its Link with the Vedic Tradition

. Part 1 - Purāṇic Literature

. Part 2 - Pre-Purāṇic Religious Systems Prevalent in India

. Part 3 - The Vedic Religious System

. Part 4 - Anti-Vedic Religious System

. Part 5 - Semi-Vedic Religious System

. Part 6 - Non-Vedic Religious System

. Part 7 - Religion of the Purāṇas

. Part 8 - Purāṇic Religion and Its Link to the Vedic Tradition

. Part 9 - Non-Vedic Elements in the Purāṇic Religion

. Part 10 - Growth of the Purāṇic Texts for Propitiating the Sun-god

+ Chapter 4 - Vedic Influence on the Sun-Worship in the Purāṇas

. Part 1 - Eulogy of the Sun-god in the Purāṇas

. Part 2 - Purāṇic Sūrya, the Atmospheric Deity

. Part 3 - Sūrya, the Creator, the Preserver and the Destroyer

. Part 4 - Sūrya, the Time

. Part 5 - The twelve Ādityas in the form of the twelve months

. Part 6 - Sūrya, the Ultimate Reality

. Part 7 - The Depiction of Sūrya in the Anthropomorphic Form

. Part 8 - Mode of Worship

. Part 9 - Iconographic Traces of Sūrya in the Purāṇas

. Part 10 - Temples and Pilgrimages for Worshipping the Sun-god in the Purāṇas

+ Chapter 5 - Rituals Related to the Sun-Worship in the Purāṇas

. Part 1 - Introduction (rituals in the Purāṇic period)

. Part 2 - The Sacrifices Related to the Sun-god Dealt with in the Purāṇas

. Part 3 - The Saṃskāras, Referred to in the Purāṇas

. Part 4 - The Vratas Observed and the Sun-worship

. Sun-worship Vratas (1) Aparājitā-saptamī

. Sun-worship Vratas (2) Arka-saptamī

. Sun-worship Vratas (3) Arkasampuṭa-saptamī

. Sun-worship Vratas (4) Ādityavāranakta-vrata

. Sun-worship Vratas (5) Ādityaśayana

. Sun-worship Vratas (6) Ānandasaphala-saptamī or Anantaphala-saptamī

. Sun-worship Vratas (7) Ārogya-saptamī

. Sun-worship Vratas (8) Avyaṅga-saptamī

. Sun-worship Vratas (9) Ādityamaṇḍala-vidhi

. Sun-worship Vratas (10) Ubhaya-saptamī

. Sun-worship Vratas (11) Kamala-saptamī

. Sun-worship Vratas (12) Kalyāna-saptamī

. Sun-worship Vratas (13) Kīrtivrata

. Sun-worship Vratas (14) Guṇāvāptivrata

. Sun-worship Vratas (15) Gomayādi-saptamī

. Sun-worship Vratas (16) Cakṣurvrata

. Sun-worship Vratas (17) Candrovrata

. Sun-worship Vratas (18) Citrabhānu-padadvaya

. Sun-worship Vratas (19) Trigati-saptamī

. Sun-worship Vratas (20) Triprāpti-saptamī

. Sun-worship Vratas (21) Dvādaśāditya-vrata

. Sun-worship Vratas (22) Dhāmavrata

. Sun-worship Vratas (23) Nandā-saptamī

. Sun-worship Vratas (24) Nāma-saptamī or Rahasya-saptamī

. Sun-worship Vratas (25) Nikṣubhārka-saptamī

. Sun-worship Vratas (26) Pāpanāśinī-saptamī

. Sun-worship Vratas (27) Putra-saptamī

. Sun-worship Vratas (28) Puṣpa-dvitīya

. Sun-worship Vratas (29) Phala-ṣaṣṭhī-vrata

. Sun-worship Vratas (30) Phala-saptamī

. Sun-worship Vratas (31) Mandāra-saptamī

. Sun-worship Vratas (32) Mandāra-ṣaṣṭhī-vrata

. Sun-worship Vratas (33) Marīca-saptamī

. Sun-worship Vratas (34) Mahā-saptamī

. Sun-worship Vratas (35) Mārtaṇḍa-saptamī

. Sun-worship Vratas (36) Yajña-saptamī

. Sun-worship Vratas (37) Rakta-saptamī

. Sun-worship Vratas (38) Ratha-saptamī

. Sun-worship Vratas (39) Rathāṅka-saptamī

. Sun-worship Vratas (40) Varuṇavrata

. Sun-worship Vratas (41) Vijayā-saptamī

. Sun-worship Vratas (42) Viśoka-ṣaṣṭhī-vrata

. Sun-worship Vratas (43) Viśoka-saptamī

. Sun-worship Vratas (44) Viṣṇutrimūrti

. Sun-worship Vratas (45) Viṣṇuvrata

. Sun-worship Vratas (46) Śarkarā-saptamī

. Sun-worship Vratas (47) Śāka-saptamī

. Sun-worship Vratas (48) Śubha-saptamī

. Sun-worship Vratas (49) Sapta-saptamī-kalpa-vrata

. Sun-worship Vratas (50) Sarvāpti-saptamī

. Sun-worship Vratas (51) Sarṣapa-saptamī

. Sun-worship Vratas (52) Siddhārthakādi-saptamī

. Sun-worship Vratas (53) Sūryavrata

. Sun-worship Vratas (54) Sauravrata

. Part 5 - The Festivals Related to the Worship of Sun

Chapter 6 - Conclusion

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