Essay name: Mahabhagavata Purana (translation and study)
Author:
Prabir Kumar Nanda Goswami
Affiliation: Utkal University / Department of Sanskrit
The English translation of the Mahabhagavata Purana including an introduction and study. Another name for this text is the Devi Purana and it represents an ancient Sanskrit text comprising 81 chapters and belonging to the Shaktism tradition (worship of the Goddess).
Chapter 1 - Suta-Saunaka dialogue
271 (of 482)
External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)
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CHAPTER XLVII
Sri Mahadeva Said
The goods headed by Indra, worshipping the great godless
in heaven and the supreme god on earth killed Visikha the younger
brother of Ravana in the battle lakhs and crores of terrible
demons were killed by monkeyes. (1 &2)
Some crores of monkeys were also killed by the demons. A
river of blood flowed on the battle field. Large number of
heads found floating hear and there; O Narada having heard
the death of his brother Ravana wept being over powered with
sorrow. Then might Atikaya consoling him, advanced to the war
field on the tenth day of dark fortnight. Rama killing the
mighty Kumbhakarna in the war went to that place where Bralima
was worshipping the mother goddess and saluting the high-souled
Brahma, the creator of the world intimated all about the death
of the younger brother of Ravana. Brahma also reiterated the
procedure of worship directed by the mother goddess earlier
about the procedure of worship and the killing of enemies day
by day. Having heard this Lord Rama with various worship
materials collected by monkey started Her worship with devotion
and with large number of sacrifices. (3-10)
Saluting the great godless after the worship, he started
again to the war. Atikaya, the inconquerable trembling Wiole
the
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earth with the sound of axle of his chariot came accompanied
with large number of soldiers. (||-12)
