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
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External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)
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She becoming river full of water flew towards the eastern
region speedily and confluenced with ocean. (57)
Then the great goddess Ganga, remover of sin flew towards
south with a great speed. (58)
Searching the son of Sagara with Her thousands of streams
stretched all over the earth and merged with the ocean. (59)
Knowing the arrival of Ganga the adorable by Indra with
a great speed the Ocean came there, worshipped Her with flowers
and scented # incense. (60)
Here ends the seventith chapter called the arrival of
Ganga at the sea shore of Sri Mahabhagavata Upapurana.
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