Brahma Purana (critical study)
by Surabhi H. Trivedi | 1960 | 254,628 words
This is an English study of the Brahmapurana—one of the eighteen major Puranas. This text occupies an important place in the Pauranic literature. This study researches the rich an encyclopaedic material for social, religious, philosophical, mythological, political, geographical and literary study found in the Brahma-Purana. It also includes a lingu...
Appendix 12 - Verses Quoted from the Brahma Purana in Different Works
APPENDIX XII VERSES QUOTED FROM THE BR. P. IN DIFFERENT WORKS 1 1490 As the puranas had been regarded as one of the sources of Dharma from the earliest times, the Nibandha writers have often drawn upon the puranas. The Brahma Purana too has been profusely quoted by the various works and many of its verses are not found in the extant Brahma Purana data is based on Dr. R. C. Hazra's investigations.: PART I I Caturvargacintamani of Hemadri Vol. I, The following Brahma P. Numerous verses have been quoted in connection with donations, but not a single verse is found in the extant Brahma P. Vol. II, Part i. P. 226 PP. 788-9 20 Vol.III, Part i, 60,32b-33, 35b and 36-43. 29, 27b-29a QC. The part 1 of the appendix is prepared from R.C.Hazra's book entitled 'Studies in the Puranic Records on Hindu rites and Customs; PP. 321-324.
1491 P. 8 P. 10 P. 11 PP. 12, 13 P. 45 P. 65 F. 71 220, 99b-c. 221,1; 220,210. 220, 204 220, 87b-99a The line 'pisacatvamanupraptah is not found. 220, 67. 220, 77-78a. 220, 77a The other two lines are not found. P. 138 220, 60a P. 171 220, 10b-11a P. 189 220, 51b-52a. P. 197 220, 45b-48a. P. 213 220, 20b-21a P. 230 220, 53b-54a P. 253-4 220, 55-56.
P. 259 P. 260 220, 57-58 220, 10b-11, 13a and 14 PP. 264-5 220, 14-19 and 20b-21 P. 277 220, 446-452 P. 279 220, 59 P. 292 220, 62b and 64a P. 295 220, 64b -66 P. 335 == 220, 53b-54a and 55-57 P. 421 P. 458 PP. 459-460 P. 500 = = 220, 109b-110a 220, 127a 220, 136 220, 127b-133 P. 542 220, 154-155a P. 549 220, 168 P. 551 220, 156-158 The line 'Cinakam' is not found. P. 552 = 220,161. 1492
P. 557 P. 562 1 1493 0 220, 159b-160a The line pavitre parame'is not found. 220, 170, 175b-176, 172b- 175a and 178-180a. P. 601 P. 602 (twice) PP. 679-680 = 220,159. 220, 181b-183a, 184b-1852. 220, 165b-166 The word Svetacandana'is not found. P. 680 P. 683 P. 687 (twice) P. 736 220, 171b-172a = 220, 161b-165a 220, 167. 220,146 The other verse is not found. P. 744 P. 1014 221, 161. 220, 106a PP. 1134-5 etc. 220, 105 and 107b-110a etc.
1494 II Madhavacarya's comm. on the Parasara smrti Vol.II, Part ii P. 209 PR. 210-211 PP. 224-6 P. 226 III Dolayatraviveka of IV Sulapani Fol. 3b (line 4) Rasayatraviveka of Sulapani Fol.4a 215, 136b-137a and 138b-139a 214, 29-31. Four lines are not found. 217,48-50, 75b-76a, 57.59b, 80b-81a, and 83a 217, 68-71a, 66-67, 77b-80a and 45-47. 63, 18. 67, 10-11. V Sraddhaviveka of Sulapani Fol. 24b 220, 46b-472 25 a 220, 45b-47a 28b (twice) 220, 51b-52a The other quoted passage is not found.
1495 VI Tirthacintamani of Vacaspatimisra PP. 53-86 P. 87 PP. 88-92 27, 21 28, 1-2 Four verses from 'Santi tirthani etc.' on P. 53 of the Tirthacintamani are not found. 69, 14 to the end (except verses 26 and 39-40) 70, 3-42. 42, 34b to the end (except 35b-36a) 43, 7-13 45, 1-5a, 16b and 17b-c 45, 18-24, 532, 54-79, 846 to the end and 32a 48, 1-6 and 10 to the end. 49, 1-40a, 47b-51, 54-56,and 57b to the end. 50, 1-48 (One verse Kundalabhyam Vicitrabhyam is not found). 49-50a and 51 to the end. 51, I-33a and 37 to the end. 57, I-7. 57, 8-30a, 32b-42, 44-lt? and 50-56.
1496 PP. 92-103 P. 104 57, 57 to the end, 58, I-7. Four verses 'tasmat tam MuniSardula' etc. on P.94 of the Tirthacintamani are not found. 58, 12-27, 28b-29, 30b-58 and 62b to the end. 60, I-11. 57, 3-4. P. 105 P. 106 57, 8 and 13-14. == 57, 22-23. PP. 107-108 P. 109 P. 111 PP. 112-128 - 57, 33-37 and 39-40. 57, 58. 60, 9-10. 60, 12 to the end. Two verses 'Narayanaparodharma' etc. on P.113 and one line angusthe haste on P.114 of the Tirthacintamani are not found. 61, 1 to the end. 62, 1-15 and 18 to the end (except 22a) Three lines 'Nastikaya na vaktavyam' etc. are not found.
1497 P. 130 P. 132 P. 133 P. 134 P. 135 P. 138 PP. 139-143 PP. 143-154 60, 40-42a and 44-45. = 61, 14-16, 23a-b and 24 61, 25 and 27-30. 61, 31-34 61, 35-38. 63, 3 and 8-9. 63, 11 to the end. 65, 1-13, 15b-41a, 43-59, 65, 71-72 and 74 to the end. PP. 156-159 51, 29-32, 37 and 42-45. PRE P. 160 PP. 161-169 66, 1-2, 10-13a and 14 to the end. 67, 3-5. 67, 2, 6-12, 13b-22a and 25-80 One verse 'durlabham pavanam' on P. 167 of the Tirthacintamani is not found. 68, 28-31, 32b, 35, 69b-70, 72-75 and 76a.
P. 175 1498 177, 19, 24 and 16-17. One verse 'Ksetrajnam ca' is not found. PP. 176-180 PP. 180-182 41, 10b-11, 53b, 56-76a (six lines from 'bhuktva tatra varan' on P. 178 of the Tirthacintamani are not found) 78b-88, 91b-92, 89-90 and 93. 28, 44-562, 62b to the end, and 56b-62a. PP. 183-184 P. 184 VII Sraddhakriyakaumudi of Govindananda 42, 1-7 and 9-10. - 42, 11. P. 15 220, 28-30 (except 30a). P. 16 P. 17 220, 183b-184a. The line ama mamsam is not found. A 220, 156-157a, 158b and 182b-183a. P. 18 (twice) 220, 170 and 1970-198a. P. 19 220, 180b-181a and 161. The line 'Vetrankuram' is not found. P. 20 220, 159-160a. P. 23 cf. 220, 162.
P. 28 - 220, 4 P. 42 P. 43 P. 64 P. 74 220, 127-129 221, 36a and 97a 219, 75b. 220, 118b-119a. P. 84.5 P. 84 219, 46b-47a and 48 cf. 219, 54b and 62 b. } P. 122 219, 48 and 51 P. 141 220, 160b P. 142 220, 162-164 1499 P. 144 P. 745 P. 148 P. 172 P. 187 # 220, 167 220, 139-140. The line Anangalagnam yad vastram' is not found. 219, 61b 219, 69-70a 219, 72b-73a
P. 189 P. 203 P. 206 P. 210 = P. 212 219, 75b 219, 78 219, 79 219, 81b-82a 219, 83 P. 258 220, 51b-52a P. 263 220, 51b-53a P. 285 220, 45b-48a P. 300 VIII Danakriyakaumudi of Govindananda. = 1500 220, 53b-54a & 55-56. P. 43 === 218, 26b-27a P. 49 P. 50 P. 52 11 216, 18 216, 12-13 216, 30 11
IX Smrtitattva of Raghunandana, Vol. I 1501 P. 216 P. 404 etc. Vol. II P. 563 P. 564 PP. 565-7 220, 139 29, 55-56. One who verse is not found etc. 27, 2a and 11b; 28, 1-2a 42, 1-2, 4, 5 and 9-10; 46, 4; 70, 3-4a. 57, 2.42 (except 11b and 31). 57, 57. P. 567 PP. 569-570 60, 47, 61, 1-3 & 57, 62, 1-2. PP. 570-571 62, 36-5a, 6b and 12b-13a; P. 571 P. 571-2 P. 572 ww PP. 572-3 62, 23; 63, 1-5; 13-14 and 8-9. 60, 11. 63, 17-21. 65, 3 and 57; 65, 83a; 66, 1-2; 70, 5-6a, 64.18. The verse varsikamscaturo masan is not found. 41, 10b-11, 53b,56, 57a,59b, 61a, 63b-64a, 67, 89b-90, 28, 64b-c, 43-44 and 48b.
PART II 1502 The verse 'pathi smasane' and the line 'tatha caivotkale dese' on P. 572 are not found. Four lines from 'deham tyajanti' on P. 572 resemble Br. 68, 75-77. Besides the above works, there are others which quote the Brahma Purana Due to limitation of time, the writer has not been able to make a thorough study of these verses and therefore a list of traceable and untraceable verses cannot be provided. But here a list of quoted verses is given for helping further investigations, though from a rough survey it can be said that the verses of the Brahma Purana quoted by Krtyakalpataru are not found in the present Brahma Purana whereas some of the verses quoted by the Mayukhas of Nilakanthabhatta are found in the present Brahma Purana However, the whole subject should be fully dealt with while discussing the problem of the reconstruction of the Brahma Purana In the following tables, under the head of the title of the work quoting the Brahma Purana, the no. of verses of Brahma Purana, the page no. on which they are quoted and the subject matter of these verses are given.:-
} X Krtyakalpataru of Laksmidharabhatta h Vol. 1 Brahma-Carikanda edited by 1503 Verses Page Subject 2 55 Paribhasa 1 1/2 68 7 74 Samskara 2 1/2 86 " 1 99 1 123 Upanayana 1 132 Acamana # 1 134. 7 1/2 135 2 1/22 158 Sauca 1 1/2 264 Brahmacaryakalavadhi Vol. II Grhasthakanda 1/2 30 Garhasthyam " 1 44 1 79 Vivahabhedan 11 4 100-101 10 196-197 Krsi 3 213 Vanidya
Verses Page Subject 1 378 Yamaniyamah 349 Vacyavacyam Vol.III Niyatakalakanda I 1/2 26 Pratahsnanam 1 49 10% 172-174 Pancayajnavidhih 2 190 Atithipuja 5 1/2 220-221 Bhojanavidhi 5 224-225 10% 226-228 " 74% 241-243 # 4 249-250 1 253 2 277 = 1 1/2 283 1 4 293 2 297 " 2 305 12 365-367 Parvakrtyas 1 370 " 12 372-373 1504
1505 Verses Page 116%2 377-389 1 392 Subject Tithikrtyas mo hua tt 734 1/2 393-408 32 410-413 14 1/2 421-422 " 13% 424-426 185 427-447 11 450-451 39 458-461 Kantaradipadanadividhih Goparicarya " 2 463 113 465-466 Vrsotsarga Vol.IV Sraddhakanda 2 4 1 8 1 13 Sraddhasvarupa Sraddhavidhi Sraddhakala 11 4 15 1 17 7 J N 18 # 21 6 27 8 00 220 #f 29
Verses Page 4 54 6 10 70 3 95 1 97 1 1/2 108 4 714 4 116 2 118-9 ru Subject Vivarjyah Panktipavanah Apankteyah 1506 Nimantritaniyamah Varjyah Pragavahana sraddhavidhih rong liang KV 3 6 121 131 144 " Sraddhasampadah Japasanadividhih " 1 149 " 30 151-154 " 2 756 3 160 7 167-168 8 184 Annasamkalpa 1 197 30 213-216 Japadividhih Sraddhottarakarma 6 1/2 zui 218 7 219 { 2 221 3 1/2 227 #1 1 228
} Verse Vol. V Danakanda 9 Vol. VI Vratakanda 9 6 Page Subject 168-169 Ubhayatomukhidanam 374-376 Tithivrata 409 Dutrotpattivrata Vol. VIII Tirthavivecanakanda 1507 9 19% 8-9 Tirthayatravidhi 30-32 Varanasimahatmyam " 2 39-40 10% 158-159 Gangamahatmyam 7 1/22 195 Ujjayinimahatmyam 251 Nanatirthanahatmya 3 1/2 259 Mahapathayagadi Vol. X Suddhikanda ↑ 13 Maranasaucam. } 2 16 3 20 Jananasuddhih N 22 4 26-27 Jananamarananiyamah Varnasannipatasaucam 4 31 Sannipatasaucam.
Vol. XI Verses Page 6 38-39 Subject Baladyasaucam g 42-43 Stryasaucam 10 ve 49-50 Mrtyuvisesasaucam 4 55 Asapindadyasaucam 14 59-61 Nitharasaucam " 1 65 10 67-68 5 74 Sapindadilaksanam Pretasamskarah " 13 76-77 5 82-83 Udakadana 1 1/2 101 Vesmapravesanam 20 109-113 Asthisamcayanam 1 129 Snana'suddhi 3 734-135 Dravyasuddih " 1 139 11 1 143 3 1/2 146-147 3 1/2 154 · Bhumisuddih Rajadharmakanda 38 9-13 Abhisekah 1 1/2 128 Yatra 2 155 Abhisiktakrtyani 1508
Verses Page 3 166 Subject Abhisiktakrtyani " 1 176 37 179-181 Devayatravidhih Vol. XII Vyavaharekanda 3 416-417 Svamipalavivada 3 634 Stripunyoga 4 711 Dayavibhaga # 1 729 736 Vol. XIV Moksakanda 1 6 Moksasvarupa 4 9 34. 13-137 Jivabrabmatvabhavah 3 160 Atmajnanahetavah 10 1/2 208-209 Dhyeyasvarupam 16 1509 252-254 Aristani (11) Madana Maharnava of Sri Visvesvara Bhatta ed. by Pandit E. Krishnamacarya & M.R. Nambiyar 2 l ya 251 5 344 Antravrddhiharanarayanamurti -danam Vaktandhyaharagopaladana
1510 (12) Mayukhas of Bhatta Nilakantha, ed. by J.R.Gharpure (a) Samaya Mayukha 1 7 Creation 2 12 Kumaripuja 3 15 Raivatapuja 1 N N N 19 Kartikasuklapratipadadvitiya 24 Saptami 34. 39 VI 5 44 1 45 1 55 Asvinasuklastami Jyesthasukladasami Asadhasukladasami Visnusayana Caturdasi " 1 56 2 - N 77 Great rivers 1 78 5 85 MT) 3 91 5 1/2 1/2 94 1 97 Phalavisesa Samkrantikrtya Great rivers Kartikaikadasi Maghasnanamahima 2 109 Bhojyabho jyaniyama (b) Acaramayukha 1 3 Paribhasa
7 36 Tilakam 3 59 Devapuja 2 79 Bhojanam shu guan 5 79 (c) Santimayukha 5 52 Arkavivaha 2 54 11 (d) Samskaramayukha 1 2 2 NN J 5 6 71 (e) Sraddhamayukha Nandisraddhanimitta Pitrs Asaucanirnaya 1511 1 6 Paurnamasi 1 M - 3 6 Yagadis & Manvadis 7 Caturdasi 2 8,89 Nandimukha Pitrs 3 74 Pindadana 1 19 Kalanisedhah q - W N 31 Grahyavarsyadrayyani 3 39 Sraddhe vardyah 47 Arghdadanottarakrtyam
1 W N N J 79 3 91 (f) Suddhi Mayukha 1512 51 57 Yajamanajapyani Pindadanasthanakalpanam Vrsotsarga Things to be offered in sraddha. 2 1 - N W 1 3 } 18 Asanea 11 19 21 Dahadhikara 21 Vapanavisaya 5 26 Pretakriyayam nisedhakalah (g) Prayascitta Mayukha 4 54 Expiations ceng jing 67 7 D M 65 shi ye " 3 102 1 107 (13) Smrticandrika of Devanabhatta ed. by J.R.Gharpure (a) Ahnikekanda 1 14 Samskaraparibhasa 1 168 Chrtaveksana
3 219 Atithipuja 226 Bhoktrniyamas q (b) Ahnikakanda } 1 391 Yatibhojana 1 420 Varjyam 2. 11 421 1 446 Arcanavidhi " 1 447 1 451 Candanadyarcanam " 1 454 1 463 Annanivedanam 2 469 1 482 Viprabhojanantaram PART III 1513 Besides the above references, we get many other references of the Brahma Purana quoted in various works from the 44 In five Volumes of the history of Dharmasastra by MM. Dr. P.V. Kane. The following list is based on those volumes. this list instead of giving the number of slokas quoted from the Brahma Purana, the page number of the work on which the slokas of the Brahma Purana are quoted, the subject metter and the page number of MM. Dr. Kane's History of Dharmasastra are given.
(14) Author Subject matter Apararka Page No. 1514 Kane,HDS, Vol. II.1 Page No. 279 Cakri 1 1177 Dhvaji 84 1177 Bhisak 1178 Rangavatarin yo 8 oo yeong 80 90 93 1177 Vandin 94 1178 Sucika 98 1177 Sunika 99 425 Yugadividhis 395 1563 Prohibition about Marriage 500 97 Remarriage of widows 612 111 Sati 628 Kane, HDS.,Vol.II.II 153-154 Devapuja 733 1177-79 Parigrahadustanna 787 83 Drinking liquor 796 877 Suicide 926 737 Kind of sons 644 Kane, HDS, Vol.III 15,63 Kalivarjya 928 95,98 Remarriage of woman 928 63 Intoxicating drinks 965
Collection of bones Kane, HDS Vol.IV. 885,886 265 458 Darbhas to be used 417 in various rites. 523 Sraddha 518 (15) Hemadri Page No. Kane, HDS II. II. 57 Dana 851 47 Pratistha & Utsarga 894 107 Sraddha 528 Kane, HDS. Vol. V.1 On Kala 616 Diwali 201 " 615 206 (16) Parasaramadhaviya Part 1, P.133 Prohibition about marriage I,Part II,P.288 Suicide II,Part 2,P.197 Penance I,Part 2,P.278 Duties of a } 1.2,P.238 Brahmacarin Death in Childhood Kane, HDS, Vol.II.1 500 Kane Vol.II. II 926 Vol.IV 127 214 (17) Rajanitiprakasa (Part of Viramitrodaya of Mitramisra) 416-419 Festivals to be celebrated by the king. 227 Kane, Vol.III 234 1515
(18) Ahnikaprakasa 464 -516 (19) Damodara's Kali -varjyanirnaya Kane, HDS, Vol.II.II Aposana 764 Forbidden food 784 Kane,HDS, Vol.III 930 Several verses from the Br.P.about Kalivarjya. (20) Smrtyarthasara of Sridhara Upanayana (21) Grhastharatnaka of Kane II.1 298 Candesvara Kane,II.1 83 Marriage P.446 Vol.II.II 311,325 Bhojana 760 374 763 # 224 765 11 370 783 359 Forbidden food 784 i (22) Krtyaratnakara of Candesvara Kane,II,II 159-160 Vrata (23) Rajadharmakanda a portion of Krtyakalpataru of Laxmi- 7 10 dhara Coronation Coronation 721 Kane, Vol. III 75 83 82 1516
115-117 Festivals to be celebrated by the king. 234 1517 (24) Purusarthacintamani 242-243 Diwali Kane, Vol.V.1 197 (25) Haradatta on Gautama 14.11 Rules regarding death Vol.IV 223 (26) Vratakriyakaumudi Vol. V.1 476 Holy tirthas 196 (27) Suddhiprakasa Vol. IV. 159 Playing instruments at the time of carrying a dead body. 217 187 Burning an effigy 224 204 Sraddha 348 (28) Prayascittaviveka 511 1 Vol. IV Penances. Taptakrechra 139 Brhadyavaka 146 Saumyakrechra 152 (29) Tirthacintamani Vol. IV 5-6 Pilgrimage # 263-266 570,572 595
(30) Sraddhakriyakaumudi Vol. IV 285 Sraddha 531 (31) Tirthaprakasa Vol. IV 19,23 Pilgrimage 570,572 374 595 (32) Tirthakalpataru Pilgrimage 570,572 1518 (33) Nirnayasindhu of Kamalakara quotes verses from Brahma Purana quoted in (a) Prayogaparijata Upanayana (b) Prthvicandrodaya Duties of a widow (34) Prayascittatattva of Raghunandana Kane, Vol.II.1 298 586 Kane, Vol.III 520 Kalivarjya 928 Vol. IV 499 Pilgrimage 590 (35) Smrticandrika of Devanabhatta Kane, II.1. I.5-24 Samskaraja 194 I. 12 marriage 933 Sraddha Kalivarjya Prohibition about 451 500 Vol. IV 337
(36) Pujaprakasa 82 Vol.II.II Devapuja 733 Kane, Vol. II.1 (37) Samskaraprakasa of Mitramisra 399-401 Upanayana 298 (38) Samskararatnamala 273-274 Upanayana 298 (39) Durgabhaktitarangini V. 1 of Vidyapati P. 32 Durgotsava 169 1 1519