Essay name: Brahma Purana (critical study)
Author:
Surabhi H. Trivedi
Affiliation: Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda / Department of Sanskrit Pali and Prakrit
This is an English study of the Brahmapurana—one of the eighteen major Puranas which 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.
Social and Economic Life
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Phalakaparidhana and ciravasas (241.13,14), In the 'Bhavi-
syakathana' it is said that people would wear valkalas and
skin-garments (230.75).
The clothes made of the skin of antelope find mention ar
among the list of things denoting the prospering of king
Indradyumna (44.7). In the performance of the great
sacrifice, various kings helped king Indradyumna by bringing
many things among which the skin-garments are mentioned (47.
23). Lord Siva is described as wearing an upper garment
made up of the skin of black antelope (krsnajinottariya)
(40.37). One of the epithets of lord Siva is krttivasas
(54.6), (41.73). Elsewhere the vyaghracarma, simhacarma and
a cloth made from the skin of the animal Manivala (viz.an
animal having beads on his tail) are mentioned (241.12).
The daityas are described as wearing elephant hides and
clothes made of the skin of black antelope (213.97). A
Vanaprastha is advised to wear carma (222.41). The daityas
are also said to wear Nilakavasas i.e.clothes made up of the
bark of the fig-tree (213.98).
Clothes in General
Clothes are generally referred to as objects of
gifts to brahmins on certain occasions like sacrifices.
King
