Thread by @anuradhagoyal

Started reading the Brahmananda Puran ( amzn.to/356oH5u) - 2 volume granth, should keep me busy till next Navaratri. As always will share the snippets as I go. Send me your blessings.

#Brahmand #BrahmandPuran #Reading

Different Puranas classify the 18 Puranas in different ways. Here is how Padma Purana does it on the basis of Sattva, Rajas & Tamo Gunas.

#brahmand #brahmandpuran

Proton = सत्व गुण
Electron = रजोगुण
Neutron = तमोगुण
A combination of the three in different proportions creates this world.

#Brahmand #BrahmandPuran

राष्ट्र गतिशील और वासी स्थिर। - while describing Jambudweep. Isn't that wonderful description of a great nation - when the country is on the move but people who inhabit are stable.

#Brahmand #BrahmandPuran 1.1.72

While describing the creation, it says Brahma created व्यवसाय for the happiness of the living beings. This is the first time I read this on Creation context. How would you interpret it?

#Brahmand #BrahmandPuran 1.5.73

Brahma created
Asura from Thighs, residual - Night
Devtaa from Mouth, residual - Day
Pitras like sons, residual - Sandhya
Manushya from mind, residual - Jyotsana or Moonlight
With a different level of three gunas in them.

#Brahmand #BrahmandPuran 1.8

One should not look at rising & setting sun as it is very active & can impact eyes. Any cultural or scientific references for this?

#Brahmand #BrahmandPuran 1.10

Am at the part where the genealogy of various Rishis are being described. Every progeny is mentioned with both father & mother, everytime.
When & where did the patriarchy kicked in?

#BrahmandPuran #Brahmand 1.10, 1.11

Kaal or Time is born from Sun and numbers are its eyes. It then goes on to defines different calendars & the role different elements play in them.

#Brahmand #BrahmandPuran 1.13

Bharat is the eldest son of Rishabh of Nabhi Vansha who ruled from Himalayas. Bharat was given the kingdom South of Himalayas, giving it the name Bharat.

#Brahmand #BrahmandPuran

Gandak is defined as a Khai or Trench on whose banks brave people take birth & Jackfruit tree full of 6 Gunas is grown & consumed.

Is Jackfruit consumed a lot in Nepal & around Gandaki river?

#Brahmand #BrahmandPuran 1.14

To the north of the sea & to the South of the Himalayas lies Bharatvarsha. Manu takes care/nurtures this land giving it the name - Bharat & it's people are Bharti.

#Brahmand #BrahmandPuran #Bharat 1.16

Of the seven rivers - Nalini, Haldini & Pavani flow eastwards, Sita, Chakshu & Sindhu flow westwards, while Bhagirathi southwards towards the ocean. All of them originate from auspicious Bindu Sarovar.

#Brahmand #BrahmandPuran 1.18

Dweep or द्वीप - with Apa or water on both sides
Parvat - hill with a Parva or peak
Giri - hill without a peak
This section talks about sea going up and down with phases of moon just like water boils and tries to come up when boiled.

#Brahmand #BrahmandPuran 1.19

15 Nimesh = 1 Kashtha
30 Kashtha = 1 Kala
30 Kala = 1 Muhurat
30 Muhurat = 1 Day
Days get longer or shorter but the Sandhya is always one Muhurat or 48 minutes long.

#Brahmand #BrahmandPuran 1.21

Chariot of Sun is described as:
Navel is Day
Spokes & circumference of wheels are Seasons
Middle of the chariot is the year
Ayanas it's joints to tie horses
Kashtha is the Horse
Kshan is the stick

#Brahmand #BrahmandPuran 1.22

Different types of Agni explained. The one that originates from Water like lightening in the clouds can not be destroyed by water. Others are pious Parthiv, Nirmathya from wood, Shuchi from burning of Sun, Jathargni in our abdomen...and it goes on
#Brahmand #BrahmandPuran 1.24

Sun divides Human days and nights. One month = one day of Pitras (Shukla paksha is their night & Krishna their day)
One year = one day of Devatas (uttarayan is day & Dakshinayan is night)
Goes on till 1 Divya varsha or year as 360 human years.

#Brahmand #BrahmandPuran 1.29

Dharma of Satyuga is followed in Treta, is व्याकुल in Dwapar and is destroyed in Kaliyuga. The description of Kaliyuga makes you smile.

#Brahmand #BrahmandPuran 1.31

Three types of दान - जयेष्ठ मध्यम और कनिष्ठ।
ज्येष्ठ - one you do to attain Moksha or for greater good of society.
मध्यम - one you do out of दया for your fellow beings
कनिष्ठ - the one you do for स्वार्थ।

#brahmand #brahmandpuran 1.32

Rigveda - Rishi Pail
Yajurveda - Rishi Vaishampayan
Samveda - Rishi Jaimini
Atharvaveda - Rishi Sumantu
Itihaas & Purana - Suta Lomaharshan

Now I know why Suta is the constant narrator of all the Puranas.

#Brahmand #BrahmandPuran 1.34

3 Types of Rishis
Brahmarishi - those who research on Brahma(n)
Devarishi - those who research Vedas
Rajrishi - those who work for the happiness of their people

#Brahmand #BrahmandPuran 1.35

Bhuloka - the one that can be experienced by seeing, the present

Bhuvah - the one that passes through present, the past

Bhavyaloka - the one that you will experience in the future, also called Swargaloka.

First 3 words of Brahma.

#brahmand #brahmandpuran 1.38

Praising or criticizing any one swaroop of Brahman is praising or criticizing all of them. Never differentiate between them.

#Brahmand #BrahmandPuran 2.3

Hiranyakashyap - son of Kashyap and Diti gets his name as she sits on the golden seat kept for a Yagna, as soon as he came out of the womb, earning him his name.

#Brahmand #BrahmandPuran 2.5

7 Maruts
आवाह - carry clouds
प्रवह - between Clouds & Sun
उद्वह - between Sun & Moon
संवह - above Moon & below Nakshatras
विवह - Above Nakshatras & below planets
अनुवह - Above planets & below Saptarsi Mandal
परिवह - Above Saptarsi & below Dhruvmandal

#brahmand #brahmandpuran 2.5

Elephant Names
द्विरद - 2 दांत वाला
हस्ती - हस्त वाला
करी - सूंड वाला
वारण - पूजनीय
दंती - बड़े दांत वाला
गज - गर्जना करने वाला
कुंजर - कुंजो में विचरण करने वाला
मतंग - मत हो कर चलने वाला
द्विप - दो से पीने वाला
नाग - कोई स्थान अगम्य नहीं

#brahmand #brahmandpuran 2.7

लोकमाताएं और उनके स्वभाव
आदिति धर्मशीला
दिती बलशीला
सुरभि तपशीला
धनु मायाशीला
मुनि गंध शीला
क्रोधा अध्ययनशीला
अरिष्ट गीतशीला
खशा क्रूर
कद्दू क्रोधशीला
ताम्रा चोट पहुंचाने वाली
इरा अनुग्रह करने वाली
विनता भारवाहन करने वाली
अनायु भक्षण करने वाली
#brahmamd #brahmandpuran 2.7

Agni that should be used for offering - should be pure in golden color, never blue or black or cracking the earth below, no smoke and no sparks, with wood from trees with mild fragrance & no bird nests for the Yajman to get desired results.

#brahmand #brahmandpuran 2.11

One who knows Rigveda knows the Vedas, one who knows Yajurveda knows Yagna, one who knows Samveda knows the Brahma & one who knows Manas or Atharvaveda knows everything.

#brahmand #brahmandpuran 2.15

Shiv Stuti by Parashuram in #Brahmandpuran 2.24

#brahmand #Shiva

No one is criticized, cursed, deprived, diseased, greedy or miserly - this comes repeatedly in scriptures when a good king rules. This time it describes the rule of Sagar in Ayodhya.

#brahmand #brahmandpuran 2.50

There is mention of queen Hemavati of Ayodhya, w/o Sahantaksh of Ikshvaku Vamsha aka Drishtavati, who was well known for herself. By any chance is the river Drishtavati was named after her or vice-versa?
Any idea @bibekdebroy @ArchitectRupa
#brahmand #brahmandpuran 2.63

1000:1 Ratio of living beings
Insects etc : water beings
Water beings: Birds
Birds: Animals
Animals: Humans
Humans: Dharmik humans
Dharmiks: Those who go to swarga
Swarg-gami: those who get Moksha

Work out the numbers we have today.

#brahmand #BrahmandPuran 3.2

3 types of Moksha
First - विषय वासनाओं से वियोग
Second - राग द्वेष की संपूर्ण समाप्ति
Third - तृष्णा का अक्षय

It all happens right here in our lifetimes.

#brahmandpuran #brahmand 3.3

In description of prosperity of Kanchipuram, it says - all the people there are healthy and no one dies an untimely or unnatural death. Read something similar about Ayodhya in various texts. Prosperity defined in terms of health. Let's do that.
#brahmandpuran #brahmand 3.7

पाप gets divided among
- Main doer of act
- one who assists him
- one for whom it has been done
- who permits it

Each get 10% of the Paapa of the one above them in this hierarchy.

#Brahmand #BrahmandPuran 3.8

Shakti is the reason for win & prosperity. One who has Shakti is beyond the gender divide. Shakti is naturally present in everything, but you need to look for is its absence.

#brahmand #brahmandpuran 3.21

विघ्न यंत्र - a weapon used to mislead the army into questioning their commander, making them lazy and complacent.
It's description sounds so similar to paid media or using media as weapon to spread unrest in enemy camp.

#Brahmand #BrahmandPuran 3.27

महारोगास्त्र - When Bhandasur used the weapon that created diseases in Devi's army, she used नामत्रय यंत्र - takes takes the names - Achyuta, Ananta, Govinda

#brahmand #brahmandpuran 3.29

औषधीप्रस्थ - the name of the city of Himvan, the father of Parvati.

#brahmand #BrahmandPuran 3.30