Kalika Purana Sanskrit & English Translation Set Tantra Yoga

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The Kalika Purana: Sanskrit text, introduction & translation in English In 3 Vols. (SET)

by Dr. Biswanarayan shastri *

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About the Book:

The Kalika-purana is one of the eighteen (upa) puranas, and it occupies a prominent place in the vast puranic leterature. Though technically an upa-purana, it is called Kalika-purana or Kali-purana, composed to popularise the cult of Sakti, particularly the worship of the mother Goddess Kamakhya.

The first half of the Kalika-p. (though not divided in to parts) deals with the marriage of Sati to Siva, her death and re-birth and re-union with Siva, the identification of Mahamaya (Goddess) with Kamakhya, the Naraka myth and Vasistha's curse on Kamakhya etc.

The second half deals exclusively the ritual procedure of worshipping the Goddess. K. P. also gives a vivid description of the hills, rivers and secred places of Kamarupa, with the presiding deities.

The Kalika-purana was composed in Kamarupa (Assam) in late ninth century.

The text of the K. P. has been edited critically by comparing all the printed text including one edited by the present author and four manuscripts, two from India office Library, London. The Sanskrit text is followed by a faithful English translation. The work is published in two volumes running in 1400 pages, and a third volume, containing verse-index, notes, study etc. will be published shortly.

K. R. Vankooji's worship of Goddess According to the Kalika-purana was consulted.

About the Author:

DR. BISWANARAYAN SHASTRI, M. A. D.Litt, Sahitya Vyakarana-Mimamsa-Shastri,

Kavya-Tirtha is a renowned Sanskrit scholar of International repute. Dr. Shastri's woks on Nyaya-Vaisesika philosophy and Tantra have been appreciated by scholars in India abroad.

AVINASI, a historical novel in Sanskrit from Dr. Shastri's pen is the first of its kind in Sanskrit literature, and he has been awarded for his work by the Sahitya Akadmi, Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad (Cal), and Uttar Pradesh Sanskrit Academy with Banabhatta award. He is a Rastrapati awardee for Sanskrit, and also a recipient of literary pension from the Govt. of Assam for his contribution to Assamese literature and Culture.

Dr. Shastri translated Sahitya-dar-pana and Kathasarit Sagara into Assamese with explanatory notes. He published nearly one hundred research papers in English and Sanskrit, and two hundred popular articles in Assamese, and a few in Hindi. The Uttar Pradesh Hindi Sansthan honoured him with award.

Dr. Shastri, a former Member of Loksabha, is a widely travelled man, and presently Vice-Chairman, State Planning Board, Assam.

Contents

INTRODUCTION
1. Purana and upapurana i
2. Kalika-Purana v
3. The name vii
4. Printed editions ix
5. Manuscripts ix
6. Chapters and Chapter Division xi
7. Kalika Purana quoted by the Smrti digest writers xii
8. Other Texts: Kalika Purana xiii
9. The myth of earlier Kali (Kalika-Purana) xiv
10. Earlier Kalika Purana xvi
11. The date and the place of origin of the Kalika-Purana xxvi
A SUMMARY OF THE KALIKAPURANA xxxiv
NARAKA MYTH AND PRAGJYOTISA lxxvii
THE KALIKA PURANA
1. The Birth of Kama (Cupid) 1
2. The Illusion of Brahma 11
3. The Birth of Rati 16
4. The Birth or Vasanta (spring) 32
5. The Prayer of Mahamaya by Brahma 20
6. Prayer or Yoganidra 28
7. Dialogue between Brahma and Madana 34
8. The Birth of Sati 37
9. Persuation of Hara for marrying a wife 44
10. Mahadeva expresses his desire and seeks Sati 49
11. The Marriage procession of Siva 56
12. Identity of Brahma, Visnu & Mahesvara 62
13. Mitigation of the anger of Siva 68
14. Dalliance of Hara with Sati 72
15. Siva's and Sati's departure for their abode in the Himalayas 77
16. Siva's dalliance with Sati and her death 82
17. The Destruction of the sacrifice of Daksa 89
18. Vijaya's grief 94
19. Sandhya's preparation for penance 105
20. Deliverance of Candra from the curse of Daksa 112
21. Candra's emancipation from the curse of Daksa 126
22. The birth story of Arundhati 138
23. The Marriage of Vasistha with Arundhati 148
24. The Destruction of the world 160
25. The Varaha- Creation 171
26. The Creation of the world 177
27. Description of Creation 179
28. Description of real and unreal 184
29. The Dialogue between Varaha and Sarabha 186
30. The Fight Between Varaha and Sarabha 190
31. Emergence of Sacrifice from the body of Yajna-Varaha 205
32. Fish Incarnation 209
33. Fish Incarnation 213
34. The description of creation of the world 219
35. Abandonment of the Sarabha body by Isvara (Siva) 225
36. Removal of sufferings of Prthvi 227
37. The birth story of Naraka 232
38. Anoinment of Naraka 236
39. Practising austerity by Naraka 249
40. The story of Naraka 257
41. Narada carries the message 267
42. Burning of Kama by Mahadeva 274
43. Union of Kali with Hara 289
44. The dialogue between Kali and Hara 298
45. The description of Ardhanarisvara God as half-woman 303
46. The birth of Skanda 317
47. The birth of Candrasekhara 325
48. The description of the birth of Hara and Parvati as human beings on the earth 333
49. The story of the page Kapota and Citrangada 339
50. The birth story of Vetala and Bhairava 345
51. Emergence of Vetala and Bhairava 357
52. Worship of Mahamaya 374
53. Mahamaya-Kalpa or the procedural rites of Mahamaya 377
54. Ritual procedure of Mahamaya 380
55. Offering sacrifice of the Goddess 385
56. Worship of Mahamaya 394
57. Worship of Mahamaya Kamakhya 401
58. Worship of Kamakhya 417
59. Ceremony of Pavitraropana 423
60. Worship of the Goddess Durga and killing of Mahisa 431
61. Glorification of Kamakhya 444
62. Kamakhya's ritual procedure 453
63. The procedure of worshipping Tripura 464
64. The ritual procedure of worshipping Tripura 480
65. The ritual procedure of worshipping the goddess Sarada 486
66. Definition of mudras 492
67. The Rudhiradhyaya : description of offering bali 501
68. The description of offerings to the goddess 517
69. Description of cloths etc. for the goddess 523
70. The description of eatables (naivedya) 536
71. Circumbulation and paying obeisance 540
72. The glory of Kamakhya 543
73. Matrkanyasa i.e. placement of syllables on the body of the adept 550
74. Worship of three forms of Tripura 553
75. The mystery of Tripura mantra 572
76. Vetala and Bhairava attained Siddhi 580
77. Description of the glory of Jalpisa-pitha 590
78. Description of sacred places, hills and rivers of Kamarupa 593
79. Places of pilgrimage in Kamarupa 602
80. The description of holy rivers, and places of pilgrimage of Kamarupa 616
81. The curse of Vasistha on Ugratara and others 631
82. The birth of Brahmaputra 635
83. The story of Rama, son of Jamadagni 641
84. The state polity 645
85. Description of good manners 657
86. The rules of pusya-snana (ceremonial bath) on the day when the star pusya falls 663
87. The raising of Sakradhavaja 675
88. Visnu-Yajna 680
89. The emergence of Bhairava dynasty 686
90. Dynasty of Vetala 697
Shloka Index