Bhagavata Purana: Heat and Cold battle

[Guest guest]

I hope some of you are Purana scholares. Years ago I studied the

Bhagavata Purana and I recall a battle takes place between what is

presented as Personified Heat and Personified Cold. I desire to

re-examine this section. Can anyone help me find the reference? I

apppreciate it. Please, if there are a parralel statements in other

of the 18 Puranas, I should also like to see them.

[Guest guest]

On Dec 5, 2006, at 1:23 PM, robb thurston wrote:

 

> I hope some of you are Purana scholares. Years ago I studied the

> Bhagavata Purana and I recall a battle takes place between what is

> presented as Personified Heat and Personified Cold. I desire to

> re-examine this section. Can anyone help me find the reference? I

> apppreciate it. Please, if there are a parralel statements in other

> of the 18 Puranas, I should also like to see them.

 

The only thing that I can think of is book 10, chapter 63, verses

22-23. Here Siva releases a jvara against Krsna, who in turn releases

a jvara at Siva. The two jvaras fight with each other. According to

the commentator, Sridharasvamin, zrInArAyaNaH zItajvaram asRjat,

"Narayana released a cold (zIta) jvara." In verse 22 it is said that

Siva's jvara: dahann iva dizo daza, "burning down, as it were, the ten

directions." This may indicate that Siva's jvara is of heat, and if we

accept the commentators note, Krsna's is of cold. The two jvaras

fight, Krsna's emerging as the winner.

 

I am not sure that this is what you are looking for, but I hope that it

is of help in any case.

 

Sincerely,

Toke

[Guest guest]

Dear Toke Knudsen;

Just so, it is precisely the issue I sought. You are exceptionally

adroit to find it in the ocean of the Puranas. I cannot thank you enough,

so: WELL DONE!

Robb

 

NB I am too grateful to express it, but may I ask: is this incident

reflected elsewhere in Veda? ADVISE.

 

On 12/6/06, Toke Lindegaard Knudsen <toke_knudsen (AT) brown (DOT) edu> wrote:

>

> On Dec 5, 2006, at 1:23 PM, robb thurston wrote:

>

> > I hope some of you are Purana scholares. Years ago I studied the

> > Bhagavata Purana and I recall a battle takes place between what is

> > presented as Personified Heat and Personified Cold. I desire to

> > re-examine this section. Can anyone help me find the reference? I

> > apppreciate it. Please, if there are a parralel statements in other

> > of the 18 Puranas, I should also like to see them.

>

> The only thing that I can think of is book 10, chapter 63, verses

> 22-23. Here Siva releases a jvara against Krsna, who in turn releases

> a jvara at Siva. The two jvaras fight with each other. According to

> the commentator, Sridharasvamin, zrInArAyaNaH zItajvaram asRjat,

> "Narayana released a cold (zIta) jvara." In verse 22 it is said that

> Siva's jvara: dahann iva dizo daza, "burning down, as it were, the ten

> directions." This may indicate that Siva's jvara is of heat, and if we

> accept the commentators note, Krsna's is of cold. The two jvaras

> fight, Krsna's emerging as the winner.

>

> I am not sure that this is what you are looking for, but I hope that it

> is of help in any case.

>

> Sincerely,

> Toke

>

>

[Guest guest]

Robb, you are no doubt refering to chapter 63 of Book X.

Jan

 

robb thurston <robb7thurston > wrote:

I hope some of you are Purana scholares. Years ago I studied the

Bhagavata Purana and I recall a battle takes place between what is

presented as Personified Heat and Personified Cold. I desire to

re-examine this section. Can anyone help me find the reference? I

apppreciate it. Please, if there are a parralel statements in other

of the 18 Puranas, I should also like to see them.

[Guest guest]

Robb, you are no doubt refering to chapter 63 of Book X. The context will show you where to look in Harivamsa and Vishnu Purana.

Jan

 

robb thurston <robb7thurston > wrote:

I hope some of you are Purana scholares. Years ago I studied the

Bhagavata Purana and I recall a battle takes place between what is

presented as Personified Heat and Personified Cold. I desire to

re-examine this section. Can anyone help me find the reference? I

apppreciate it. Please, if there are a parralel statements in other

of the 18 Puranas, I should also like to see them.