The Skandapurāṇa Volume IV, Start of the Skanda and Andhaka cycles / critical edition with an introduction & annotated English synopsis by Peter C. Bisschop and Yuko Yokochi ; in cooperation with Yuko Yokochi and Judit Törszök.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 348-355) and index.
Contents
Preliminary Material / Peter C. Bisschop and Yuko Yokochi -- Introduction / Peter C. Bisschop and Yuko Yokochi -- Synopsis / Peter C. Bisschop and Yuko Yokochi -- Bibliography and Indexes / Peter C. Bisschop and Yuko Yokochi.
Summary
Skandapurāṇa IV presents a critical edition of Adhyāyas 70-95 from the Skandapurāṇa , with an introduction and annotated English synopsis. The text edited in this volume includes the myths of Viṛṇu's manifestation as the Man-Lion (Narasiṃha), the birth of Skanda, the birth of Andhaka, and Hiraṇyākṛa's battle with the gods culminating in his victory and capture of the Earth.