Padma Purana Pt. 5 (AITM Vol. 43) Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan Preface xvii Book I Feeling

Preface xvii Book I   Feeling and Emotion   Chapter I   Body and Self 1 The gross body – The Subtle Body (suksma deha linga deha)- The Causal Body (karana deha) – The Spiritual Body (cinmayadeha

the Adbhuta Rasa is represented by the sorcerer Bhairvananda and his tricks

Otherwise only forms that have been positively noted are enumerated

PREFACE 5 I

Padma Purana Pt. 5 (AITM Vol. 43) Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan Preface xvii Book I FeelingThis is part of a ten volume work, vols 39 48 of the series on Ancient Indian Tradition and Mythology. Named after the lotus in which God Brahman appeared at the beginning of creation, this Purana starts with the narration of Cosmological and Cosmogonic myths. Then comes the description of royal dynasties both Solar and Lunar down to the time of Krsna. This is followed by the description of the war between Devas and Asuras and the defeat of Asuras by