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KĀLIKĀPURĀṆE MŪRTIVINIRDEŚAḤ
(KMS No. 9)

Edited and Translated by BISWANARAYANA SHASTRI

1994, xxxviii+144pp., indexs, ISBN: 91-208-1125-9, Rs 200 (HB)

The Kalika Purana, a work of late ninth or early tenth century A.D., was most probably compiled in Assam (Kamarupa) to glorify and provide ritual procedure of worshipping the Goddess Kamakhya. Kalikapurane Murtivinirdesah is a selection of about 550 verses from the Kalika Purana, which give iconographic description of a number of Brahmanical gods and goddesses. While some of them are simply conceptual, others are represented in stone and metallic sculptures. The Kalika Purana mainly describes different manifestations of the Goddess, gives their iconographic details, mounts and weapons and describes icons of some deities that were installed in Kamarupa. All the verses dealing with the deities scattered in different chapters of the Kalika Purana are compiled deity-wise to give a complete picture. The text has been reconstructed from several manuscripts and printed editions from Eastern India. An English translation of the Sanskrit verses is given on facing pages.

BISWANARAYANA SHASTRI, an Indologist of international repute, studied Sanskrit language, literature and Indian philosophy in traditional method. His thesis on the Concept of Development of Samavaya in Nyaya Vaisesika earned him the degree of D. Litt from Burdwan University. Author of several books and research papers, he writes in Assamese, English and Sanskrit. He is a recipient of Sahitya Akademi Award for his Sanskrit novel Avinasi and other awards and honours.



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