Yuko Yokochi
Dr. Yuko Yokochi is currently a professor of Sanskrit Literature and the head of the department of Indological Studies at Graduate School of Letters / Faculty of Letters at Kyoto University. She acquired her PhD degree in Indology at Univ. of Groningen in 2005. Her main research subject is the early history of Hinduism, especially the goddess worship and Śaivism, as well as the Sanskrit poetry and narratives. She has been a core member of the Skandapurāṇa project, which is currently organised jointly with Prof.Bisschop at Leiden Univ.
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The text edited in this volume includes the extensive myth of Viṣṇu’s manifestation as the Boar (Varāha), who conquers Hiraṇyākṣa and wins back the Earth for the gods; its aftermath, which involves the birth of Varāha’s son Vṛka and Skanda’s finishing of Viṣṇu’s Boar manifestation; Devī’s instructions to the goddesses about donations, fasts and penances; and the continuation of the Andhaka cycle.
The introduction addresses the incorporation of Vaiṣṇava mythology in the text, the composition and revision of Adhyāya 112 in the different recensions, and the Dharmanibandha citations of Devī’s teachings.
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The text edited in this volume includes the myths of Viṣṇu’s manifestation as the Man-Lion (Narasiṃha), the birth of Skanda, the birth of Andhaka, and Hiraṇyākṣa’s battle with the gods culminating in his victory and capture of the Earth.
The Open Access E-book is also available for free download here: https://brill.com/view/title/39245
Chapters 34.1--61, 53--69, which relates the Myth Cycle of Vindhyavasini `the Goddess who abides in the Vindhya mountains.' She is a bellicose goddess who played a significant role in the development of `the Goddess' in Ancient India. Her myth cycle edited here provides the earliest full account of her myth from her birth to consecration after completing her task of destroying demons. In addition, an Introduction includes an analysis of the Cycle, some discussions on the Manuscripts, text critical problems and the date of the text. This text, especially this Vindhyavasini myth cycle, was probably a significant source of the famous scripture dedicated to `the Goddess', Devimahatmya. Thus it is indispensable to investigate the developing process of myths and worship of `the Goddess'.