abhayada

[Harunaga Isaacson]

As Artur Karp surmised, the epithet abhayada is used referring to "Siva in
puraa.nic texts. I think that many instances could be found; one reference I
can provide is "Sivapuraa.na "Satarudrasa.mhitaa 16.13a, where "Siva is called
sataam abhayada.h (the whole verse runs
tata.h sataam abhayada.h "sa.mkaro bhaktavatsala.h| dadhre "sirasi candra.m sa
vibhu.h "sara.nam aagatam||).

Incidentally, the same epithet is applied to "Siva in tantric texts as well.

Harunaga Isaacson
Institut für Kultur und Geschichte Indiens und Tibets
Universität Hamburg


Artur Karp schrieb:

> At 02:10 00-11-16 +0000, you wrote:
> I am studying a 9th century inscription which contains a cosmologically-
> based list of incarnations terminating with 'a reflection of abhayada'. The
> reference refers, in one sense, to a transcendent tathagata Buddha figure
> of Amitabha. However, is the same epithet 'abhayada' also used in a Sivaite
> context?
>
> If so, then where might I find a textual reference to its usage?
>
> Pehaps, Puranic texts?
>
> Otherwise,
>
> Ram. has abhayada two times: 4022010, 7006016;
> Mbh. three times: 02022056, 02030012, 12237014
>
> I have looked through ZivasahasranAmastotra, and it seems
> the text doesn't contain the epithet.
>
> (But check it once more, just to be on the safe side).
>
> Hoping it helps,
>
> Artur Karp
> University of Warsaw,
> Poland