Asvin : The Twin Gods in Indian Mythology, Literature and Art/K.P. Jog. Delhi,
Pratibha Prakashan, 2005, xvii, 404 p., ISBN 81-7702-088-9.
Asvin : The Twin Gods in Indian Mythology, Literature and Art/K.P. Jog. Delhi,
Pratibha Prakashan, 2005, xvii, 404 p., ISBN 81-7702-088-9.
Contents: Preface. Introduction. I. Asvin-concept: 1. The Asvins in the Rgveda. 2. The Asvins in the Later Vedic Samhitas. 3. The Asvins in the Brahmanas, the Aranyakas and the Upanisads. 4. The Asvins in the Vedas and ancillary literature. 5. The Asvins in the epics and ancient puranas. 6. The Asvins in the Ayurveda (Susruta, caraka and Vagbhata). 7. The Asvins in Indian sculpture. 8. The Asvin-concept : a possible solutions. II. Translations of the texts: i. The Rgveda Samhita: 1. Mandala one to ten. ii. The Samaveda Samhita. iii. The Atharvaveda Samhita: 1. AVS 7.73 the Gharmasukta. 2. AVS 9.1 the Madhusukta. 3. AVS 14.1 The Vivaha Sukta. iv. The Mahabharata (mbh): 1. Upamanyu's Hymn to the Asvins. III. The other relevent texts: 1. Vajasaneyi-Madhyandina-Sukla-Yajurveda Samhita. 2. The Taittiriya Yajurveda. 3. The maitrayani Samhita. 4. Kathaka Samhita. 5. Atharvavediya Saunaka Samhita. 6. Atharvaveda Paiplada Samhita. 7. The Aitareya Brahmanam. 8. The Samkhayana Brahmanam. 9. The Taittiriya Brahmanam. 10. The satapatha Brahmanam. 11. The mantra brahmanam. 12. Chandogya Brahmanam. 13. The Tandya Brahmanam. 14. The Jaiminiya Brahmanam. 15. The Gopatha Brahmanam. 16. The Taittiriyaranyakam. 17. The Sankhyanaranyakam. 18. The Aitareyaranyakam. 19. The Brhadaranyakopanisad. 20. The Subalopanisad. 21. The Gayatrirahasyopanisad. 22. The varadottarapavanyupanisad. 23. The Brhajjabalopanisad. 24. The Devyupanisad. 25. The Rgvedajyotisam. 26. The Paniniya-Astadhyayi Sutrapathah. 27. The Nighantuh. 28. The Niruktam. 29. The Brhaddevata. 30. The Rgvedhana. 31. The Rgvidhana. 32. The Brahmanda Puranam. 33. The Matsyapuranam. 34. The markandeya Puranam. 35. The Vayu puranam. 36. The Visnu Puranam. 37. The caraka Sanshita. 38. The Susruta Samhita. 39. The astangahrdayam. 40. The Kautiliya-Arthasastram. 41. The Bhavisyapuranam. 42. The Visnudharmottarapuranam. 43. The Silparatnam. 44. The Kasyapasilpam. 45. The Aparajitaprccha. 46. The Suprabhedagamah. 47. The Purvakaranagamah. 48. The Vaikhanasagamah. Bibliography.
"This work is an outcome of the author's research at the University of Bombay. It is an analytical, critical and comprehensive study of the mythology of the Asvins in Indian tradition.
The book covers a large span of literature-from Rgveda to iconographical texts. Also it contains exhaustive translations of the Asvin hymns from the Vedic Samhitas and the Mahabharata. The other text related to Asvins has been presented with critical notes.
The present work analise maximum references of Asvins from the ocean of Indian literature and mythology." (jacket)