इरिम्पु

यन्त्रोपारोपितकोशांशः

Purana Encyclopedia

पृष्ठभागोऽयं यन्त्रेण केनचित् काले काले मार्जयित्वा यथास्रोतः परिवर्तयिष्यते। तेन मा भूदत्र शोधनसम्भ्रमः। सज्जनैः मूलमेव शोध्यताम्।

IRIMPU : A Malayalam word meaning ‘iron’. The metal iron originated in the following way. The Devas sought Brahmā's protection against the onslaughts of Tārakāsura, who had obtained a boon to the effect that he could be killed only by a son born to Śiva. And, implored by Brahmā and others Śiva entered into the sex act with Pārvatī. The impact shook the universe. Agni separated them from the process and the semen of Śiva dropped in Agni. Agni deposited it in the Gaṅgā. The Gaṅgā could not bear it and it coursed through her (Gaṅgā's) arteries and out of it was born Subrah- maṇya. Also from the particles of the semen gold and silver were produced. From the intensity of the heat were produced iron and copper. See under Subrah- maṇya. (Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, Bāla Kāṇḍa, Canto 37).


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*5th word in left half of page 332 (+offset) in original book.