घण्टाकर्ण

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

घण्टाकर्णः, पुं, (घण्टावत् कर्णो यस्य ।) शिव- गणविशेषः । घे~टु इति ख्यातः । यथा, -- “घण्टाकर्णो गणः श्रीमान् शिवस्यातीवल्लभः ॥” इति शिवपुराणम् ॥ तस्य पूजाविधिर्यथा, -- “चैत्रे मासि च संपूज्यो घण्टाकर्णो घटात्सकः । आरोग्याय स्नुहीमूलं संक्रान्त्यां तत्र कारयेत् ॥” पूजामन्त्रो यथा, -- “घण्टाकर्ण ! महावीर ! सर्व्वव्याधिविनाशन ! । विस्फोटकभये प्राप्ते रक्ष रक्ष महाबल ! ॥” इति तिथ्यादितत्त्वे रविसंक्रान्तिप्रकरणम् ॥ (काशीस्थह्रदविशेषः । यथा, काशीखण्डे । ३३ । १७५ । “इयं हि चित्रघण्टे शी घण्टाकर्णस्त्वयं ह्रदः ॥”)

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

घण्टाकर्ण¦ m. (-र्णः) One of SIVA'S attendants, and is worshipped to pre- side over cutaneous complaints, and is worshipped for exemption [Page253-b+ 60] from them in the month Chaitra. E. घण्टा, and कर्ण and ear; having ears as broad as a bell.

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

घण्टाकर्ण/ घण्टा--कर्ण m. " bell-eared " , N. of an attendant of स्कन्द, ix , 2526

घण्टाकर्ण/ घण्टा--कर्ण m. of an attendant of शिव(supposed to preside over cutaneous complaints , and worshipped for exemption from them in the month चैत्रTithya1d. ) Hariv. 14849 S3ivaP.

घण्टाकर्ण/ घण्टा--कर्ण m. of a पिशाचattendant on कुबेरHariv. 14630

घण्टाकर्ण/ घण्टा--कर्ण m. of a राक्षसHit. ii , 5 , 0/1

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

--a गणेश्वर. M. १८३. ६५.

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

GHAṆṬĀKARṆA I :

1) General. Ghaṇṭa and Karṇa were two Rākṣasa bro- thers who attained salvation by worshipping Viṣṇu. (Bhāgavata, daśama Skandha). But the elder brother, Ghaṇṭa alone is sometimes called by the name Ghaṇṭā- karṇa in the Purāṇas.

2) Birth. There is a reference in Dārukavadha (killing of Dārukāsura) about the birth of Ghaṇṭākaṛṇa. Dāruka, after having secured a boon from Brahmā, used to harass the world too much and when his depre- dation hecame unbearable Śiva created Bhadrakālī from his third eye and she killed the asura. Mandodarī wife of Dāruka and daughter of Maya was sunk in grief at the death of her husband. She began to do tapas. Śiva appeared and gave her a few drops of sweat from his body saying that the person on whom she sprinkled the sweat drops would suffer from small-pox and that such patients would worship her (Mandodarī) and supply her necessary food. From that day onwards Mandodarī became the presiding deity over small-pox. On her way back to the earth with the sweat-drops Mandodarī met Bhadrakālī at whom she threw the sweat- drops to take revenge for her husband's death. Immedi- ately Bhadrakālī fell down with an attack of small-pox. Hearing about the mishap Śiva created a terrible Rākṣasa called Ghaṇṭākarṇa. According to Śiva's directions Ghaṇṭākarṇa licked off the small-pox from Bhadrakālī's body. But, when he tried to lick it off from her face she prevented him saying that she and Ghaṇṭā- karṇa were sister and brother and that it was improper for the brother to lick the face of the sister. And, even to this day the small-pox on Bhadrakālī's face remains as an ornament to her.

3) The name Ghaṇṭākarṇa. This Rākṣasa, at first, was an enemy of Viṣṇu, and did not tolerate even the men- tion of Viṣṇu's name. Therefore, he went about always wearing a bell so that the tinkling of it warded off the name of Viṣṇu from entering his ears. Because he wore a ghaṇṭā (bell) in his Karṇas (ears) he came to be known as Ghaṇṭākarṇa. (M.B. Bhaviṣya Parva, Chap- ter 80).

4) Turned out to be a devotee of Viṣṇu. Ghaṇṭākarṇa became a servant of Kubera. Once he did tapas for salvation. Śiva appeared and asked him to do tapas to please Viṣṇu as Viṣṇu was greater than himself (Śiva). From that day onwards he removed the bells from his ears and became a devotee of Viṣṇu. (Bhaviṣya Parva, Chapter 80).

5) Attained salvation. Handing over charge of govern- ment to Sātyaki Śrī Kṛṣṇa once went to Kailāsa moun- ted on Garuḍa to see Śiva. On his way he dismounted at the Badaryāśrama, and while sitting deep in medi- tation there he heard the thundering voice of Piśācas (souls of dead people roaming about without attaining salvation). He also heard the barking of dogs, and thus he understood that Piśācas were hunting animals. The hunters came to Kṛṣṇa's presence. They were led by Ghaṇṭākarṇa who was reciting the name of Viṣṇu. Śrī Kṛṣṇa felt pity for him. Ghaṇṭākarṇa told Kṛṣṇa that his aim and ambition were to see Viṣṇu and that Śiva had blessed that he would realise his ambition at Badaryāśrama. Pleased at all this, Śrī Kṛṣṇa revealed his Viśvarūpa (representing in his person the whole universe), and at once Ghaṇṭākarṇa brought half of the corpse of a brahmin and submitted it as a present before the Lord. He explained to Kṛṣṇa that according to the custom of the Rākṣasas that was the best present which could be made. Without accepting the present Kṛṣṇa patted Ghaṇṭākarṇa on his back with the result that he cast off his body and rose up to Vaikuṇṭha. (Bhaviṣya Purāṇa, Chapters 80-82 and also Bhāgavata, Daśama Skandha).

6) Ghaṇṭākarṇa Pratiṣṭhā. (Installation of his idol in temples). Though Ghaṇṭākarṇa was a Rākṣasa, as he attained Vaikuṇṭha due to the blessings of God Al- mighty his idol is still installed in temples and wor- shipped. The installation ceremony is described in Chapter 59 of the Agni Purāṇa thus: “Ghaṇṭākarṇa should have 18 hands. He cures diseases born as a result of sins. He holds in his right hand Vajra, sword, Cakra, arrow etc. And in his left hand broom, sword, cord bell, pickaxe etc. He also holds the triśūla (trident).

Ghaṇṭākarṇa who turned out to be a Deva is believed to cure small-pox.


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GHAṆṬĀKARṆA II : One of the four attendants pre- sented by Brahmā to Subrahmaṇya. Nandisena, Lohi- tākṣa, Ghaṇṭākarṇa and Kumudamālī are the four attendants. (Śalya Parva, Chapter 45, Verses 23-24).


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