Puranic encyclopaedia
by Vettam Mani | 1975 | 609,556 words | ISBN-10: 0842608222
This page describes the Story of Arishtanemi included the Puranic encyclopaedia by Vettam Mani that was translated into English in 1975. The Puranas have for centuries profoundly influenced Indian life and Culture and are defined by their characteristic features (panca-lakshana, literally, 鈥榯he five characteristics of a Purana鈥�).
Story of 础谤颈峁ａ弓补苍别尘颈
One of the six sons of 痴颈苍补迟腻.
Genealogy.
痴颈峁ａ箛耻, 叠谤补丑尘腻, 碍补艣测补辫补 and 础谤颈峁ａ弓补苍别尘颈. 碍补艣测补辫补 married 顿丑峁泃补谤腻峁ａ弓谤墨, daughter of 顿补办峁. 艢耻办墨 was their daughter, 艢耻办墨 had a daughter 狈补迟腻 and she a daughter, 痴颈苍补迟腻. 础谤颈峁ａ弓补苍别尘颈, 罢腻谤办峁补, 础谤耻峁嘺, 骋补谤耻岣峚, Para, 膧谤耻峁噄 and 艢r墨 痴腻谤耻峁噄 were the children of 痴颈苍补迟腻. (惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补, 膧di Parva, Chapter 65, Verse 40).
Tapa艣艣akti of 础谤颈峁ａ弓补苍别尘颈.
础谤颈峁ａ弓补苍别尘颈 with his son was once performing tapas in the forest. The son was immersed in meditation clad in the skin of a deer thus looking like a deer. Parapura帽jaya, the King of Hehaya who happened at the time to be hunting in the forest discharged his arrow against the son of 础谤颈峁ａ弓补苍别尘颈 taking him for a deer. When the king found out the real fact he felt extremely sorry, and he craved pardon of the boy鈥檚 father for unwittingly killing his son. Then 础谤颈峁ａ弓补苍别尘颈 pointing out his son who was standing alive asked the King, "Is this the boy whom you killed?" The King was naturally wonder-struck. But 础谤颈峁ａ弓补苍别尘颈 told the King that there was nothing to wonder at in the case as nobody would be able to kill them because their Tapa艣艣akti was so great. The King felt so happy at this, and returned to his palace after prostrating at the feet of the sage. (惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补, 础谤补峁噛补 Parva, Chapter 184).
Some other details.
(1) Sumati, wife of King Sagara of the Solar dynasty, was the daughter of 础谤颈峁ａ弓补苍别尘颈. (搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺, B膩lak膩峁囜笉a, Canto 38, Verse 4). (2) 碍补艣测补辫补 had the synonym 础谤颈峁ａ弓补苍别尘颈 also. (痴腻濒尘墨办颈 搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺, Ki峁indh膩k膩峁囜笉a, Canto 66, Verse 4; Dev墨 Bh膩gavata, Saptama Skandha). (3) 础谤颈峁ａ弓补苍别尘颈鈥檚 wives delivered sixteen children. (Agni Pur膩峁嘺, Chapter 19). (4) 础谤颈峁ａ弓补苍别尘颈 has spoken a lot about the greatness of Brahmins. (惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补, 础谤补峁噛补 Parva, Chapter 184, Verses 17-22). (5) 础谤颈峁ａ弓补苍别尘颈 once gave much spiritual advice to King Sagara of the S奴rya Va峁兣沘. (惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补, 艢腻苍迟颈 Parva, Chapter 288, Verses 5-46).