Puranic encyclopaedia
by Vettam Mani | 1975 | 609,556 words | ISBN-10: 0842608222
This page describes the Story of Asamanjasa 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 础蝉补尘补帽箩补蝉a
(础厂础惭础脩闯础). A King of the Solar dynasty born to Sagara. For genealogy see under SAGARA.
Birth.
There is a story about his birth in the 搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺. Once there was a king called Sagara in 础测辞诲丑测腻. He married two women named 碍别艣颈苍墨 and Sumati. For a long time they had no sons and so they went to the 贬颈尘腻濒补测补蝉 and started penance there in the mount of Bh峁沢uprasrava峁嘺. After a hundred years Bh峁沢umahar峁 appeared before them and pleased them thus: "Your elder wife 碍别艣颈苍墨 will give birth to a son who will continue your dynasty and your second wife will give birth to sixty thousand children". After a few years 碍别艣颈苍墨 gave birth to 础蝉补尘补帽箩补蝉 and Sumati to a big ball of flesh. That ball broke and sixty thousand babes came out from it. (痴腻濒尘墨办颈 搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺, B膩lak膩峁囜笉a, Sarga 83).
Character of 础蝉补尘补帽箩补蝉.
He was a very cruel man always tormenting people. He used to throw little children into the 厂补谤补测奴 river and stand on the banks of the river enjoying the sight of the children dying drowning. People hated him. His father, therefore, drove him out of his palace. To this bad man was born 础峁兣泆尘腻苍, a King who became the favourite of the people. (痴腻濒尘墨办颈 搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺, B膩lak膩峁囜笉a, Sarga 38).