Puranic encyclopaedia
by Vettam Mani | 1975 | 609,556 words | ISBN-10: 0842608222
This page describes the Story of Devapi 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 顿别惫腻辫颈
A king born in the lunar dynasty.
Genealogy.
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顿别惫腻辫颈 resorted to the forest.
顿别惫腻辫颈 was the best loved by his father and was the apple of the eyes of his subjects. But he was suffering from skin disease. So, when 笔谤补迟墨辫补 wanted to crown him king the people objected. Their argument was that God would not be pleased if a man with skin disease became king. The king yielded to their wishes and crowned 艢补苍迟补苍耻 as his successor. The youngest brother B膩lh墨ka went and stayed in his mother鈥檚 house. 顿别惫腻辫颈 who was disappoint ed that he was denied the crown, left for the forest and spent the rest of his life in penance. (Udyoga Parva, Chapter 149).
His end.
顿别惫腻辫颈 did tapas at the 笔峁泃丑奴诲补办补 迟墨谤迟丑补 in the interior of 碍耻谤耻办峁迟谤补 and ultimately attained salvation. (艢补濒测补 Parva, Chapter 39, Verse 37).