Puranic encyclopaedia
by Vettam Mani | 1975 | 609,556 words | ISBN-10: 0842608222
This page describes the Story of Dhata 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, ‘the five characteristics of a Purana�).
Story of ٳ
General information.
One of the twelve Ā徱ٲⲹ. (See Dvādaśādityas and Ā徱ٲⲹ).
Other details:
(1) At the burning of ṇḍ forest among the gods who came against Śrī ṛṣṇa and Arjuna, there was ٳ also. (Ѳٲ Ā徱 Parva, Chapter 266, Stanza 34).
(2) ٳ gave ܲṇy five followers named Kunda, Kusuma, Kumuda, Ḍaṃbara and Āḍaṃbara as gift. (Ѳٲ Śⲹ Parva, Chapter 45 Stanza 39).