Puranic encyclopaedia
by Vettam Mani | 1975 | 609,556 words | ISBN-10: 0842608222
This page describes the Story of Elu 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 Elu
This word in Malay膩lam means 'Seven'.
(1) The seven qualities which would enhance prosperity are the following: Dhairya (courage), 艢补尘补 (forbearance), Dama (control of the sense), 艢ucitva (cleanliness), 顿补测腻 (compassion), M峁沝uv膩k (geniality of speech) and 础丑颈峁僺腻 (not giving injury to your friends).
(2) The seven divisions of Kerala are Ven膩峁�, P奴lin膩峁�, Karkan膩峁�, C墨tan膩峁�, Ku峁弓an膩峁�, Ku峁璦n膩峁� and Malayaman膩峁�.
(3) The seven Citta艣alyas are Daylight Candra, Woman past the prime of life, a pond without lotuses, a lovely person without learning, a lord greedy of wealth, a virtuous but poor man and a cruel royal attendant.
(4) Seven Karmas: Bravery, skill, courage, resourcefulness, non-withdrawal from war, magnanimity and commanding power.
(5) Seven solemnities: M膩mmod墨sa, M奴ron, Kurb膩na, Kumbas膩ra, 痴颈惫腻丑补, Pa峁弓atva and Tail膩bhi峁ka of the sick.
(6) Seven Cira帽j墨vis (People who never die): 础艣惫补迟迟丑腻尘腻, Bali, 痴测腻蝉补, 贬补苍奴尘腻苍, 痴颈产丑墨峁峁嘺, 碍峁沺补 and 笔补谤补艣耻谤腻尘补.
(7) J墨v膩vasth膩s: 础箩帽腻苍补, 膧惫补谤补峁嘺, 痴颈办峁辫补, Parok峁j帽膩na, Aparok峁j帽膩na, Anarthaniv峁泃ti and 膧nandapr膩pti.
(8) Seven islands: 闯补尘产耻诲惫墨辫补, 笔濒补办峁诲惫墨辫补, 笔耻峁补谤补诲惫墨辫补, 碍谤补耻帽肠补诲惫墨辫补, 艢腻办补诲惫墨辫补, 艢膩lmaladv墨pa, and 碍耻艣补诲惫墨辫补.
(9) Seven 顿丑腻迟耻蝉: Rasa, Rakta, 惭腻峁僺补, Medas, Asthi, 惭补箩箩腻 and 艢耻办濒补.
(10) Seven rivers: 骋补峁単腻, 驰补尘耻苍腻, 骋辞诲腻惫补谤墨, 厂补谤补蝉惫补迟墨, 狈补谤尘补诲腻, Sindhu and 碍腻惫别谤墨.
(11) Seven 狈腻岣嵞玸: I岣嵞�, 笔颈峁単补濒腻, 厂耻峁尘苍腻, 惭耻峁Ｄ�; Ala峁僢u峁Ｄ�, Asthijihv膩, 骋腻苍诲丑腻谤墨.
(12) Seven wives of Vasudeva: 顿别惫补办墨, 艢谤耻迟补诲别惫腻, 驰补艣辞诲腻, 艢ruti艣rav膩, 艢谤墨诲别惫腻, 鲍辫补诲别惫腻 and 厂耻谤奴辫腻.
(13) Seven mountains: 贬颈尘补惫腻苍, 狈颈峁诲丑补, Vindhya, 惭腻濒测补惫腻苍, 笔腻谤颈测腻迟谤补, 骋补苍诲丑补尘腻诲补苍补 and 贬别尘补办奴峁璦.
(14) Seven 笔腻迟腻濒补蝉: Atala, Vitala, Sutala, Nitala, 峁琣l膩tala, 搁补蝉腻迟补濒补, and 惭补丑腻迟补濒补.
(15) Seven holy places: 础测辞诲丑测腻, 惭补迟丑耻谤腻, 惭腻测腻, 碍腻艣墨, 碍腻帽肠墨, 础惫补苍迟墨 and 顿惫腻谤补惫补迟墨.
(16) Seven Maruts: 膧惫补丑补, 厂补峁僾补丑补, Pravaha, Udvaha, Vivaha, Parivaha and 笔补谤腻惫补丑补.
(17) Seven Vargas: King, Minister, Country, fort, treasury, army and strength of friends and relatives.
(18) Seven colours: White, black, red, green, yellow, blue and violet.
(19) Seven forests: 碍腻尘测补办补, Aditi, 痴测腻蝉补, Phalk墨, 厂奴谤测补, Madhu and 艢墨迟腻.
(20) Seven 诲辞峁蝉 (defects): Laziness, arrogance, ignorance, profligacy, Hauteur, pride and selfishness.
(21) Seven vices: Hunting, dice, womanising, drinking squandering, harshness of speech and cruelty.
(22) Seven seas: 尝补惫补峁嘺, 滨办峁, 厂耻谤腻, 厂补谤辫颈峁�, Dadhi, 碍峁Ｄ玶补 and 艢uddhodaka.
(23) Seven notes: 峁dja, 峁氠梗补产丑补, 骋腻苍诲丑腻谤补, Madhyama, 笔补帽肠补尘补, Dhaivata and 狈颈峁Ｄ乨补.