Puranic encyclopaedia
by Vettam Mani | 1975 | 609,556 words | ISBN-10: 0842608222
This page describes the Story of Kaikeyi 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 碍补颈办别测墨
General information.
One of the wives of 顿补艣补谤补迟丑补, who had three wives, 碍补耻蝉补濒测腻, 碍补颈办别测墨 and 厂耻尘颈迟谤腻. It is mentioned in 痴腻濒尘墨办颈 搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺, 础测辞诲丑测腻 碍腻峁囜笉补, Sarga 70, Stanza 28 that 碍补颈办别测墨 was the sister of 驰耻诲丑腻箩颈迟, the King of Kekaya. Kekaya was seven days' journey away from 础测辞诲丑测腻.
Getting boons.
In days of old there was a battle between the devas and the asuras and 顿补艣补谤补迟丑补 went to the world of Devas, with 碍补颈办别测墨, in a chariot to help Indra against the Asuras. The devas were in a sorry plight due to the illusive and sorcerous mode of fighting of 艢补尘产补谤补 the Asura and his men. 顿补艣补谤补迟丑补 faced the Asuras in ten directions at the same time and fought with them. In this fight his chariot had to be turned to every direction and up and down so swiftly that the bolt of the wheel slipped out and the wheel was about to come off when 碍补颈办别测墨 inserted her thumb in the hole of the bolt and kept the chariot safe and steady. The King was not aware of this bravery on the part of his wife. At last when he came to know of this he promised to give her two boons. The queen said that she would ask for those two boons later as she didn't want anything then. After this the King and the queen returned to their country. (痴腻濒尘墨办颈 搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺, Sarga 9; Kamba 搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺, B膩lak膩峁囜笉a).
Request for the boons and the forest life of 艢r墨 搁腻尘补.
As the celebration of anointing 艢r墨 搁腻尘补 as the Heir apparent in 础测辞诲丑测腻 was going on, the humpy 惭补苍迟丑补谤腻 approached 碍补颈办别测墨 and advised her on the ways of making her son Bharata King and sending 艢r墨 搁腻尘补 to forest. At first 碍补颈办别测墨 refused to agree to this, but at last she succumbed to the repeated advice of 惭补苍迟丑补谤腻. 顿补艣补谤补迟丑补 came to see 碍补颈办别测墨 who was lying in grief. Making use of this opportunity 碍补颈办别测墨 requested for the granting of the two boons promised earlier. One boon was that Bharata should be anointed as heir apparent making use of the preparations made for 艢r墨 搁腻尘补 and the other boon was that 艢r墨 搁腻尘补 should live in forest, wearing bark of trees and matted hair for fourteen years. When 顿补艣补谤补迟丑补 heard these requests he became unconscious. But he granted her wishes.