Puranic encyclopaedia
by Vettam Mani | 1975 | 609,556 words | ISBN-10: 0842608222
This page describes the Story of Kuru 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 Kuru
A King called Kuru was born in Dhruva鈥檚 dynasty.
Genealogy.
Descended from 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 thus: 叠谤补丑尘腻鈥�Sv膩yambhuva Manu鈥�鲍迟迟腻苍补辫腻诲补鈥挤丑谤耻惫补鈥�艢颈峁ａ弓颈鈥�Ripu鈥�颁腻办峁峁 (颁腻办峁峁 Manu)鈥擪耻谤耻.
King Kuru was the grandfather of the reputed Vena and the great grandfather of emperor 笔峁泃丑耻. 础峁単补 was the father of Vena. Not much is said about this Kuru in the 笔耻谤腻峁嘺蝉. Kuru had ten brothers called Puru, 弄ru, 艢补迟补诲测耻尘苍补, 罢补辫补蝉惫墨, 厂补迟测补惫腻办, 艢耻肠颈, Agni峁ａ弓hu, Adhiratha, Sudyumna and Abhimanyu. Kuru had by his wife 膧trey墨 seven sons called 础峁単补, Sumanas 厂惫腻迟颈, Kratu, 础峁単颈谤补蝉, Gaya and 艢颈产颈, and to 础峁単补 was born by his wife 厂耻苍墨迟丑腻 the son, who became reputed as Vena. 笔峁泃丑耻 was Vena鈥檚 son. 笔峁泃丑耻 had five sons called 础苍迟补谤诲丑腻苍补, 痴腻诲墨, 厂奴迟补, 惭腻驳补诲丑补, 笔腻濒颈迟补. To 础苍迟补谤诲丑腻苍补 was born of his wife 艢颈办丑补峁囜笉颈苍墨 a son called 贬补惫颈谤诲丑腻苍补, to whom were born by his wife 顿丑颈峁峁嚹� six sons called 笔谤腻肠墨苍补产补谤丑颈蝉, 艢耻办谤补, Gaya, 碍峁涐梗峁嘺, V峁沘ja and Ajina. The above is the only information available about this Kuru dynasty in the 笔耻谤腻峁嘺蝉. (痴颈峁ａ箛耻 Pur膩峁嘺, Part 1, Chapter 13),