Puranic encyclopaedia
by Vettam Mani | 1975 | 609,556 words | ISBN-10: 0842608222
This page describes the Story of Kushika 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 碍耻艣颈办补
A very famous monarch in the Puru dynasty. He was the grandfather of 痴颈艣惫腻尘颈迟谤补 and father of 骋腻诲丑颈.
Genealogy.
Descended from 惭补丑腻惫颈峁ａ箛耻 thus; 叠谤补丑尘腻-Atri-Candra-Budha-笔耻谤奴谤补惫补蝉-膧测耻蝉-狈补丑耻峁-驰补测腻迟颈-Puru-Janamejaya-笔谤腻肠颈苍惫腻苍-笔谤补惫墨谤补-Namasyu-痴墨迟补产丑补测补-艢耻峁囜笉耻-Bahuvidha-厂补峁儁腻迟颈-搁补丑辞惫腻诲墨-搁补耻诲谤腻艣惫补-惭补迟颈苍腻谤补-Santurodha-顿耻峁补苍迟补-Bharata-Suhotra-叠峁沨补迟辫耻迟谤补-Aj m墨岣峢a-Jahnu-叠补濒腻办腻艣惫补-碍耻艣颈办补.
Indra as son.
碍耻艣颈办补 began tapas for a son who would be equal to Indra and could not be killed by others. Pleased with his tapas Indra voluntarily took birth as 碍耻艣颈办补鈥檚 son. 骋腻诲丑颈 was that son; in fact he was an incarnation of Indra. (艢腻苍迟颈 Parva, Chapter 49).