Puranic encyclopaedia
by Vettam Mani | 1975 | 609,556 words | ISBN-10: 0842608222
This page describes the Story of Lomasha 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 尝辞尘补艣补
(搁翱惭础艢础) I. A sage, who was a great story-teller. Many of the stories found as episodes in the 笔耻谤腻峁嘺蝉 were told by this sage. 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 gives the following details about him.
(1) 尝辞尘补艣补 was very virtuous and longlived. (艢濒辞办补 18, Chapter 31, Vana Parva).
(2) Once 尝辞尘补艣补 entered the court of Indra and spoke to Indra about Arjuna sitting sharing a half of his seat before him. (艢濒辞办补 1, Chapter 47, Vana Parva).
(3) 尝辞尘补艣补 returned to K膩myakavana from the court of Indra and gave 驰耻诲丑颈峁ａ弓丑颈谤补 the messages from Indra and Arjuna. (艢濒辞办补 33, Chapter 47, Vana Parva).
(4) He prophesied to Arjuna that he would get divine weapons from 艢颈惫补. (艢濒辞办补 10, Chapter 91, Vana Parva).
(5) 尝辞尘补艣补 consoled 驰耻诲丑颈峁ａ弓丑颈谤补 when he came to the forests in exile leaving all his happy surroundings in the country. (艢濒辞办补 17, Chapter 94, Vana Parva).
(6) He told Dharmaputra the story of Agastya. (Chapter 96, Vana Parva).
(7) 尝辞尘补艣补 told Dharmaputra the stories of 艢r墨 R膩ma and 笔补谤补艣耻谤腻尘补. (艢濒辞办补 40, Chapter 99, Vana Parva).
(8) Asuras defeated all the Devas and the latter were perplexed. It was 尝辞尘补艣补 who then advised them to make weapons out of the bones of the sage 顿补诲丑墨肠补. (Chapter 100, Vana Parva).
(9) 尝辞尘补艣补 mentioned to the Devas a trick to kill 痴峁泃谤腻蝉耻谤补. (Chapter 101, Vana Parva).
(10) The story of 叠丑补驳墨谤补迟丑补, the episode of 峁氠梗yas峁涐箙ga etc. were all told by 尝辞尘补艣补. (Chapters 103 to 113, Vana Parva).
(11) 尝辞尘补艣补 told 驰耻诲丑颈峁ａ弓丑颈谤补 the story of the Y膩ga of King Gaya, the story of the river 笔补测辞峁ａ箛墨, the glory of the mountain of 痴补颈岣嵟玶测补 and the river 狈补谤尘补诲腻, and the story of Cyavana the great sage. (Chapter 121, Vana Parva).
(12) He told the 笔腻峁囜笉补惫补蝉 the story of 惭腻苍诲丑腻迟腻. (Chapter 126, Vana Parva).
(13) 尝辞尘补艣补 told 驰耻诲丑颈峁ａ弓丑颈谤补 the story of Somaka and Jantu. (Chapter 127, Vana Parva).
(14) He praised the glory of the holy place Yamun膩t墨rtha, known as 笔濒补办峁辫谤补蝉谤补惫补峁嘺 also, near 碍耻谤耻办峁迟谤补. Chapter 129, Vana Parva).
(15) It was 尝辞尘补艣补 who told the story of the emperor 艢颈产颈 who gave his own flesh to protect a dove which went to him for refuge. (Chapter 130, Vana Parva).
(16) 尝辞尘补艣补 told the story of the sage 础峁ａ弓腻惫补办谤补 to the 笔腻峁囜笉补惫补蝉. (Chapter 133, Vana Parva).
(17) He described the story of Yavakr墨ta and 惭别诲丑腻惫墨 to the 笔腻峁囜笉补惫补蝉. (Chapter 135, Vana Parva).
(18) Dharmaputra heard the stories of 叠丑补谤补诲惫腻箩补, Raibhya, 础谤惫腻惫补蝉耻 and 笔补谤腻惫补蝉耻 from 尝辞尘补艣补. (Chapter 137, Vana Parva).
(19) 尝辞尘补艣补 told Dharmaputra the story of 狈补谤补办腻蝉耻谤补 and the incarnation of 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 as 痴补谤腻丑补. (Chapter 142, Vana Parva).
(20) 尝辞尘补艣补 visited 叠丑墨峁补 lying on his bed of arrows. (艢腻苍迟颈 Parva).
(21) 尝辞尘补艣补 praised the glory of giving rice as charity, (艢濒辞办补 10, Chapter 67, 础苍耻艣腻蝉补苍补 Parva).
(22) 尝辞尘补艣补 was a sage from the north. (艢濒辞办补 46, Chapter 165, Vana Parva).
(23) 尝辞尘补艣补 relieved many nymphs like Pramohin墨 from their curses. (See under Pramohin墨).