Puranic encyclopaedia
by Vettam Mani | 1975 | 609,556 words | ISBN-10: 0842608222
This page describes the Story of Rishabha 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 峁氠梗补产丑补
A muni (sage) who was the grandson of King 础驳苍墨诲丑谤补.
General information.
峁氠梗补产丑补 was the son of King 狈腻产丑颈 by his wife 惭别谤耻诲别惫墨. One hundred sons were born to 峁氠梗补产丑补 by his wife 闯补测补苍迟墨. After entrusting his kingdom to Bharata, the eldest of his sons, 峁氠梗补产丑补 went to the forest and did tapas in Pulaha鈥檚 腻艣谤补尘补.
峁氠梗补产丑补 and 峁氠梗补产丑补k奴峁璦
峁氠梗补产丑补 did tapas in the forest for many years. The mountain peak on which he performed his tapas got the name "峁氠梗补产丑补k奴峁璦". The sage who wished to observe strict silence did not like the presence of strangers and visitors in the vicinity. So he pronounced a curse that the mountain should drop boulders on any one who ventured to come there. Once he ordered the wind to blow without noise as it passed by the side of the mountain. He declared that anyone who made noise in 峁氠梗补产丑补k奴峁璦 would be struck with thunder. A place of holy waters came into existence there. (惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 础谤补峁噛补 Parva, Chapter 11).
The power of 峁氠梗补产丑补鈥檚 Y膩ga.
峁氠梗补产丑补 became a devotee of 艢颈惫补 by worshipping him.
Once a 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺 named Mandara had an illicit alliance with 笔颈峁単补濒腻, a prostitute. Both of them died together. Mandara was re-born as Bhadr膩yu, the grandson of Nala and 笔颈峁単补濒腻 as Sumati, the wife of King Vajrab膩hu (础峁兣泆尘腻苍). Sumati became pregnant. Her co-wives who were jealous of her poisoned her. As a result of it, she and the child born to her fell victims to diseases. 顿补艣腻谤峁嘺 abandoned them in the forest. Sumati lived in the house of a 痴补颈艣测补 with her child. While living there, the child died of disease. 峁氠梗补产丑补 went to the grief-stricken Sumati and comforted her. (艢颈惫补 笔耻谤腻峁嘺).
峁氠梗补产丑补鈥檚 End.
峁氠梗补产丑补 performed tapas according to the rules of 痴腻苍补辫谤补蝉迟丑补 腻艣谤补尘补 and conducted y膩gas as ordained by 艢腻蝉迟谤补蝉. On account of his austerity he became so lean and thin that all the veins in the body could be seen. Putting a pebble in his mouth, he went about in the forest, determined to renounce his body. (Vi峁ａ箛u 笔耻谤腻峁嘺, Chapter 1, Section 1).
In the course of his wanderings in the forest a wild fire broke out in which his body was burnt up. 艢颈惫补 笔耻谤腻峁嘺 says that the soul of 峁氠梗补产丑补 who died in the wild fire, attained 艢颈惫补 Loka.