Puranic encyclopaedia
by Vettam Mani | 1975 | 609,556 words | ISBN-10: 0842608222
This page describes the Story of Suhotra 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 Suhotra
General information.
A king of the Candra dynasty. It is mentioned in 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补, 膧di Parva, Chapter 94, Verse 24, that he was the grandson of emperor Bharata and the son of the elder brother of Bhumanyu. 笔耻峁补谤颈峁嚹� was the mother of this Suhotra.
Other details.
(i) This Suhotra got suzerainty over the entire earth. After this he conducted horse-sacrifice and several other sacrifices. (惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 膧di Parva, Chapter 94, Verse 25).
(ii) Suhotra married 厂耻惫补谤峁嚹�, a princess of the 滨办峁腻办耻 dynasty. Three sons, 础箩补尘墨岣峢补, 厂耻尘墨岣峢补 and 笔耻谤耻尘墨岣峢补 were born to them. (惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 膧di Parva, Chapter 94, Verse 30).
(iii) Suhotra was a generous king. (惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 顿谤辞峁嘺-Parva, Chapter 56).
(iv) Being pleased at his hospitality, Indra showered a rain of gold in the country for a year. Rivers were full of golden water. Indra showered golden fishes also in these rivers. But the king divided all this gold among Brahmins. (惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 艢腻苍迟颈 Parva, Chapter 29, Verse 25).