Kakshivan, Kak峁Ｄ玽膩n, K膩k峁Ｄ玽膩n: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit terms Kak峁Ｄ玽膩n and K膩k峁Ｄ玽膩n can be transliterated into English as Kaksivan or Kakshivan, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia1) Kak峁Ｄ玽膩n (啶曕啷嵿し啷�啶掂ぞ啶ㄠ).鈥擳his was a 峁氠梗i well praised in the 峁歡veda. Birth. King Kali峁単a did not have children for a long time. The King, therefore requested the sage D墨rghatamas (Gautama) to get a son for him by his queen. The sage consented. But the queen did not like to sleep with the old sage. She therefore requested her servant maid, U艣墨, to lie with the sage. Kak峁Ｄ玽膩n was the son born to D墨rghatamas of U艣墨. (S奴kta 125, Anuv膩ka 18, Ma峁囜笉ala 1, 峁歡veda). Other details.
(i) He was of the family of A峁単iras and he lived in a hermitage in the east. (Chapter 208, 艢膩nti Parva, and Chapter 135, Anu艣膩sana Parva).
(ii) He praised Vi峁ａ箛u by reciting the 峁歬s with deep concentration and acquired many virtues. (Chapter 292, 艢膩nti Parva).
(iii) Mah膩bh膩rata states that Kak峁Ｄ玽膩n was the preceptor of Indra and also the creator of the world with Rudratejas (majesty equal to that of 艢iva). Yavakr墨ta, Raibhya, Arv膩vasu, Par膩vasu, Kak峁Ｄ玽an, A峁単iras and Ka峁噕a are seven Barhi峁ds (a set of manes born of Brahm膩) who are also gurus of Indra living in the east. (Chapter 150, Anu艣膩sana Parva).
(iv) Kak峁Ｄ玽膩n was famous among the Yajvans. (S奴kta 18, Anuv膩ka 5, Ma峁囜笉ala 1, 峁歡veda).
(v) To test the strength of Kak峁Ｄ玽膩n he was once given a hundred pitchers of liquor by the A艣vins. (S奴kta 116, Anuv膩ka 17, Ma峁囜笉ala 1, 峁歡veda).
(vi) Kak峁Ｄ玽膩n who was returning home from the 膩艣rama of the preceptor after completi峁噂 his education spent one night at a place on the way. In the morning when he awoke he saw Svanaya son of King Bh膩vayavya before him. The beautiful boy had strayed to that place by accident while playing with his friends nearby. Kak峁Ｄ玽膩n was attracted by the enchanting features of the boy and decided to make him the husband of his daughter. Svanaya on knowing the details regarding Kak峁Ｄ玽膩n took him to his father鈥檚 palace and the King received the sage with respect and gave him many presents. (S奴kta 125, Anuv膩ka 18, Ma峁囜笉ala 1, 峁歡veda). (See full article at Story of Kak峁Ｄ玽膩n from the Puranic encyclopaedia by Vettam Mani)
2) Kak峁Ｄ玽膩n (啶曕啷嵿し啷�啶掂ぞ啶ㄠ).鈥擜 King of ancient India. He was the father of Bhadr膩, wife of 峁氠梗it膩艣va. (艢loka 17, Chapter 120, 膧di Parva).
3) K膩k峁Ｄ玽膩n (啶曕ぞ啶曕啶粪啶掂ぞ啶ㄠ).鈥擜 son of Mahar峁 Gautama. Mah膩bh膩rata, Sabh膩 Parva, Chapter 21, Verse 3 states that at the time when Gautama was living in Girivraja, he had connection with a 艢奴dra woman of U艣墨nara land and as a result of it K膩k峁Ｄ玽膩n was born to her. This Gautama was not the husband of Ahaly膩.* K膩k峁Ｄ玽膩n had a son named Ca峁囜笉akau艣ika and two daughters named Bhadr膩 and Gho峁Ｄ�. Mah膩bh膩rata, Sabh膩 Parva, Chapter 4, Verse 17 states that K膩k峁Ｄ玽膩n flourished in Yudhi峁ａ弓hira鈥檚 assembly.
*) It is also stated elsewhere that K膩k峁Ｄ玽膩n was the son of D墨rghatamas, the father of Gautama. See under Di峁沢hatamas.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
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