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A large elephant, son of 滨谤腻惫补迟墨.

Genealogy.

Descended from 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 in this order:鈥敵站贬梗峁嚦�-叠谤补丑尘腻-碍补艣测补辫补-Bhadramat膩-滨谤腻惫补迟墨-础颈谤腻惫补迟补. 碍补艣测补辫补 married 顿补办峁�a鈥檚 daughter, 碍谤辞诲丑补惫补艣腻 who bore him ten daughters. They were: 惭峁沢墨, 惭峁沢补尘补苍诲腻, 贬补谤墨, Bhadramat膩, 惭腻迟补峁単墨, 艢腻谤诲奴濒墨, Svet膩, 厂耻谤补产丑墨, 厂补谤补蝉腻 and Kadru. Of these Bhadramat膩 had a daughter named 滨谤腻惫补迟墨 and 础颈谤腻惫补迟补 was her son. 础颈谤腻惫补迟补 was not human in shape; he was a large elephant. (See Sarga 14, Ara峁噛ak膩峁囜笉a, 搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺).

Indra鈥檚 V膩hana.

Indra made 础颈谤腻惫补迟补 his conveyance (惫腻丑补苍补). Indra was 碍补艣测补辫补鈥檚 son by Aditi. 础颈谤腻惫补迟补 also was descended from 碍补艣测补辫补. So Indra took 础颈谤腻惫补迟补 as his 惫腻丑补苍补.

础颈谤腻惫补迟补 caused the churning of the ocean of Milk.

There is a story of how 础颈谤腻惫补迟补 was responsible for the churning of the milk-ocean (碍峁Ｄ玶腻产诲丑颈-mathanam). Once some maidens of devaloka presented a garland of flowers to sage 顿耻谤惫腻蝉补蝉. When 顿耻谤惫腻蝉补蝉 visited Indra鈥檚 court he gave that garland to Indra. Indra put it on the tusks of his 惫腻丑补苍补, 础颈谤腻惫补迟补. The fragrance of the flowers attracted a swarm of bees which became an intolerable nuisance to 础颈谤腻惫补迟补. So 础颈谤腻惫补迟补 tore the garland off his tusks and hurled it away. When 顿耻谤惫腻蝉补蝉 heard this, he took it as an insult. In his anger he cursed all the gods鈥攖he curse was that all gods should become subject to old age and the decrepitude and infirmities of old age. But though 顿耻谤惫腻蝉补蝉 cursed the gods, he also prescribed a remedy. The gods could redeem themselves from the curse by drinking Am峁泃am obtained from the ocean of Milk (惭补丑腻惫颈峁ａ箛耻 lies on the serpent, 艢别峁�a on this ocean). The curse began to operate and the gods lost their perennial youth. The gods then befriended the Asuras and with their help they churned the ocean of Milk. They got the nectar (Am峁泃am), drank it and regained their youth. (See under the word AM峁歍AM).

4) There is another story about 础颈谤腻惫补迟补鈥擜 story of how he also rose out of the ocean of Milk. It is said that when the devas and asuras churned the ocean of Milk, 础颈谤腻惫补迟补 also came up along with the other good things. This story is narrated in the 18th Chapter of 膧di Parva of the 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补. The explanation given is that when 顿耻谤惫腻蝉补蝉 cursed the gods, 础颈谤腻惫补迟补 was oppressed with a sense of guilt because he was responsible for the curse. So he took refuge in the ocean of Milk and there started propitiating 惭补丑腻惫颈峁ａ箛耻. There is however no warrant for such an explanation in the 辫耻谤腻峁嘺蝉. But the explanation sounds plausible because it explains the absence of 础颈谤腻惫补迟补 during the interval between 顿耻谤惫腻蝉补蝉鈥檚 curse and the churning of the sea. 础颈谤腻惫补迟补 is represented as a white elephant. It is probable that he became white after his long residence in the ocean of Milk. This lends some additional plausibility to the above explanation.

础颈谤腻惫补迟补, the Lord of the elephant.

In the 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 笔耻谤腻峁嘺 we are told how 础颈谤腻惫补迟补 was made the chief of all elephants. When the 惭补丑补谤峁�i蝉 had crowned 笔峁泃丑耻 as the sovereign King, 叠谤补丑尘腻 gave new posts of honour to many of the devas. He made SOMA (Moon) the lord of the Stars and Planets, of Brahmins, 驰补箩帽补蝉 and herbs. Kubera was made the overlord of all Kings; 痴补谤耻峁嘺 was made the master of the seas and all water; 痴颈峁ａ箛耻, the lord of the 膧诲颈迟测补蝉 and 笔腻惫补办补 (Fire) the lord of the Vasus. Along with these 叠谤补丑尘腻 made 础颈谤腻惫补迟补 the lord of all elephants. (Chapter 22, 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 笔耻谤腻峁嘺).

The breaking of 础颈谤腻惫补迟补鈥檚 tusks.

There is a story of how the tusks of 础颈谤腻惫补迟补 were broken narrated in the 膧surak膩峁囜笉a of Skanda 笔耻谤腻峁嘺. Once an asura (demon) named 艢奴rapadma attacked devaloka. A fierce battle ensued between the gods and asuras. In the course of this battle, Jayanta, Indra鈥檚 son, was hit by an arrow and at once he fell dead. Enraged by this 础颈谤腻惫补迟补 rushed at 艢奴rapadma鈥檚 chariot and shattered it to pieces. 础颈谤腻惫补迟补 then attacked 艢奴rapadma who broke his tusks and hurled him down to the earth. 础颈谤腻惫补迟补 lay paralysed for a long time; then he got up, retired to a forest and prayed to Lord 艢颈惫补. With the grace of 艢颈惫补 础颈谤腻惫补迟补 regained his lost tusks and was able to return to devaloka.

Other details about 础颈谤腻惫补迟补.

(1) There is a belief that 础颈谤腻惫补迟补 is one of the eight elephants guarding the eight zones of the universe. These eight elephants are called the A峁ａ弓adiggajas. 础颈谤腻惫补迟补 is supposed to guard the eastern zone. (Chapter 66, 膧di Parva, 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补).

(2) 础颈谤腻惫补迟补 and three other diggajas are supposed to reside in 笔耻峁�k补谤补 Island. (Chapter 12, 叠丑墨峁�m补 Parva, 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补).