Puranic encyclopaedia
by Vettam Mani | 1975 | 609,556 words | ISBN-10: 0842608222
This page describes the Story of Jyamagha 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, ‘the five characteristics of a Purana�).
Story of 峾
A King born in the dynasty of ṣv. (Ჹṃśa, Chapter 36).
Five sons, who were equal to gods, named Sahasrada, Payoda, Kroṣṭā, ī and Ājika were born to Yadu of the family of ṣv. Several noble persons were born in the family of Kroṣṭā. A noble and broadminded son named Vṛjinīvān was born to Kroṣṭā. Ś was born to Vṛjinīvān, ś to Ś, Citraratha to ś and ŚśԻ to Citraratha. Thousand sons were born to ŚśԻ who was an emperor. Important among those thousand who were blessed with radiance, fame, wealth and beauty, were ṛtś, ṛtܲⲹś, Pṛthutejas, Pṛthubhava, ṛtܰīپ and Pṛthumati. śԲ was the son of ṛtś, Śineyu was the son of śԲ and Rukmakavaca the son of Śineyu. Rukmakavaca killed all the archers and conquered the countries and performing ś (horse sacrifice) gave away all the countries he conquered, as gift to ṇa. Five sons were born to Rukmakavaca. 峾 was one of them. His brothers were ܰ쳾ṣu, ṛtܰܰ쳾, Parigha and Hari. Of them Parigha and Hari were made Kings of foreign countries. ܰ쳾ṣu was given the country ruled by his father. ṛtܰܰ쳾 served ܰ쳾ṣu. They drove 峾 away from the country.
峾 went to the forest and erected a hermitage for him. Then according to the advice of a Brahmin, he who was an old man took bow and arrow and got into a chariot flying a flag and went to the bank of the river . He had neither wealth nor attendants. He stayed on the mountain Ṛkṣa eating fruits and roots. His wife Ś also had become old. They had no children. Still 峾 did not marry anybody else. Once 峾 came out victorious in a fight in which he got a girl. 峾 took the girl to his wife and told her, "This girl shall be the wife of your son." She asked him how that could be when she had no son. He said, "She will become the wife of the son who is going to be born to you." As a result of severe penance a son named Vidarbha was born to Ś. The damsel who became the wife of Vidarbha gave birth to two sons named Kratha and ś첹. (Padma Purāṇa, Chapter 13).