Puranic encyclopaedia
by Vettam Mani | 1975 | 609,556 words | ISBN-10: 0842608222
This page describes the Story of Kratu 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 Kratu
General information.
One of the six mental sons of 叠谤补丑尘腻. 惭补谤墨肠颈, 础峁単颈谤补蝉, Atri, Pulastya, Pulaha and Kratu were the mental sons of 叠谤补丑尘腻. (惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 膧诲颈 Parva, Chapter 65). Kratu is described as one of the 21 笔谤补箩腻辫补迟颈蝉 (lords of emanation).
Some details.
(1) It is stated in 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补, 膧诲颈 Parva, Chapter 65, Stanza 9, that the hermits called 叠腻濒补办丑颈濒测补蝉 were the sons of Kratu.
(2) Kratu was present at the birth-celebration of Arjuna. (惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 膧诲颈 Parva, Chapter 122, Stanza 52).
(3) Kratu came to save the 搁腻办峁蝉补蝉 from the 搁腻办峁蝉补 sattra, (A great sacrificial fire meant for the 搁腻办峁蝉补蝉 (giants) to jump into and die by themselves) performed by the hermit 笔补谤腻艣补谤补. (惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 膧诲颈 Parva, Chapter 189, Stanza 9).
(4) Kratu was a luminary in the councils of 叠谤补丑尘腻 and Indra. (惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 厂补产丑腻 Parva, Chapter 7, Stanza 17).
(5) Kratu was present at the Birth celebration of Skandadeva. (惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 艢补濒测补 Parva, Chapter 45, Stanza 10).
(6) There is a group of hermits called 'Citra艣ikha峁囜笉ins, of which Kratu is a member. (惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 艢腻苍迟颈 Parva, Chapter 335, Stanza 27).
(7) By the blessings of 艢颈惫补, Kratu got a thousand sons. (惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 础苍耻艣腻蝉补苍补 Parva, Chapter 14, Stanza 87).
(8) Kratu went to visit 叠丑墨峁补 who was lying on the bed of arrows awaiting death in the beginning of 鲍迟迟补谤腻测补峁嘺 of the year. (惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 础苍耻艣腻蝉补苍补 Parva, Chapter 26, Stanza 4).