Puranic encyclopaedia
by Vettam Mani | 1975 | 609,556 words | ISBN-10: 0842608222
This page describes the Story of Maitravaruna 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 Maitr膩varu峁嘺
Another name for 痴补蝉颈峁ａ弓丑补. Agastya also is known by this name. Because they were born as the sons of Mitra and 痴补谤耻峁嘺 they got this name. How they came to be reborn as the sons of 惭颈迟谤腻惫补谤耻峁嘺蝉 is told in 顿别惫墨 叠丑腻驳补惫补迟补.
There was once a celebrated emperor named Nimi in the 滨办峁腻办耻 line of Kings. Nimi was the twelfth son of 滨办峁腻办耻. The 补驳谤补丑腻谤补 found near the 腻艣谤补尘补 of Gautama 惭补丑补谤峁, called Jayantapura was constructed by Nimi. Once Nimi decided to perform a big y膩ga and after taking the consent of his father made preparations for the same. He invited such great sages as 叠丑峁沢耻, 础峁単颈谤补蝉, 痴腻尘补诲别惫补, Pulastya, Pulaha and 峁歝墨办补. He then went to their family preceptor 痴补蝉颈峁ａ弓丑补 and requested him to be the chief priest. But 痴补蝉颈峁ａ弓丑补 had already promised Indra to conduct a y膩ga for him and so advised Nimi to postpone his y膩ga to a later date. But Nimi was unwilling to postpone his y膩ga and so he performed it with Gautama 惭补丑补谤峁 as the chief priest. It took five hundred years for Nimi to complete the y膩ga. After five hundred years 痴补蝉颈峁ａ弓丑补 after completing the y膩ga of Indra came to see Nimi and found that he had already conducted the y膩ga without him. 痴补蝉颈峁ａ弓丑补 was angry and he cursed Nimi saying that Nimi would become bodiless. But powerful Nimi cursed 痴补蝉颈峁ａ弓丑补 also and separated his soul from his body.
Griefstricken, 痴补蝉颈峁ａ弓丑补 went to 叠谤补丑尘腻 and complained to him. 叠谤补丑尘腻 said, "Oh son, you go and merge with the brilliance of 惭颈迟谤腻惫补谤耻峁嘺蝉 and stay there. After some time you will be able to be born without being in a womb; you will then have a memory of the past and you will be very learned and will be worshipped by all".
痴补蝉颈峁ａ弓丑补 was pleased to hear that and he circumambulated 叠谤补丑尘腻 and prostrated before him and then went to the 腻艣谤补尘补 of 惭颈迟谤腻惫补谤耻峁嘺蝉. He then abandoned his body there and merged with the brilliance of 惭颈迟谤腻惫补谤耻峁嘺蝉. One day 鲍谤惫补艣墨 with her companions came to the 腻艣谤补尘补 of 惭颈迟谤腻惫补谤耻峁嘺蝉 and attracted by her charm they spent a night with her. Their semen at one time fell into a jar nearby and from it were born two people, Agastya and 痴补蝉颈峁ａ弓丑补, (Skandha 6, 顿别惫墨 叠丑腻驳补惫补迟补).