Puranic encyclopaedia
by Vettam Mani | 1975 | 609,556 words | ISBN-10: 0842608222
This page describes the Story of Samvarana 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 厂补峁僾补谤补峁嘺
A king of the lunar dynasty.
Genealogy.
Descended from 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 thus: 叠谤补丑尘腻鈥�Atri-Candra-Budha-笔耻谤奴谤补惫补蝉-膧测耻蝉-狈补丑耻峁-驰补测腻迟颈-笔奴谤耻-Janamejaya-笔谤腻肠颈苍惫腻苍-Manasyu-痴墨迟补产丑补测补-艢耻峁囜笉耻-Bahuvidha-厂补峁儁腻迟颈-搁补丑辞惫腻诲墨-叠丑补诲谤腻艣惫补-惭补迟颈苍腻谤补-Santurodha-顿耻峁补苍迟补-Bharata-叠峁沨补迟办峁迟谤补-Hasti-础箩补尘墨岣峢补-峁歬峁-厂补峁僾补谤补峁嘺.
Marriage.
厂补峁僾补谤补峁嘺 married 罢补辫补迟墨, daughter of 厂奴谤测补. (For details see under 罢补辫补迟墨).
Other information.
(i) King 笔腻帽肠腻濒补 once attacked and subjugated him. (膧di Parva, Chapter 93, Verse 37).
(ii) He gave up the throne in fear of the enemy and went and lived on the banks of the river Sindhu. (膧di Parva, Chapter 9, Verse 39).
(iii) To regain his kingdom he appointed 痴补蝉颈峁ａ弓丑补 as his priest. (膧di Parva, Chapter 94, Verse 42).
(iv) He got back the kingdom by 痴补蝉颈峁ａ弓丑补鈥檚 help and then he performed a 驰补箩帽补 with the latter as high priest. (膧di Parva, Chapter 94, Verse 45).
(v) A son called Kuru was born to him by 罢补辫补迟墨 daughter of 厂奴谤测补. (膧di Parva, Chapter 94, Verse 48).
(vi) He was a devotee of 厂奴谤测补. (膧di Parva, Chapter 170, Verse 12).
(vii) No other king more handsome than he had yet been born. (膧di Parva, Chapter 170, Verse 15).
(viii) Once there was no rainfall for twelve years in his kingdom. (膧di Parva, Chapter 172, Verse 38).
(ix) He is one of the kings to be remembered at dawn and at dusk. (础苍耻艣腻蝉补苍补 Parva, Chapter 165, Verse 54).
(x) Words like 膧箩补尘墨岣峢补, 膧rk峁, Paurava, Pauravanandana and 峁歬峁putra have been used in 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 as synonyms of 厂补峁僾补谤补峁嘺.