Puranic encyclopaedia
by Vettam Mani | 1975 | 609,556 words | ISBN-10: 0842608222
This page describes the Story of Srinjaya 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 厂峁浢眏补测补
Genealogy.
See under Somadatta.
General information.
A king of the 滨办峁腻办耻 dynasty. His father was 艢viti. This king 艢viti was also called 艢vitya King. On the death of his father 厂峁浢眏补测补 became king.
The hermits 狈腻谤补诲补 and Parvata were friends of 厂峁浢眏补测补. Once both of them came and lived in the palace of the King as his guests. 厂峁浢眏补测补 had a beautiful daughter named 艢ucismit膩. Both 狈腻谤补诲补 and Parvata loved her. One day 狈腻谤补诲补 directly asked 厂峁浢眏补测补, for the hand of his daughter. Parvata got angry at this and cursed 狈腻谤补诲补 that he would not attain heaven. 狈腻谤补诲补 retorted with the same curse. 厂峁浢眏补测补 pacified both.
厂峁浢眏补测补 had no sons. He informed the hermits of this sad state. 狈腻谤补诲补 blessed the king and said that a son named Suvar峁嘺峁ａ弓h墨v墨 would be born to him and that with his birth everything in the palace would become gold. Accordingly the son Suvar峁嘺峁ａ弓h墨v墨 was born to 厂峁浢眏补测补 and everything in the palace became golden. When the son became four years old, by the sorcery of Indra the child died. 狈腻谤补诲补 brought him to life again. (See under Suvar峁嘺峁ａ弓h墨v墨).
The fact that gold was accumulating in the palace of 厂峁浢眏补测补 due to the boon given to Suvar峁嘺峁ａ弓h墨v墨, reached the ears of robbers. One night they carried the child away, and killed him. Then only did they come to understand that there was no gold inside him. 厂峁浢眏补测补 cried aloud at the loss of his son. To pacify the King, 狈腻谤补诲补 and Parvata told him stories of sixteen kings. (惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 顿谤辞峁嘺 Parva, Chapter 55).
Other details.
(i) 厂峁浢眏补测补 sits in the palace of Yama, praising him. (惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 厂补产丑腻 Parva, Chapter 8, Verse 15).
(ii) When 狈腻谤补诲补 told the King the stories of sixteen Kings, his sorrow subsided. (惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 顿谤辞峁嘺 Parva, Chapter 71, Stanza 4).
(iii) By the power of 狈腻谤补诲补 厂峁浢眏补测补鈥檚 son was brought to life again. (顿谤辞峁嘺 Parva, Chapter 71, Verse 8).
(iv) 艢r墨 碍峁涐梗峁嘺 told Dharmaputra the story of 厂峁浢眏补测补, with a view to pacify him. (惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 艢腻苍迟颈 Parva, Chapter 29).
(v) 厂峁浢眏补测补 had never eaten flesh in his life. (惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 础苍耻艣腻蝉补苍补 Parva, Chapter 115, Verse 63).