Puranic encyclopaedia
by Vettam Mani | 1975 | 609,556 words | ISBN-10: 0842608222
This page describes the Story of Virata 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 痴颈谤腻峁璦
General information.
The King of Matsya country. During the pseudonymity of the 笔腻峁囜笉补惫补蝉 this King sheltered them. At the end of the pseudonymity of one year, the Kauravas had stolen the cows of 痴颈谤腻峁璦. In the fight which ensued Arjuna entered the battlefield with Uttara, the son of King 痴颈谤腻峁璦, and defeated the Kauravas and proclaimed that the life of pseudonymity was over. After that Abhimanyu married 鲍迟迟补谤腻 the daughter of 痴颈谤腻峁璦. (惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 痴颈谤腻峁璦 Parva).
Other details.
(i) This 痴颈谤腻峁璦, the King of Matsya was born from a portion of the 惭补谤耻诲驳补峁嘺蝉. (惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 膧di Parva, Chapter 67, Stanza 82).
(ii) King 痴颈谤腻峁璦 had two sons named Uttara and 艢补峁卥丑补. It was with these sons that he attended the 厂惫补测补峁僾补谤补 marriage of 顿谤补耻辫补诲墨. (惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 膧di Parva, Chapter 185, Stanza 8).
(iii) In the regional conquest conducted by Sahadeva, before the Imperial consecration-sacrifice of the 笔腻峁囜笉补惫补蝉, 痴颈谤腻峁璦 fought with him and was defeated. (惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 厂补产丑腻 Parva, Chapter 31, Stanza 2).
(iv) King 痴颈谤腻峁璦 attended the 搁腻箩补蝉奴测补 (sacrifice of imperial consecration) of 驰耻诲丑颈峁ａ弓丑颈谤补. (惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 厂补产丑腻 Parva, Chapter 44, Stanza 20).
(v) 痴颈谤腻峁璦 gave as a gift to 驰耻诲丑颈峁ａ弓丑颈谤补 two thousand tuskers adorned with gold chains. (惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 厂补产丑腻 Parva, Chapter 52, Stanza 26).
(vi) The name of the wife of King 痴颈谤腻峁璦 was 厂耻诲别峁ａ箛腻. (惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 痴颈谤腻峁璦 Parva, Chapter 9, Stanza 6).
(vii) During the incognito-life of the 笔腻峁囜笉补惫补蝉, King 痴颈谤腻峁璦 sheltered them in his palace. He took 驰耻诲丑颈峁ａ弓丑颈谤补 as a court-favourite, 叠丑墨尘补蝉别苍补 as the over-seer of his dining hall, Arjuna as the dancing master, Nakula as the head of the stables, and Sahadeva as the head of the cow-herds. (惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 痴颈谤腻峁璦 Parva, Chapters 7, 8, 10, 11 and 12).
(viii) The first wife of King 痴颈谤腻峁璦 was 厂耻谤补迟丑腻, the princess of Kosala. A son named 艢惫别迟补 was born to 痴颈谤腻峁璦 by 厂耻谤补迟丑腻. After the death of 厂耻谤补迟丑腻, he married 厂耻诲别峁ａ箛腻 the daughter of 厂奴迟补, King of Kekaya. To 厂耻诲别峁ａ箛腻 two sons named 艢补峁卥丑补 and Uttara and as the youngest, a daughter named 鲍迟迟补谤腻 were born. (惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 痴颈谤腻峁璦 Parva, 顿腻办峁峁嚹乼测补 笔腻峁环补, Chapter 16).
(ix) It is stated in 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补, 痴颈谤腻峁璦 Parva, 顿腻办峁峁嚹乼测补p膩峁環a, Chapter 26, that King 痴颈谤腻峁璦 had ten brothers.
(x) 痴颈谤腻峁璦 had two brothers named 艢补迟腻苍墨办补 and Madir膩k峁. S奴ryadatta is another name of 艢补迟腻苍墨办补. He was the commander of the army of 痴颈谤腻峁璦. Madir膩k峁 was also called 痴颈艣腻濒腻办峁. (惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 痴颈谤腻峁璦 Parva, Chapters 31 and 32).
(xi) At the time of the theft of the cows, King 痴颈谤腻峁璦 engaged in combat with 厂耻艣补谤尘腻. (惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 痴颈谤腻峁璦 Parva, Chapter 32, Stanza 28).
(xii) 厂耻艣补谤尘腻 caught hold of 痴颈谤腻峁璦 alive. (惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 痴颈谤腻峁璦 Parva, Chapter 33, Stanza 7).
(xiii) 痴颈谤腻峁璦 was one of the seven prominent commanders of the army of 驰耻诲丑颈峁ａ弓丑颈谤补. (惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 Udyoga Parva, Chapter 157, Stanza 11).
(xiv) On the first day of the battle of 叠丑腻谤补迟补 there was a combat between 痴颈谤腻峁璦 and Bhagadatta. (惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 叠丑墨峁补 Parva, Chapter 45, Stanza 49).
(xv) 痴颈谤腻峁璦 attacked 叠丑墨峁补. (惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 叠丑墨峁补 Parva, Chapter 73, Stanza 1).
(xvi) In the fight between 痴颈谤腻峁璦 and 顿谤辞峁嘺, 艢补峁卥丑补 was killed. With that 痴颈谤腻峁璦 ran away. (惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 叠丑墨峁补 Parva, Chapter 82, Stanza 14).
(xvii) There was a combat between 痴颈谤腻峁璦 and 础艣惫补迟迟丑腻尘腻. (惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 叠丑墨峁补 Parva, Chapter 110, Stanza 16).
(xviii) 痴颈谤腻峁璦 combatted with Jayadratha. (惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 叠丑墨峁补 Parva, Chapter 116, Stanza 42).
(xix) 痴颈谤腻峁璦 fought with Vinda and Anuvinda. (惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 顿谤辞峁嘺 Parva, Chapter 25, Stanza 20).
(xx) In the fight with 艢补濒测补, 痴颈谤腻峁璦 fell down unconscious. (惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 顿谤辞峁嘺 Parva, Chapter 167, Stanza 34).
(xxi) In the battle which followed, 顿谤辞峁嚹乧腻谤测补 killed 痴颈谤腻峁璦. (惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 碍补谤峁嘺 Parva, Chapter 6, Stanza 6).
(xxii) Mention is made in 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补, 厂迟谤墨 Parva, Chapter 26, Stanza 33, that the funeral ceremony of 痴颈谤腻峁璦 was conducted in a befitting manner and in 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补, 艢腻苍迟颈 Parva, Chapter 42, Stanza 4, that 驰耻诲丑颈峁ａ弓丑颈谤补 performed offering to the Manes for him.
(xxiii) After death, 痴颈谤腻峁璦 entered heaven and joined the 惭补谤耻诲驳补峁嘺蝉. (惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 Svarg膩roha峁嘺 Parva, Chapter 5, Stanza 15).
(xxiv) The synonyms used in 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 for 痴颈谤腻峁璦 are, Matsya, Matsyapati, Matsyar膩峁�, 惭补迟蝉测补谤腻箩补 etc.