Puranic encyclopaedia
by Vettam Mani | 1975 | 609,556 words | ISBN-10: 0842608222
This page describes the Story of Akritavrana 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 础办峁泃补惫谤补峁嘺
General information.
础办峁泃补惫谤补峁嘺 was a great sage of erudition and was a disciple of 笔补谤补艣耻谤腻尘补. He is extolled in the 笔耻谤腻峁嘺蝉 and it is said that 厂奴迟补 who recited first the story of 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 to an assembly of sages in the forest of 狈补颈尘颈艣补 was a disciple of 础办峁泃补惫谤补峁嘺. (Skandha 12 of 叠丑腻驳补惫补迟补).
How he became a disciple of 笔补谤补艣耻谤腻尘补.
Para ur膩ma was returning after obtaining arrows from Lord 艢颈惫补 after pleasing him by fierce penance. He was walking briskly through the dense forests anxious to be at the side of his preceptors to get their blessings. As he passed a great cave he heard a moan and on getting to the site of the sound found a brahmin boy being attacked by a tiger. The tiger immediately fell dead by an arrow from 笔补谤补艣耻谤腻尘补. Lo! the tiger turned into a gandharva freed now from a curse because of which he was for years living as a tiger. The gandharva bowed down respectfully and thanked the sage for giving him relief and left the place. The brahmin boy fell down at the feet of 笔补谤补艣耻谤腻尘补 and said, "Great Lord, because of you I have now become 础办峁泃补惫谤补峁嘺 meaning one who has not received any wound. (础办峁泃补=not having secured. 痴谤补峁嘺=wound). I shall, therefore, be your disciple forever hereafter". From that day onwards he never left 笔补谤补艣耻谤腻尘补 but followed him as his disciple.
Other details.
(1) In the story of 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 we find 础办峁泃补惫谤补峁嘺 in several different contexts appearing on behalf of 笔补谤补艣耻谤腻尘补. It was 础办峁泃补惫谤补峁嘺 who told Dharmaputra the life and exploits of 笔补谤补艣耻谤腻尘补 during the exile of the 笔腻峁囜笉补惫补蝉 in the forests. (Chapters 115 to 117, Vana Parva, 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补).
(2) In Chapter 83 of Udyoga Parva we read about 础办峁泃补惫谤补峁嘺 meeting 艢r墨 碍峁涐梗峁嘺 while the latter was going to 贬补蝉迟颈苍腻辫耻谤补.
(3) In Chapter 173 of Udyoga Parva we read about 础办峁泃补惫谤补峁嘺 detailing the history of the Kaurava dynasty to Duryodhana.
(4) 础办峁泃补惫谤补峁嘺 has played a very important role in the story of 础尘产腻, daughter of the King of 碍腻艣墨. 础尘产腻 along with her two sisters, 础尘产颈办腻 and 础尘产腻lik膩, were brought down to 贬补蝉迟颈苍腻辫耻谤补 by 叠丑墨峁补 for his brother 痴颈肠颈迟谤补惫墨谤测补 to marry. But on knowing that 础尘产腻 had mentally chosen 厂腻濒惫补 as her husband, 叠丑墨峁补 allowed her to go back to 厂腻濒惫补. But on her return to 厂腻濒惫补 he refused to accept her and she came back to 贬补蝉迟颈苍腻辫耻谤补. 叠丑墨峁补 then requested 痴颈肠颈迟谤补惫墨谤测补 to accept her as his wife which, unfortunately, 痴颈肠颈迟谤补惫墨谤测补 also refused to do. 础尘产腻 then turned to 叠丑墨峁补 and besought him to marry her which, much to his regret, he could not do because of his vow of celibacy. Thus forsaken by all, all her sweetness turned into bitter hatred towards 叠丑墨峁补 and she remained alive thereafter only to kill 叠丑墨峁补. But even the foremost of warriors were not willing to antagonise 叠丑墨峁补 and so her appeal to help was not heeded by any. It was then that Hotrav膩ha her grandfather on the maternal side met her and directed her to 笔补谤补艣耻谤腻尘补. When she went to 笔补谤补艣耻谤腻尘补 it was 础办峁泃补惫谤补峁嘺 who received her and on hearing her sorrowful tale encouraged her to seek vengeance on 叠丑墨峁补. Again it was he who persuaded 笔补谤补艣耻谤腻尘补 to champion her cause and go for a fight against 叠丑墨峁补. During the fight 础办峁泃补惫谤补峁嘺 acted as charioteer to 笔补谤补艣耻谤腻尘补. (艢濒辞办补 9, Chapter 179, Udyoga Parva, 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补).
(5) 础办峁泃补惫谤补峁嘺 was one of the many sages who were lying on a bed of arrows during the great 碍耻谤耻办峁迟谤补 battle. (艢濒辞办补 8, Chapter 26, 础苍耻艣腻蝉补苍补 Parva, 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补).