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Puranic encyclopaedia

by Vettam Mani | 1975 | 609,556 words | ISBN-10: 0842608222

This page describes the Story of Amshuman 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, ‘the five characteristics of a Purana�).

Story of ṃśu

Name of a King belonging to the Solar dynasty (ūⲹ Vaṃśa).

Genealogy.

ṃśu was descended from վṣṇ through -Ѳī-śⲹ貹-վ-Vaivasvatamanu-ṣv-վܰṣi-Śś岹-ʳܰñᲹⲹ-Kakutstha-Anenas-ṛtܱś-Prasenajit-۳ܱś-Ի-Purukutsa-Trasadasyu-Բṇy-ⲹś-ղܳԲ-ܻ󲹲Ա-հṇa-Satyavrata-հśṅk-ᲹśԻ-dz󾱳ś-Harita-ñ-Sudeva-Bharuka-ܰ첹-Sagara-ñᲹ-ṃśu.

Birth.

Sagara, a king of the ūⲹ ṃśa, (mentioned above) had two wives, Sumati (ղ岹ī) and śī (Saibā) by name. śī gave birth to a son named ñᲹ. ṃśu was the son of ñᲹ and the father of the famous 󲹲īٳ. (See under the title, BHAGĪRATHA).

Some other details.

ṃśu was one of the Kings who attended the ⲹṃv of ñī. (Vide Śǰ첹 11, Chapter 185 of Ādi Parva of the Ѳٲ).

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