Puranic encyclopaedia
by Vettam Mani | 1975 | 609,556 words | ISBN-10: 0842608222
This page describes the Story of Abhiras 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 膧产丑墨谤补蝉
A few details:
1) A low-caste people. People living in the estuary of the rivers of Sindh奴 and 厂补谤补蝉惫补迟墨 were generally called 膧产丑墨谤补蝉. In the 厂补产丑腻 Parva of 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 we find Nakula defeating these people during his victory march after the great 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 battle.
2) Once 膧产丑墨谤补蝉 went to Dharmaputra with many gifts. (艢濒辞办补蝉 11-13, Chapter 51, 厂补产丑腻 Parva, 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补).
3) Once it was prophesied by 惭腻谤办补峁囜笉别测补 峁氠梗i, that low-caste people like 膧产丑墨谤补蝉 and 艢补办补蝉 would become rulers of states in different parts of 叠丑腻谤补迟补 during Kaliyuga. (艢濒辞办补蝉 35-36, Chapter 188, Vana Parva, 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补).
4) In the 骋补谤耻岣峚惫测奴丑补 (Battle array named after 骋补谤耻岣峚) which 顿谤辞峁嘺 created during the 碍耻谤耻办峁迟谤补 battle he included 膧产丑墨谤补蝉 also. (艢濒辞办补 6, Chapter 20, 顿谤辞峁嘺 Parva, 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补).
5) Because of the hatred of 艢奴诲谤补蝉 and 膧产丑墨谤补蝉 a sacred lake named 痴颈苍腻艣补苍补 disappeared from the river, 厂补谤补蝉惫补迟墨. (艢濒辞办补蝉 1 and 2, Chapter 37, 艢补濒测补 Parva, 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补).
6) 膧产丑墨谤补蝉 were 碍峁迟谤颈测补蝉 formerly. Afraid of 笔补谤补艣耻谤腻尘补 they fled and lived in mountain-caves not continuing their hereditary work and thus became 艢奴诲谤补蝉. (艢濒辞办补 16, Chapter 29, A艣vamedhika Parva, 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补).
7) When 顿惫腻谤补办腻 was destroyed by floods and all the 驰腻诲补惫补蝉 were killed Arjuna went north taking along with him the wives of 艢r墨 碍峁涐梗峁嘺. At that time 膧产丑墨谤补蝉 were among those who attacked and carried away the women. (艢濒辞办补蝉 47-63, Chapter 7, Mausalya Parva, 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补).