Puranic encyclopaedia
by Vettam Mani | 1975 | 609,556 words | ISBN-10: 0842608222
This page describes the Story of Anartta 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nartta
Grandson of Vaivasvatamanu. He was a king, son of 艢补谤测腻迟颈.
Genealogy.
Descending in order from 痴颈峁ａ箛耻-叠谤补丑尘腻-惭补谤墨肠颈-碍补艣测补辫补-痴颈惫补蝉惫腻苍-Vaivasvatamanu-艢补谤测腻迟颈-膧nartta.
Sixteen sons were born to Vaivasvatamanu: Manu, Yama, 驰补尘墨, A艣vin墨kum膩ra, Revanta, Sudyumna, 滨办峁腻办耻, 狈峁沢补, 艢补谤测腻迟颈, 顿颈峁ａ弓补, 顿丑峁涐梗峁璦, 碍补谤奴峁, 狈补谤颈峁补苍迟补, 狈腻产丑腻驳补, 笔峁涐梗补诲丑谤补 and Kavi. Of these 艢补谤测腻迟颈 got two children, 厂耻办补苍测腻 and Anartta. 厂耻办补苍测腻 became the wife of Cyavana.
Other details.
It was this king who built the fortresses at the town of 碍耻艣补蝉迟丑补濒墨 (顿惫腻谤补办腻). 痴补谤耻峁嘺 submerged in the ocean all the fortresses built by him and the place for some time remained as a forest-land. (Da艣ama Skandha, 叠丑腻驳补惫补迟补 Kilipp膩ttu). It was after that that 艢r墨 碍峁涐梗峁嘺 made that land beautiful and called it 顿惫腻谤补办腻. The country ruled over by 膧nartta was called 膧narttam. During his regime there lived in his land a very great scholar named Vedaratha. (Ume艣膩navrata, 艢iva Pur膩峁嘺) See under Vedaratha.