Puranic encyclopaedia
by Vettam Mani | 1975 | 609,556 words | ISBN-10: 0842608222
This page describes the Story of Bashkala 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 叠腻峁补濒补
A king of the asuras.
Birth.
Two sons, 贬颈谤补峁噛腻办峁 and 贬颈谤补峁噛补办补艣颈辫耻 and a daughter 厂颈峁僪颈办腻, were born to 碍补艣测补辫补 辫谤补箩腻辫补迟颈 of his wife Diti. 厂颈峁僪颈办腻 became the wife of Vipracitti. Four sons, 础苍耻丑谤腻诲补, 贬谤腻诲补, 笔谤补丑濒腻诲补 and 厂补峁僪濒腻诲补, were born to 贬颈谤补峁噛补办补艣颈辫耻. 贬谤腻诲补 was the son of Hrada. Three sons 膧yu峁膩n, 艢颈产颈 and 叠腻峁补濒补 were born to 厂补峁僪谤腻诲补.
Later history.
叠腻峁补濒补 became one of the ministers of the famous and mighty hero 惭补丑颈峁Ｄ乻耻谤补. Cik峁ra was the minister of law and order. 罢腻尘谤补 was the Finance Minister. Asiloma was the Prime Minister and 叠颈岣嵞乴补 the minister of foreign affairs. Udarkka was the general of the army; 叠腻峁补濒补, Trinetra and K膩labandhaka were members of the administrative council. 艢耻办谤腻肠腻谤测补 was the minister of education. 叠腻峁补濒补 played an important part in the battle between 惭补丑颈峁Ｄ乻耻谤补 and Indra. When soldiers were killed by thousands, 惭补丑颈峁Ｄ乻耻谤补 sent lastly, 叠腻峁补濒补 and Durmukha. 叠腻峁补濒补 engaged himself in a combat with 顿别惫墨 who fought on the side of the Devas. 叠腻峁补濒补 became angry and aiming at the breast of 顿别惫墨 he gave a severe blow with his club. But 顿别惫墨 evaded him with her club and gave him a severe thrust with her trident at his breast and 叠腻峁补濒补 fell dead. (Agni Pur膩峁嘺, Chapter 19; 顿别惫墨 Bh膩gavata, Skandha 5).