Puranic encyclopaedia
by Vettam Mani | 1975 | 609,556 words | ISBN-10: 0842608222
This page describes the Story of Dvadashaditya 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 Dv膩da艣膩ditya
The twelve sons born to 碍补艣测补辫补 by his wife Aditi are called Dv膩da艣膩dityas (Twelve 膧诲颈迟测补蝉) The word 膧诲颈迟测补 means 'born of Aditi'. As it occurs in Agni 笔耻谤腻峁嘺 (Ch. 51) a table, showing the names of the twelve 膧诲颈迟测补蝉 and the sign of the Zodiac over which each 膧诲颈迟测补 predominates and the colour of it, is given below.
顿惫腻诲补艣腻诲颈迟测补蝉.
Sign of the Zodiac. Colour
2 厂奴谤测补 (Sun) R峁bha (Taurus) Blood-colour.
3 厂补丑补蝉谤腻峁兣泆 Mithuna (Gemini) Slightly redcolour.
4 顿丑腻迟腻 碍补谤办补峁璦办补 (Cancer) Yellow.
6 厂补惫颈迟腻 碍补苍测腻 (Virgo) Pure white.
7 Gabhasti 罢耻濒腻 (Libra) tawny colour.
8 Ravi 痴峁浥沜颈办补 (Scorpio) Yellow.
9 Parjanya Dhanu (Sagittarius) Parrot-colour.
10 罢惫补峁ａ弓腻 Makara (Capricorn) Snow-white.
11 Mitra Kumbha (Aquarius) Smoky hue.
12 痴颈峁ａ箛耻* 惭墨苍补 (Pisces) Blue.
*) This version of the episode is found in 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补. The poet 碍腻濒颈诲腻蝉补 has made variations, suitable to his work, the Abhij帽膩na-艢腻办耻苍迟补濒补. Some deviations from the 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 story may be noticed in the works of some other poets also. 2. Different names of 膧诲颈迟测补蝉 occur in different 笔耻谤腻峁嘺蝉. The names given here are based on the Agni 笔耻谤腻峁嘺.