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Puranic encyclopaedia

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

This page describes the Story of Kashyapa 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 śⲹ貹

(ṆV).

General.

Two sages śⲹ貹 and śⲹ貹 are mentioned in the ʳܰṇa, and due to the close similarity in the names in some ʳܰṇa the two names are used one for the other. There is, therefore, considerable difficulty in distinguishing the one from the other and unerringly hitting upon the right person in certain contexts.

There is a very ancient sage the first cause or the original father of all living beings in the universe. He is described, in most of the ʳܰṇa, as the grandson of and the son of Ѳī. He was the husband of the original or first mothers of living beings, called Diti and Aditi. The interpretation that he was called śⲹ貹 as he used to drink Kaśyam (liquor) is not founded on facts. No ʳܰṇa refers to him as a drunkard.

The sage called śⲹ貹 was the foster father of ŚܲԳٲ. The statement that he was called śⲹ貹 as he was born in the dynasty of śⲹ貹 is also not correct. Kaṇva was not born in the dynasty of śⲹ貹. The genealogy of śⲹ貹 is as follows:

Genealogy.

Descended from վṣṇ thus: �AtriCandraBudhaʳܰūĀܲṣa۲پPuruJanamejaya‱峦Ա�ʰīNamasyu—Vīٲ󲹲ⲹ—Śuṇḍ�Bahuvidhaṃyپ -鲹DZī�鲹ܻśѲپ‱īپٳ�ѱپٳ—Kaṇva (śⲹ貹).

ѱپٳ was Kaṇva’s father. (ŚԳپ Parva, Chapter 208, Verse 27). According to the Agni ʳܰṇa a son called Kaṇva was born (śⲹ貹) to ѱپٳ, son of King Prītiratha of the Puru dynasty. But, nothing about the family matters of Kaṇva is mentioned therein. In the Ѳٲ itself the name śⲹ貹 is often used instead of Kaṇva. From the above facts it may be understood that Kaṇva was born as a prince, and that later on, he became a sage. Moreover, the Agni ʳܰṇa says that Santurodha, the brother of Kaṇva’s father, was the father of ٳṣyԳٲ. According to that śⲹ貹 and ٳṣyԳٲ were the sons of brothers, śⲹ貹 being that of the elder one. For the time being the above are the only reasonable inferences, and the truth has to be found out by further researches. But, one thing is certain according to the genealogy, that śⲹ貹 was born twenty generations after śⲹ貹.

śⲹ貹 and ղṣa첹.

The story is told in the 2nd Skandha of Devī Bhāgavata and in the Ādi Parva of ٲ that ղṣa첹 set out to bite King ʲīṣi and śⲹ貹 to cure him of ղṣa첹’s poison, but that ղṣa첹 bribed śⲹ貹 off his mission to save the King. But, the story as such is unfounded. It was śⲹ貹 and not śⲹ貹 whom had taught the science of the treatment and cure of poison (see under śⲹ貹) and, therefore, it should be śⲹ貹 whom ղṣa첹 bribed.

śⲹ貹 and ŚܲԳٲ.

See under KA. VA.

śⲹ貹 and Ṛṣⲹśṛṅ.

Father of Ṛṣⲹśṛṅ was one śⲹ貹; may be śⲹ貹 or śⲹ貹. The greater possibility is for śⲹ貹 to be the father. (See under ṚṢYAŚṚṄGA).

6). After a ۲ñ վś첹 made a land-gift to śⲹ貹 once. (See under ṆV).

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