Puranic encyclopaedia
by Vettam Mani | 1975 | 609,556 words | ISBN-10: 0842608222
This page describes the Story of Kripa 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 碍峁沺补
(碍峁歅膧颁膧搁驰础).
Genealogy.
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Birth of 碍峁沺补.
Though born in a family of Sages 艢补谤补诲惫腻苍 evinced more interest in Dhanurveda. He performed penance in the forest, with bow and arrows deposited by his side. As his penance gathered intensity the Devas got alarmed. To break his penance Indra deputed the 顿别惫补迟腻 called J膩napad墨 to the earth and she appeared before 艢补谤补诲惫腻苍 and danced, dressed only in one piece of cloth. Emission occurred to him. But, wisdom dawned on him immediately and leaving behind him the bow, arrows and deer skin he quitted the place.
The semen discharged by him fell on the arrow which broke into two giving birth to a male child and a female one.
碍峁沺补 in the Palace.
One of the attendants of King 艢补苍迟补苍耻, who had come to the forest to hunt, saw the children and took them to the King. The King felt 碍峁沺腻 (pity) for them and brought them up in the palace and as they were thus brought up due to his 碍峁沺腻 they came to be called 碍峁沺补 and 碍峁沺墨. (膧di Parva, Chapter 130).
碍峁沺补鈥檚 mastery of Dhanurveda.
While living in the forest engaged in penance 艢补谤补诲惫腻苍, with his divine power understood that the two children forsaken by him were growing up in the palace. He went to the palace and told the king details about the children. He also lived there in secret and taught 碍峁沺补 everything contained in the four branches of Dhanurveda and the various usages in archery. Gradually 碍峁沺补 became an 腻肠腻谤测补 (master) in Dhanurveda. Not only the 笔腻峁囜笉补惫补蝉 the Kauravas, the 驰腻诲补惫补蝉 and the 痴峁涐梗峁噄蝉 but also kings, who came from various regions of the country learned archery at the feet of 碍峁沺补. (膧di Parva, Chapter 130, Verse 23).
碍峁沺补 at the trial of skill in archery of the Kauravas and the 笔腻峁囜笉补惫补蝉.
When the training of the Kauravas and the 笔腻峁囜笉补惫补蝉 in archery was over a test was arranged for them. Spectators crowded to see it. 顿谤辞峁嘺, 碍峁沺补, Somadatta, B膩lh墨ka, 叠丑墨峁补 and Vidura and other great ones took their seats in the stadium. Arjuna and 碍补谤峁嘺 entered the arena for contest when 碍峁沺补 intervened and said that Arjuna was the youngest son of 碍耻苍迟墨 but 碍补谤峁嘺 should specify his parentage. At this 碍补谤峁嘺 stood stunned, and it was then that Duryodhana declared 碍补谤峁嘺 to be the King of 础峁単补. (膧di Parva, Chapter 136).
Activities of 碍峁沺补 upto the great war.
(i) He attended the R膩jas奴ya yaj帽a of 驰耻诲丑颈峁ａ弓丑颈谤补. (厂补产丑腻 Parva, Chapter 34, Verse 8).
There he acted as the custodian of money and distributed 诲补办峁峁嚹乻 (monetary presents). (厂补产丑腻 Parva, Chapter 35, Verse 7).
(ii) It was he who instructed the spies deputed by Duryodhana as to how to detect the 笔腻峁囜笉补惫补蝉 during their life incognito. (痴颈谤腻峁璦 Parva, Chapter 29). He also detailed to Duryodhana the various aspects of politics.
(iii) 碍峁沺补 once told Duryodhana that he was powerful enough to annihilate the 笔腻峁囜笉补惫补 army within two months. (痴颈谤腻峁璦 Parva, Chapter 193).
碍峁沺补 in the war.
(i) On the first day of the war he fought with B峁沨atk峁tra. (叠丑墨峁补 Parva, Chapter 45).
(ii) In the fight with 颁别办颈迟腻苍补 he fell down and fainted. (叠丑墨峁补 Parva, Chapter 84, Verse 31).
(iii) He wounded 厂腻迟测补办颈. (叠丑墨峁补 Parva, Chapter 101, Verse 40).
(iv) Fought a duel with Sahadeva. (叠丑墨峁补 Parva, Chapter 110, Verse 12).
(v) He fought with Arjuna and 叠丑墨尘补. (叠丑墨峁补 Parva, Chapter 113, Verse 114).
(vi) Fought with 顿丑峁涐梗峁璦办别迟耻. (顿谤辞峁嘺 Parva, Chapter 14, Verse 33).
(vii) Fought with 痴腻谤诲丑补办峁尘颈. (顿谤辞峁嘺 Parva, Chapter 25, Verse 41).
(viii) His flag floated in the air and could be seen from anywhere in the battlefield. (顿谤辞峁嘺 Parva, Chapter 105).
(ix) He killed the body-guards of Abhimanyu. (顿谤辞峁嘺 Parva, Chapter 42, Verse 38).
(x) Fighting with Arjuna he fainted and fell down. (顿谤辞峁嘺 Parva, Chapter 147 Verse 9).
(xi) During the fight he ridiculed 碍补谤峁嘺. (顿谤辞峁嘺 Parva, Chapter 158, Verse 13).
(xii) He advised 础艣惫补迟迟丑腻尘腻 to prevent Duryodhana from confronting Arjuna. (顿谤辞峁嘺 Parva, Chapter 150, Verse 77).
(xiii) In the battle that ensued he defeated 艢颈办丑补峁囜笉墨. (顿谤辞峁嘺 Parva Chapter 169, Verse 39).
(xiv) When 顿谤辞峁嘺 fell down dead he fled from the battle-field. (顿谤辞峁嘺 Parva, Chapter 193, Verse 12).
(xv) He was defeated by 厂腻迟测补办颈. (顿谤辞峁嘺 Parva, Chapter 20 Verse 53).
(xvi) He killed Suketu, son of Citraketu. (碍补谤峁嘺 Parva, Chapter 54, Verse 28).
(xvii) Defeated 驰耻诲丑腻尘补苍测耻. (碍补谤峁嘺 Parva, Chapter 61, Verse 55).
(xviii) He killed the Kalinda prince. (碍补谤峁嘺 Parva, Chapter 85, Verse 6).
(xix) He advised 碍补谤峁嘺 to enter into a compromise with the 笔腻峁囜笉补惫补蝉. (艢补濒测补 Parva, Chapter 4).
(xx) He ran away from the battlefield to 顿惫补颈辫腻测补苍补 lake (艢补濒测补 Parva, Chapter 30, Verse 9).
(xxi) 驰耻诲丑颈峁ａ弓丑颈谤补 came to the lake with an army and 碍峁沺补 ran away from there. (艢补濒测补 Parva, Chapter 30, Verse 60).
(xxii) He appointed 础艣惫补迟迟丑腻尘腻 chief of the army on the suggestion of Duryodhana. (艢补濒测补 Parva, Chapter 65, Verse 43).
(xxiii) He fought during the night along with 础艣惫补迟迟丑腻尘腻. (Sauptika Parva, Chapter 5, Verse 35).
(xxiv) He killed the soldiers who ran away from the 笔腻峁囜笉补惫补 camp. (Sauptika Parva, Chapter 8, Verse 106).
(xxv) He set fire to the camp of the 笔腻峁囜笉补惫补蝉. (Sauptika Parva, Chapter 8, Verse 109).
(xxvi) He cried at the pitiable condition of Duryodhana. (Sauptika Parva, Chapter 9, Verse 10).
(xxvii) He went to 贬补蝉迟颈苍腻辫耻谤补 after telling 顿丑峁泃补谤腻峁ａ弓谤补 and 骋腻苍诲丑腻谤墨 that both the Kauravas and the 笔腻峁囜笉补惫补蝉 would be ruined. (厂迟谤墨 Parva, Chapter 11, Verse 21).
End of 碍峁沺补.
The great war ended. Duryodhana and others were killed and, when 顿丑峁泃补谤腻峁ａ弓谤补 left for the forest with 骋腻苍诲丑腻谤墨, 碍峁沺补 desired to accompany them. But, 顿丑峁泃补谤腻峁ａ弓谤补 did not permit it. 驰耻诲丑颈峁ａ弓丑颈谤补, as advised by 顿丑峁泃补谤腻峁ａ弓谤补, put up 碍峁沺补 with him. (膧艣ramav膩sika Parva, Chapter 16, Verse 5). Before the 笔腻峁囜笉补惫补蝉 set out on their great journey 驰耻诲丑颈峁ａ弓丑颈谤补 appointed 碍峁沺补 as the preceptor of 笔补谤墨办峁迟, the son of Arjuna. (Mah膩prasth膩na Parva, Chapter 1, Verse 4).
During his last days 碍峁沺补 went into the forest for penance and there he breathed his last. (艢腻苍迟颈 Parva, Chapter 296, Verse 14).
Synonyms for 碍峁沺补.
膧c膩rya, 膧c膩ryasattama, Bharat腻肠腻谤测补. 叠谤补丑尘补谤峁, 艢腻谤补诲惫补迟补, 艢腻谤补诲惫补迟补putra, Gautama, 碍峁沺补.