Puranic encyclopaedia
by Vettam Mani | 1975 | 609,556 words | ISBN-10: 0842608222
This page describes the Story of Maitreya 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 Maitreya
A sage of great brilliance of ancient India.
Genealogy.
Descending in order from 痴颈峁ａ箛耻:鈥�叠谤补丑尘腻鈥�Atri鈥�Candra鈥�Budha鈥�笔耻谤奴谤补惫补蝉鈥�膧测耻蝉鈥�Anenas鈥�笔谤补迟颈办峁迟谤补鈥�厂峁浢眏补测补鈥�Jaya鈥�Vijaya鈥�碍峁泃颈鈥�贬补谤测补艣惫补鈥�Sahadeva鈥擭补诲墨苍补鈥�Jayasena鈥�厂补峁卥峁泃颈鈥擪峁迟谤补诲丑补谤尘腻鈥掷耻尘补驳辞迟谤补鈥�艢补濒补鈥斈赌谤峁ａ弓颈峁苍补鈥�碍辞艣补鈥�顿墨谤驳丑补迟补辫补蝉鈥�Dhanvantari鈥�碍别迟耻尘腻苍鈥�叠丑墨尘补谤补迟丑补鈥�顿颈惫辞诲腻蝉补鈥�Maitreya.
Somapa was born as the son of Maitreya.
Other details.
(i) Once Maitreya went to 贬补蝉迟颈苍腻辫耻谤补 and told Duryodhana that he should behave kindly to the 笔腻峁囜笉补惫补蝉. Duryodhana who did not much relish the advice sat tapping on his thighs with his hands, not seriously attending to the sage. Maitreya was displeased at the discourtesy and cursed that 叠丑墨尘补 would one day break Duryodhana鈥檚 thighs. (See under Duryodhana).
(ii) Maitreya was a courtier of 驰耻诲丑颈峁ａ弓丑颈谤补. (艢濒辞办补 10, Chapter 4, 厂补产丑腻 Parva).
(iii) Maitreya was one among the sages who visited 叠丑墨峁补 while he was lying on his bed of arrows. (艢濒辞办补 6, Chapter 43, 艢腻苍迟颈 Parva).
(iv) Once he discussed with 痴测腻蝉补 topics on Dharma. (Chapter 120, 础苍耻艣腻蝉补苍补 Parva).
(v) When Sr墨 碍峁涐梗峁嘺 died, the spiritualistic ideology of Dharmaputra became more dominant and he approached Vidura for Dharmopade艣a. Vidura sent him to Maitreya. Dharmaputra went to the 膧艣谤补尘补 of Maitreya on the banks of the river 骋补峁単腻 and after paying respects to him accepted Dharmopade艣a (Instruction in law, duty and morals) from him. (3rd Skandha, 叠丑腻驳补惫补迟补).