Puranic encyclopaedia
by Vettam Mani | 1975 | 609,556 words | ISBN-10: 0842608222
This page describes the Story of Mali 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 惭腻濒墨
A demon of great valour.
Genealogy and birth.
There were two very brave brothers in the demon tribe named Heti and Praheti. They were inseparable companions of 惭补丑腻产补濒颈. Praheti was unmarried and spent his time in religious pursuits. Heti married 叠丑补测腻 sister of 碍腻濒补 and got a son named Vidyutke艣a. Vidyutke艣a married S膩laka峁璦峁卥膩 daughter of 厂补苍诲丑测腻 and got a son named 厂耻办别艣补 厂耻办别艣补 married Devavat墨, daughter of 骋谤腻尘补峁嚹�, alias Ma峁噄m膩y膩. Devavat墨 delivered three sons, 惭腻濒墨 Sum膩l墨 and 惭腻濒测补惫腻苍.
Boon to 惭腻濒墨.
The three brothers, even while young decided to acquire great strength and started performing penance. When their penance became very fierce 叠谤补丑尘腻 appeared before them in person and asked them what boon they wanted. They said, 'We must be invincible, we must be destroyers of our enemies, we must have long life, we must become rich and powerful ever remaining friendly with each other". 叠谤补丑尘腻 granted the boon asked for.
Family life.
After obtaining the boon they went to 痴颈艣惫补办补谤尘腻 and asked him to construct a place of abode for them. 痴颈艣惫补办补谤尘腻 was frightened and he hastened to suggest a beautiful place for them to live. He said, "There is a mountain named 罢谤颈办奴峁璦 on the shores of the southern sea. There is a mountain on it called Subala. Its main top grazes the sky. Its four sides have been beautifully chiselled. No birds fly to its top. I have constructed there at the request of Indra a beautiful city surrounded by walls of gold and adorned on all sides with festoons of gold. That city is called 尝补峁卥腻 and you, demon-lords, can stay there. You will get glory and prestige which even Indra could not acquire in his 础尘补谤腻惫补迟墨. If you live in 尝补峁卥腻 with your followers you will be unconquerable".
The happy demons with their people went to 尝补峁卥腻. They married the daughters of a Gandharva woman named 狈补谤尘补诲腻. 惭腻濒墨 married 痴补蝉耻诲丑腻; Sum膩l墨, 碍别迟耻尘补迟墨; and 惭腻濒测补惫腻苍, 厂耻苍诲补谤墨. 惭腻濒墨 begot of his wife 痴补蝉耻诲丑腻 four sons named Anila, Anala, Hara and 厂补尘辫腻迟颈. Sum膩l墨 got of his wife 碍别迟耻尘补迟墨 ten sons named Prahasta, Akampana, 痴颈办补峁璦, 碍腻濒补k膩mukha, 顿丑奴尘谤腻办峁, 顿补峁囜笉补, 厂耻辫腻谤艣惫补, 厂补峁僪谤腻诲补, Prakv膩t膩 and Bh膩sakar峁嘺 and four daughters named Vek膩, 笔耻峁辞迟办补峁�, 碍补颈办补蝉墨 and 碍耻尘产丑墨苍补蝉墨.
Death.
The three brothers attacked Devaloka under the leadership of 惭腻濒墨 and a great fight ensued and 惭腻濒墨 died by the discus of 惭补丑腻惫颈峁ａ箛耻. (Uttara 搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺).