Puranic encyclopaedia
by Vettam Mani | 1975 | 609,556 words | ISBN-10: 0842608222
This page describes the Story of Medhatithi 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 惭别诲丑腻迟颈迟丑颈
A Rajar峁 of the 笔奴谤耻 dynasty.
Genealogy.
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This 惭别诲丑腻迟颈迟丑颈 got two sons named 顿耻峁补苍迟补 and 笔谤补惫墨谤补. It was this 顿耻峁补苍迟补 who married 艢补办耻苍迟补濒腻. (Chapter 278, Agni Pur膩峁嘺).
惭别诲丑腻迟颈迟丑颈 was a celebrated sage of 叠丑腻谤补迟补. The 尘补丑补谤峁 referred to in 艢奴kta 12, Anuv膩ka 4, 惭补峁囜笉补濒补 1 of 峁欢惫别诲补 is 惭别诲丑腻迟颈迟丑颈 son of 碍补峁噕补. Once Indra coming in the form of a goat drank the soma of 惭别诲丑腻迟颈迟丑颈 and the latter called him 'goat' (惭别峁) and thenceforth Indra got the name 惭别峁. (厂奴办迟补 51, Anuv膩ka 10, 惭补峁囜笉补濒补 1, 峁欢惫别诲补).
We get the following details about 惭别诲丑腻迟颈迟丑颈 from the 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补.
(1) He was a King in the court of Indra.
(2) 惭别诲丑腻迟颈迟丑颈 had a son named 碍补峁噕补muni who was popular on the east coast of 叠丑腻谤补迟补. (艢濒辞办补 23, Chapter 107, 艢腻苍迟颈 Parva).
(3) 惭别诲丑腻迟颈迟丑颈 observed 痴腻苍补辫谤补蝉迟丑补 and attained Svarga. (艢濒辞办补 7, Chapter 336, 艢腻苍迟颈 Parva).
(4) 惭别诲丑腻迟颈迟丑颈 was considered to be a sage deserving worship and when he went to see 叠丑墨峁补 once Dharmaputra received him with respect and worshipped him. (艢濒辞办补 3, Chapter 26, 础苍耻艣腻蝉补苍补 Parva).