Puranic encyclopaedia
by Vettam Mani | 1975 | 609,556 words | ISBN-10: 0842608222
This page describes the Story of Puru 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 笔奴谤耻
A celebrated king of 颁补苍诲谤补惫补峁兣沘.
Genealogy.
Descending in order from 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 are 叠谤补丑尘腻-Atri鈥�Candra鈥�Budha鈥�笔耻谤奴谤补惫补蝉鈥�膧测耻蝉鈥�狈补丑耻峁鈥�驰补测腻迟颈鈥�笔奴谤耻.
驰补测腻迟颈 had two wives named 艢补谤尘颈峁ａ弓丑腻 and 顿别惫补测腻苍墨. 艢补谤尘颈峁ａ弓丑腻 gave birth to Druhyu, Anu and 笔奴谤耻. 顿别惫补测腻苍墨 gave birth to Yadu and Turvasu.
笔奴谤耻 becomes king.
驰补测腻迟颈, 笔奴谤耻鈥檚 father, was turned into an old man by a curse of 艢耻办谤腻肠腻谤测补. The king called all his sons to his side and requested each to take his old age and give him their youth. All the elder sons refused to do it but 笔奴谤耻 agreed to do so. Taking the youth of 笔奴谤耻, his father, 驰补测腻迟颈 lived a sensuous life for a thousand years. Then the king gave back 笔奴谤耻 his youth and crowned him as the heir apparent to his kingdom. (See under 顿别惫补测腻苍墨).
Other details.
(i) 笔奴谤耻 got of his wife 碍补耻蝉补濒测腻 alias Pau峁ａ弓墨 three sons named Janamejaya (笔谤补惫墨谤补), 莫艣惫补谤补 and 搁补耻诲谤腻艣惫补. (Chapter 94, 膧di Parva).
(ii) After his death 笔奴谤耻 entered the court of Yama. 艢濒辞办补 8, Chapter 8, 厂补产丑腻 Parva).
(iii) 笔奴谤耻 along with Indra in the latter鈥檚 Vim膩峁嘺 witnessed the war between Arjuna and the Kauravas. (艢濒辞办补 10, Chapter 56, 痴颈谤腻峁璦 Parva).
(iv) A king called 惭腻苍诲丑腻迟腻 once defeated 笔奴谤耻 in a battle. (艢濒辞办补 10, Chapter 62, 顿谤辞峁嘺 Parva).