Puranic encyclopaedia
by Vettam Mani | 1975 | 609,556 words | ISBN-10: 0842608222
This page describes the Story of Ribhus 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 峁歜丑耻蝉
General information.
峁歜丑耻蝉 are a group of divine beings who attained divinity by performing tapas. 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补, 础苍耻艣腻蝉补苍补 Parva, Chapter 137, Verse 25 says that even other gods worship the 峁歜丑耻蝉.
Who were 峁歜丑耻蝉?
础峁単颈谤补蝉, the son of 叠谤补丑尘腻 had a son named Sudhanv膩. Sudhanv膩 had three children, 峁歜huk峁n, Vibhvan and V膩ja. These three persons form the 峁歜丑耻蝉 as mentioned in 峁欢惫别诲补, 1st 惭补峁囜笉补濒补, 16th Anuv膩ka, 111th 厂奴办迟补.
峁歜丑耻蝉 and Miracles.
(i) Long ago, a cow belonging to a 峁氠梗i died. Its calf began to cry. The 峁氠梗i took pity on it and prayed to the 峁歜丑耻蝉. They made a cow and covered it with the skin of the dead cow and placed it in front of the calf. Because of its likeness to its mother, the calf believed it to be its mother.
(ii) 峁歜丑耻蝉 restored their parents who had become old, to youth. (峁欢惫别诲补, 1st 惭补峁囜笉补濒补, 16th Anuv膩ka. 11th 厂奴办迟补).
(iii) 峁欢惫别诲补 says that it was the 峁歜丑耻蝉 who made Indra鈥檚 horses, the chariot of the 础艣惫颈苍墨蝉 and 叠峁沨补蝉辫补迟颈鈥檚 cow.