Puranic encyclopaedia
by Vettam Mani | 1975 | 609,556 words | ISBN-10: 0842608222
This page describes the Story of Sampati 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 厂补尘辫腻迟颈
A bird. The elder brother of 闯补峁乱耻.
Birth.
础谤耻峁嘺 and 骋补谤耻岣峚 were the sons born to 笔谤补箩腻辫补迟颈 碍补艣测补辫补 by his wife 痴颈苍补迟腻. Two sons named 厂补尘辫腻迟颈 and 闯补峁乱耻 were born to 础谤耻峁嘺. (For further details see under 闯补峁乱耻, para 1).
厂补尘辫腻迟颈 in the R膩m膩ya峁嘺.
Once 厂补尘辫腻迟颈 and his younger brother 闯补峁乱耻 flew to the Sun. To protect his younger brother 闯补峁乱耻 who had neared the Sun, 厂补尘辫腻迟颈 opened his wings which were burnt and he fell on the shore of the salt sea. At this time an army of the monkeys, with 贬补苍奴尘腻苍 at their head came there, in search of 厂墨迟腻. 厂补尘辫腻迟颈 gave them directions of the path they were to follow. (Detailed story is given under 搁腻尘补 and 惭腻濒墨