Puranic encyclopaedia
by Vettam Mani | 1975 | 609,556 words | ISBN-10: 0842608222
This page describes the Story of Tvashta 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 罢惫补峁ａ弓腻
A 笔谤补箩腻辫补迟颈. This 笔谤补箩腻辫补迟颈 was an asura also. (厂奴办迟补 94, Anuv膩ka 14, 惭补峁囜笉补濒补 1, 峁歡ve岣峚).
Birth.
There are contradictory statements in the 笔耻谤腻峁嘺蝉 regarding the birth of 罢惫补峁ａ弓腻.
(a) 痴颈艣惫补办补谤尘腻 got four sons named Ahirbudhnya, 罢惫补峁ａ弓腻 础箩补颈办补辫腻迟 and Rudra. The great ascetic 痴颈艣惫补谤奴辫补 was the son of 罢惫补峁ａ弓腻. (Chapter 15, 础峁兣沘 1, 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 笔耻谤腻峁嘺).
(b) 碍补艣测补辫补 got as his sons the Ek膩da艣arudras of his wife Surabhi. Surabhi who became pure by penance got by the grace of 惭补丑腻诲别惫补 five other sons named Aja, Ekap膩t, Ahirbudhnya, 罢惫补峁ａ弓腻 and Rudra. The noble and famous 痴颈艣惫补谤奴辫补 was the son of 罢惫补峁ａ弓腻. (Chapter 18, Agni 笔耻谤腻峁嘺).
(c) 碍补艣测补辫补 惭补丑补谤峁 got a son named 罢惫补峁ａ弓腻 of his wife Aditi. (艢濒辞办补 34, Chapter 226, 膧di Parva).
Because of such varied statements it is not possible to say whose son 罢惫补峁ａ弓腻 was.
Indra鈥檚 enemy.
Even from the beginning, 罢惫补峁ａ弓腻 hated Indra. 罢惫补峁ａ弓腻 begot of his wife 搁别肠补苍腻 a son named 痴颈艣惫补谤奴辫补 to kill Indra. 痴颈艣惫补谤奴辫补 was the younger brother of 厂补苍苍颈惫别艣补. 痴颈艣惫补谤奴辫补 was called 罢谤颈艣颈谤补蝉 also. (See under 罢谤颈艣颈谤补蝉). While 痴颈艣惫补谤奴辫补 was doing penance Indra killed him by his 痴补箩谤腻测耻诲丑补. Enraged at this 罢惫补峁ａ弓腻 produced another asura named 痴峁泃谤补 to kill Indra. (See under 痴峁泃谤补). Indra killed 痴峁泃谤腻蝉耻谤补 also. At last greatly disappointed 罢惫补峁ａ弓腻 cursed Indra that he would suffer from Putradu岣ha (loss of son) and then went to the mount Meru to do penance.
Other details.
(i) 罢惫补峁ａ弓腻 also treated as a Rudra. (Chapter 15, A峁� a 1, 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 笔耻谤腻峁嘺).
(ii) When the forest of 碍丑腻峁囜笉补惫补 was burnt, he stood on the side of Indra and fought against 碍峁涐梗峁嘺 and Arjuna. He separated huge portions from the mountain and threw them against Arjuna and 碍峁涐梗峁嘺. (艢濒辞办补 34, Chapter 226, 膧di Parva).
(iii) 罢惫补峁ａ弓腻 shines in the court of Indra. (艢濒辞办补 14, Chapter 7, 厂补产丑腻 Parva).
(iv) Ku艣eru, daughter of 罢惫补峁ａ弓腻 was once abducted by 狈补谤补办腻蝉耻谤补. (Chapter 38, 顿腻办峁峁嚹乼测补 笔腻峁环补, 厂补产丑腻 Parva).
(v) 痴颈艣惫补办补谤尘腻 also used to be called 罢惫补峁ａ弓腻. (艢濒辞办补 24, Chapter 100, Vana Parva).
(vi) The monkey called Nala was the son of 罢惫补峁ａ弓腻. (艢濒辞办补 41, Chapter 283, Vana Parva).
(vii) 罢惫补峁ａ弓腻 presented 厂耻产谤补丑尘补峁噛补 with two P膩r峁das named Cakra and Anucakra. (艢濒辞办补 40, Chapter 45, 艢补濒测补 Parva).