Matsya Purana (critical study)
by Kushal Kalita | 2018 | 74,766 words | ISBN-13: 9788171103058
This page relates 鈥楢ndhaka Dynasty鈥� of the English study on the Matsya-purana: a Sanskrit text preserving ancient Indian traditions and legends written in over 14,000 metrical verses. In this study, the background and content of the Matsyapurana is outlined against the cultural history of ancient India in terms of religion, politics, geography and architectural aspects. It shows how the encyclopedic character causes the text to deal with almost all the aspects of human civilization.
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Part 2.1h - The Andhaka Dynasty
According to the 惭补迟蝉测补辫耻谤腻峁嘺 叠丑补箩补尘腻苍补, the son of 厂腻迟惫补迟补 begot Viduratha. He had a son named 搁腻箩腻诲丑颈诲别惫补.[1] 艢on膩艣va and 艢惫别迟补惫腻丑补苍补 were the two sons of 搁腻箩腻诲丑颈诲别惫补.[2] 艢on膩艣va had five sons 厂补尘墨, 顿别惫补艣补谤尘腻, Nikunta, 艢补迟谤耻 and 艢补迟谤耻jit.[3] They all are experts in war. 厂补尘墨 was the father of 笔谤补迟颈办峁迟谤补 who has a son named 笔谤补迟颈办峁迟谤补. The later was succeeded by his son 贬峁沝颈办补.[4]
贬峁沝颈办补 had ten sons:
- 碍峁泃补惫补谤尘腻,
- 艢补迟补诲丑补苍惫腻,
- 顿别惫腻谤丑补,
- 狈腻产丑补,
- 叠丑墨峁峁嘺,
- 惭补丑腻产补濒补,
- 础箩腻迟补,
- 痴补苍补箩腻迟补,
- 碍补苍墨测补办补 and
- Karambhaka.[5]
顿别惫腻谤丑补 had a son named Kambalavarhi峁. Kambalavarhi峁 begot Asama帽j膩. Asama帽j膩 was succeeded by his son Tamoj膩. On the other hand 贬峁沝颈办补鈥檚 another son 础箩腻迟补 had three sons viz., Sudan峁ａ弓ra, 厂耻苍腻产丑补 and 碍峁涐梗峁嘺.[6] This dynastic lineage is known as Andhakas.[7]
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
Ibid., 44.77
[2]:
Ibid.,44.78
[3]:
Ibid., 44.79-80
[4]:
Ibid., 44.80
[5]:
Ibid.,44.81-82
[6]:
Ibid., 44.78-84
[7]:
Ibid.,44.85