A Study of the Bhâgavata Purâna; or, Esoteric Hinduism
Religion
A Study of the Bhâgavata Purâna; or, Esoteric Hinduism
Puranas. Bhagavatapurana. English
Ikshvâku
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Vikukshi Nimi 98 other sons
(Saśâda)
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Puranjaya
(Indra vâhu
Kakutstha)
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Anenâ
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Prithu
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Visvagandhi
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Chandra
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Yuvanaśva
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Srâvasta
(He built the town Srâvasti)
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Brihadasva
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Kuvalayasva
(Dhundhumâra.)
With his 21 thousand sons, Kuvalayâsva killed an Asura called Dhundhu,
for the good of Rishi Utanka. But the Asura killed all his sons, except
three, with fire from his mouth. Those three were Dridhâsva, Kapilâsva
and Bhadrâsva.
Kuvalayâsva or Dhundhumâra.
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Dridhâsva. Kapilâsva. Bhadrâsva.
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Haryasva
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Nikumbha
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Bahulâsva
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Krisâsva
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Senajit
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Yuvanâsva.
Yuvanâsva had no son. So the Rishis performed a sacrifice directed to
Indra. One night Yuvanâsva became very thirsty and entered the Yajna
house. He found all the Rishis sleeping at the time. He thought it
improper to rouse the Rishis and drank whatever water he found near at
hand. By chance that happened to be the consecrated water with the power
of producing a son. When the Rishis rose up they did not find the water.
On enquiry, when they knew what had happened, every one wondered what
the outcome would be. In time the king brought forth a son from his
right side. The little thing cried out for milk. Indra said "Do not
weep, child, you shall _drink wine_ (’_Mân Dhâtâ_’)" So saying he
offered the child his fore finger. From this, the child was called
Mândhâtâ. Yuvanâsva, by the blessing of the Rishis, did not meet with
death at delivery. Mândhâtâ was a very powerful king. The thieves
dreaded him much. He performed many sacrifices and made many gifts. He
married Indumatî, daughter of Sasabindu. He had three sons Purukutsa,
Ambarisha, and the Yōgin Muchukunda. He had also fifty daughters.
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