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AADITYA -
Sons of Kashyap and Aditi (Daughter of Daksh Prajaapati) [Bhaagvat
Puraan, 6/3]
Married to - nnn
Children - nnn
--12 in number. Their names are - (1) VVivaswaan, (2) Aryamaa, (3) Pooshaa, (4)
Twashtaa, (5) Savitaa, (6) Bhag, (7) Dhaataa, (8) Vidhaataa, (9) Varun, (10)
Mitra, (11) Indra and (12) Trivikram (Vaaman).
--[Vishnu Puraan,
1/9] 12 in number. They were the Tushit Devtaa in Chaakshush Manvantar, and
they were born to Aditi as 12 Aaditya in Vaivaswat Manvantar. Their names are - (1) Vivaswaan - Soorya, (2) Aryamaa, (3)
Pooshaa, (4) Twashtaa, (5) Savitaa, (6) Bhag, (7) Dhaataa, (8) Vishnu, (9)
Anshumaan, (10) Mitra, (11) Indra, and (12) Vaaman.
--[Bhavishya
Puraan, 1/14] says that Soorya was born from Aditi in 12 forms - (1)
Indra, (2) Dhaataa, (3) Parjanya, (4) Pooshaa, (5) Twashtaa, (6) Aryamaa,
(7) Bhag, (8) Vivaswaan, (9) Anshu, (10) Vishnu, (11) Varun, and (12)
Mitra. Because they ere born from Aditi, they all are called Aaditya.
--[Agni Puraan, p 103] gives the following names of 12 Aaditya - (1)
Varun, (2) Soorya, (3) Sahstraanshu, (4) Dhaataa, (5) Tapan, (6) Savitaa
(7) Gabhastik, (8) Ravi, (9) Parjanya, (10) Twashtaa, (11) Mitra, and
(12) Vishnu and says that these were Tushit Devtaa in Chaakshush
Manvantar
AAGNEEDHRA
- King, Son of Priyavrat, Grandson of MManu
Married to - nnn
Children - 9 sons - Naabhi, Kimpurush, Harivarsh, Ilaavrit, Ramya. Hiranyavaan,
Kuru, Bhadraashwa, and Ketumaal
--Naabhi got Him Varsh which is called Bhaarat Varsh today.
AAKOOTI
- Daughter of Swaayambhuv Manu and Shattaroopaa
Married to - Ruchi Prajaapati
Children - nnn
--She had two brothers - Priyavrat and Uttaanpaad; and two sisters - Prasooti
(married to Daksh Prajaapati), and Devahooti (Married to Kardam Rishi).
AANART - Son of
Sharyaati (Son of Vaivaswat Manu)
Married to - nnn
CHildren - 1 son - Raivat
--Raivat had 100 sons, among them Kakuddmee was the eldest. His daughter Revatee
was married to Balaraam. [Bhaagvat
Puraan, 9/2]
AARUNI
see UDDAALAK
AASTEEK
- Rishi, Son of Jaratkaaru and Jaratkaaru (Vaasuki's sister)
Married to -
nnn
Children - nnn
--He stopped Janamejaya's Sarp Yagya, and thus saved many snakes to be
burned in the Yagya. He was brought up in snakes' house and got educated
from Maharshi Chyavan.
AAYU
- 1 of the 6 Sons of Pururavaa
Married to - Daughter of Swarbhaanu
Children - [MBH,
Aadi, 75] 4 sons - Nahush, Vriddh Sharmaa, Raajingaya, and Anenaa.
AAYUSHMAAN
- Daitya, 1 of 4 Sons of Prahlaad, Granndson of Hiranyakashyap
Married to - nnn
Children - nnn
--His brothers are Shibi, Vaashkali, annd Virochan.
ABHIMANYU
- Prince, Son of Arjun and Subhadraa (KKrishn's sister)
Married to - Uttaraa
(Viraat's daughter, Uttar's sister)
Children - 1 son - Pareekshit
--He is called Saubhadra also because hhe was the son of Subhadraa.
--His Saarathee's name was Sumitra. >
--He killed Asmak's son [Drone, 35]; Suushen, Driglochan and Kundvedh [Drone,
35], Shalya's brother [Drone, 36]; one Karn's brother - name is not given
[Drone, 39]; Rukmarath [son of Shalya, Drone, 43], and Lakshman (son of Duryodhan), on the
13th day of Mahaabhaarat war. He was killed cruelly by six warriors on 13th day of Mahaabhaarat war.
--At the time of his death, his wife waas pregnant. She gave birth to Pareekshit
who was born dead because of Ashwatthaamaa's Brahm Astra shot at her womb.
Krishn gave him life and that is why he was called Pareekshit. He succeeded
Yudhishthir, when Paandav went to forest.
ADHARM
Married to - Hinsaa
Children - 1 son - Amrit;
1 daughter - Nikriti
--This is according to [Agni Puraan, 8]. Amrit and
Nikriti married to each other and had 2 sons.
ADHIRATH
- Soot, Son of Satyakarmaa, Charioteer of Shaantanu
Married to - Raadhaa
Children - 1 son - Karn and others of his own
--He was in the lineage of king Rompaadd, son of Satyakarmaa [3Vishnu
Puraan 4/13] [5Bhaagvat,
9/14]
--He was the charioteer of Raajaa Shaanntanu. His another name was Vikartan.
--Once he was taking bath in Gangaa Rivver he heard a child's cry. He looked
around and found that the sound was coming from a box. He got it and found a
newborn baby boy in it. From his clothes and body, he looked a Divine boy and
from a royal family.
--He brought him home and brought up thhat child as his own. He named him
Raadheya.
--Later that boy was known as Karn and Vaikartan (because of his father's name)
and Raadheya (because of his mother's name.
--Adhirath resigned from his job when RRaadheya grew up enough to get education.
Sanjaya replaced him.
--(Drone, 156) mentions the name of Vriikrath, as Karn's brother.
[6War,
23battle144]
ADITI
- Daughter of Daksh and Veerinee
Married to - Maharshi
Kashyap (Brahmaa's one of the 10 Maanas Putra)
Children - The 12 Tushit Devtaa of Chaakshush Manvantar were born as 12
Aaditya from Aditi
in Kashyap's
house. They were - Indra, Dhaataa, Bhag, Twashtaa, Mitra, Varun, Aryamaa,
Vivaswaan, Savitaa, Pooshaa, Anshumaan and Vishnu.
--[MBH, 0prolog,
14] says that Aditi had the following 12 Aaditya as her sons - Dhaataa, Mitra,
Aryamaa (Aaryaman), Sakra (Indra), Varun, Ansh, Bhag, Vivaswat, Pooshaa, Savitaa,
Twashtaa, and Vishnu. The youngest one is superior to all of them in
merit.
--According to Rig Ved Mantra, 2-27-1, she is the mother of 7 sons,
called Aaditya - Ansh (or Anshumaan), Aaryaman, Bhag, Daksh, Mitra,
Tuvigyaat and Varun. Bhag is another name of Savitra; and Tuvigyaat is
another name of Indra. Elsewhere, Rig Ved mentions 8 sons, the 8th being
Soorya or Maartand.
AGASTYA
- Maharshi, Son of Mitra and Urvashee/font>
Married to - Lopaamudraa (Daughter of King Malayadhwaj - incarnation of Puranjan of Vidarbh Desh
Puranjan's story comes in [Bhaagvat
Puraan, 4/7].)
Children - Dridhchyut (his son was Idhmvaah)
--His birth is interesting. Once both MMitra and Varun saw Urvashee which caused
their semen fall, so they kept it in a pitcher. Munivar Agastya and Vashishth
Jee were born from that only. Being born from a Kumbh (pitcher) both are known as Kumbhaj also.
--According to another source, he was the son of Maharshi Pulastya Jee.
--He did many great jobs. He ate Vaataaapi Raakshas. He dried sea to help Devtaa
to find a Raakshas, He lowered Vindhyaachal Parvat to shatter his pride.
--Raam visited whoever Agastya's Aashram, he was actually a descendant
of this Agastya. [Aangiras]
--[Agni Puraan, 3]
says that Agastya had a brother named Agnijivha.
AGHAASUR
- Daitya
--Aghaasur (Agh means Paap, and Asur means Raakshas or Demon) was a
great Daity. He was the younger brother of Pootanaa and Bakaasur and
Kans sent him to kill Krishn. When he saw Krishn and Balaraam and
thought - "Oh, He is the one who has killed my brother and sister. I
will not leave Him today. I will kill Him along with Gwaal Baal." So he
changed himself into a python whose size was like one Yojan long Parvat
(mountain). He opened his large mouth like a door of a cave. His tongue
looked like a red colored road. His breath was like storm and eyes were
like fire. Children thought this was something like a decoration piece
of Vrindaa Van. They thought him as a play python and entered his mouth.
Krishn thought - "These children are taking the real python as a fake
python." Till then they had already entered in his mouth, but the python
had not swallowed them, because he was waiting for Shree Krishn to come
inside. So Krishn also entered his mouth. Now the python was about to
swallow all of them that Krishn started increasing His body size so much
that he got restless. His eyes came out and his soul also left his body.
Then all children came out of his body. A light came out of his body and
entered in Krishn's body.
AGNI
- Devtaa
Married to - Swaahaa (the daughter of Daksh)
Children - 1 son - Kaartikeya (not from Swaahaa)
--[Agni Puraan, 8] says that
Agni and Swaahaa had Paavak,
Pavamaan and Shuchi named sons.
AGNIVESHYA
see DHAUMYA
AHALYAA
- Rishi wife, Daughter of Brahmaa
Married to - Gautam Rishi
Children - Shataanand (Kul Purohit of Raajaa Janak)
--(Aangiras, p 58-59) Word meaning of AAhalyaa means "Untillable" land. Indra has
been called in Sanskrit literature as "Ahalyaayai Jaarah" meaning "who can
change a barren field into a fertile period; but some interpolators in
Mahaabhaarat translated it as "Ahalyaa's lover" and made up a story around it.
Read the story below.
--It is said that once Brahmaa took alll beautiful parts of a body and created a
woman out of them and named her Ahalyaa. Now what to do of her? So he gave her
to Gautam Rishi to serve him. She served him for long time. After that Brahmaa
gave her to Gautam Rishi permanently.
--Now since the day she was created, Inndra had a desire to have her. He got this
chance only when she had got married to Gautam Rishi. Once Indra crowed earlier
than usual and Gautam went for his daily chores. Then Indra came in the form of
Gautam and had Ahalyaa. Although she was so surprised to see her husband coming
back so soon and hearing his unusual request but didn't say anything respecting
her husband's desire. Gautam also felt that something was not right, so he came
back to his Aashram. As he was entering his hut, Indra was going out. He
recognized Indra and gave him Shaap to be without testicles.
--When he entered his hut he gave her SShaap too to become stone because he found her with Indra in his own
house. He told her that she would be freed from this Shaap when Raam will come there
in Tretaa Yug and will touch her with His feet.
AJ -
Married to - nnn
Children -
[Agni Puraan, 8] says that
Aj had Agnishvaatt, Barhishad,
Anagni and Saagni named Pitar.
AJ -
King of Ayodhyaa of Ikshwaaku Vansh; Son of Raghu
Married to - Indumatee (Sister of King Bhoj)
Children - 1 son - Dasharath
--Aj freed a Gandharv from a Shaap. In return he gave a spear to Aj. It
had the capability to sleep the enemy. He used this spear in a battle
when he was defending Indumatee.
AJAATSHATRU see YUDHISHTHIR
(1) Another name of Yudhishthir.
(2) Son of king Bimbsaar of Magadh around 600 BC.
AJEEGART
-
Married to - nnn
Children - 3 sons - The middle son's name was Shuneh-shep
--Ajeegart sold Shuneh-shep to Rohit, HHarishchandra's son, as the sacrifice
animal for the Yagya of Harishchandra. But on the way Shuneh-shep met his
maternal uncle Vishwaamitra Jee who saved him telling him a Mantra to recite at
the time of sacrificing him. He did that and got saved.
AKROOR
- Son of Jayant and Jayantee [2Padm
Puraan, 1/11]
Married to - Shaibyaa (Ratn's Princess), Shoorsenaa, Ashwinee
Children - 11 sons - from Shaibyaa (names not given)
2 sons - Devavaan, and Upadev
[Bhaagvat
Puraan, 9/15]
(from Shoorsenaa)
several sons from Ashwinee
--Yadu -> -> Rukmkavach -> Jyaamagh -> Vidarbh -> -> Saatwat -> Vrishni
-> -> Anamitra -> Rishabh -> Jayant -> Akroor.
--Akroor was a cousin of Vasudev. But [Bhaagvat
Puraan, 10/p13] says that he was the son of Shwaphalk.
--Kans sent him to Gokul to bring Krishn and Balaraam to Mathuraa for
his Dhanush Yagya. After Krishn lifted Govardhan Parvat on His left
pinkie finger for seven days and seven nights continuously, Kans got
convinced that only He was his killer. So he sent Akroor to bring them,
both Krishn and Balaraam,
in Mathuraa, so that he could kill them, but it happened otherwise. When
Akroor was bringing them to Mathuraa, Krishn showed him His real Roop in
Yamunaa River. By seeing Him like this he got convinced that He will
surely be able to kill Kans.
--Once Krishn sent Akroor Jee to Hastinaapur to get information about
Paandav. He reported that the condition of Paandav was not good, then
Krishn went to Hastinaapur.
--Once Akroor Jee got the Syaamantak Mani, but hid it from others,
although he did not make use its wealth for his own purpose, still Krishn made out that the Mani was
with him, so He intelligently forced Akroor to accept that he had the
Mani. Later krishn gave that Mani back to him only.
AKSHAYA KUMAAR - Asur,
Son of Raavan
Married to - nnn
Children - nnn
--He was killed by Hanumaan when Hanumaaan went to Lankaa in search of Seetaa.
ALAAYUDH - Raakshas,
Brother of Bakaasur
--He was a Raakshas and joined Duryodhaan's army to take revenge from Bheem of
the killing of Bakaasur, Kirmeeraa, and Hidimb. He came with the intention to
kill Bheem and his all people. He was very angry at taking Hidimbaa by Bheem.
--He was killed by Ghatotkach on 14th dday of the war in the night. [Drone, 178]
[6War, 24battle145]
ALAMBOOSHAA - Apsaraa
Married to - King Trinbindu
Children - several sons and 1 daughter Idvidaa (married to Pulastya's son
Vishravaa)
--[from MBH
ALAMBOOSHAA - King
ALAMBOOSHAA -
Raakshas, Son of Jataasur (Drone, 174)
--Bheeshm Parv, Sec 112; Drone Parv, Seec 105, 108 say that he was Rishyashring's son.
--He fought from Duryodhan's side. He wwas a friend of Bakaasur and joined
Duryodhan's army to take revenge of Jataasur's and Bakaasur's killing from Bheem.
--He was killed by Ghatotkach in the niight fight on 14th day of Mahaabhaarat war. [Drone,
174]
AMBAA - Princess of
Kaashee
Married to - None
Children - None
--She had two sisters more - Ambikaa annd Ambaalikaa
--She was abducted by Bheeshm for his hhalf brother Vichitraveerya along with her
two sisters - Ambikaa and Ambaalikaa. But she loved Shaalv Kumaar so she did not
accept Vichitraveerya. She was respectfully sent back to Shaalv, but Shaalv also
did not accept her. She came back and asked Bheeshm to marry her, but he also
could not marry her because of his vow. She approached Parashuraam to influence
Bheeshm but Bheeshm did not move at all. Then she did severe Tap and got a Var
from Shiv that she wishes to kill Bheeshm. Shiv bestowed that Var saying that
she will do it in her next life. After that she immolated herself and was born
again in Drupad's house as Shikhandee and became the cause of Bheeshm's death.
AMBAALIKAA - Princess
of Kaashee
Married to - Vichitraveerya (Son of Shaantanu and Satyavatee)
Children - 1 son - Paandu (from Ved Vyaas)
--She was abducted by Bheeshm for his hhalf brother Vichitraveerya, but he died
early without children. Then Satyavatee took help of Ved Vyaas to produce
children from her both daughters-in-law - Ambikaa and Ambaalikaa. He did so.
Ambikaa had Dhritraashtra and Ambaalika had Paandu.
AMBAREESH - King of
Soorya Vansh, Son of Maandhaataa, Grandson of Yuvanaashwa
Married to - nnn
Children - 1 son - Yuvanaashwa
--Maandhaataa had three sons - Ambareessh, Purukuts and Muchukund, so Ambareesh had two
brothers also.
--This Ambareesh was the ancestor of Naaabhaag's son Ambareesh who was born in
Purukuts' lineage. (see Ambareesh below)
AMBAREESH - King of
Soorya Vansh, Son
of Naabhaag, Grandson of Bhageerath
Married to - nnn
Children - nnn
--In Purukuts (see Ambareesh above) linneage there was Satyavrat (Trishanku)
-> -> Baahu -> Sagar -> Asmmanjas -> Anshumaan -> Dileep ->
Bhageerath -> Suhotra -> Shruti -> Naabhaag -> Ambareesh.
--He did a Yagya in which Indra stole hhis Yagya animals, so his son brought
Richeek Muni's middle son Shunehshep for sacrifice but Shunehshep was saved by
his Maamaa Vishwaamitra (son of Gaadhi).
--There was one Ambareesh who was his aancestor (see above).
AMBIKAA - Princess of
Kaashee
Married to - Vichitraveerya (Son of Shantanu and Satyavatee)
Children - 1 son - Dhritraashtra (from Ved Vyaas)
--She was abducted by Bheeshm for his hhalf brother Vichitraveerya, but he died
early without children. Then Satyavatee took help of Ved Vyaas to produce
children from her both daughters-in-law. He did so. Ambikaa had Dhritraashtra.
He was born blind as she closed her eyes at the time of meeting Vyaas.
AMRIT - Son of Adharm
and Hinsaa
Married to - Nikriti (his sister)
Children - 2 sons - Bhaya and Narak
--This is according to
[Agni Puraan, 8]. Bhaya and
Narak got married to Maayaa and Vedanaa
AMRITAA
see DAKSH (1 of the 10
Maanas Putra of Brahmaa)
ANANG
see KAAM DEV
ANANT
see SHESH NAAG
ANDHAK
- Daanav, Son of Viprachitti (Son of Kaashyap and Danu) and Sinhikaa (Daughter of
Kashyap and Diti)
--Was killed by Shiv Jee in Shwet Van bby opening his third eye. Shwet Van is
said to be at the confluence point of River Kaaveree in ocean.
ANDHAKAASUR see ANDHAK
ANG - In Swaayambhuv Manu's Lineage
Married to - Suneethaa (Daughter of Mrityu)
Children - 1 son - Vane
--Suneethaa was very ugly.
--[Padm, 2-Bhoomi-5], says that king Ang was
Maharshi Atri. [But we never heard that Atri Rishi had a son named Ang.]
ANGAAR - Raakshas woman
--She lived in sea.
She caught her preys through catching their shadows fallen in water. She caught
Hanuman also like this when he was going to Lankaa in search of Seetaa, but he
killed her.
ANGAD - Prince, Son of Lakshman and Urmilaa
Married to - nnn
Children - nnn
--He had a brother also - Chandraketu.<
ANGAD - Vaanar, Son of Baali and Taaraa
Married to - nnn
Children - nnn
--Angad went to Raavan as Shee Raam's mmessenger of peace before the war started.
ANGIRAA - Maharshi, 1 of 10 Maanas Putra of Brahmaa
Married to - Shraddhaa (Daughter of Kardam and Devhooti)
Suroopaa (Daughter of Mareechi, had the son Brihaspati) [Bhavishya
Puraan, 1/15]
Children - 2 sons - Brihaspati and Utathya
1 son - Samvratt [Bhaagvat
Puraan, 9/1]
4 daughters - Sineevaalee, Kuhoo, Raakaa, and Anumati.
--[MBH,
0prolog/14] Angiraa has three sons - Brihaspati, Utathya, and Samvart. And it
seems had one daughter also named Varastree who married Prabhaas Vasu and had
Vishwakamaa as her son.
--[Agni Puraan, 8] says that
Angiraa was married to Smriti,
had several sons and 4 daughters - Sineevaalee, Kuhoo, Raakaa, and Anumati.
ANGIRAS
see BHRIGU
ANIRUDDH - Son of
Pradyumn and Rukmvatee, Grandson of Krishn and Rukminee
Married to -
Subhadraa
(Rukmee's granddaughter) and Ushaa (Baanaasur's daughter)
Children - 2 sons - Mrigketan and Vajra
--[Vishnu Puraan,
4/11]
says that Rukmee's granddaughter's name was Subhadraa and Aniruddh and Subhadraa's son's name was
Vajra.
--[Bhaagvat
Puraan, 10/u9] says that Rukmee's granddaughter's name was Rochanaa.
--[Agni Puraan, 5] and [Agni
Puraan, 27] says that Aniruddh had a son named Vajra who got educated from Maarkandeya Muni.
--[Bhaagvat
Puraan, 10/u28] also says that
Aniruddh's son's name was Vajra. He is the same Vajra who was coronated as King
after Krishn had left this Prithvi.
ANJANAA / ANJANEE - Daughter of
Kunjar Vaanar
Married to - Kesaree
Children - 1 son - Hanumaan
--Anjanaa was an Apsaraa named Punjikaaasthalee. By the Shaap of a Rishi she was
born as Vaanar. She was to get freed from her Shaap when she would produce a son
from Shiv. So she did Tap to get a son from Shiv Jee. Shiv Jee got pleased and
have her a son like himself. So he himself was born to her from his one of the
11 Rudra forms. Pavan (Vaayu) helped him to do so. That is why Hanumaan is
called Shankar Suvan, Pavan Putra, Maaruti Nandan, and Vaayu Putra, Kesaree
Nandan.
--Once Indra hit him with his Vajra whiich hit him on his chin, this cause a
break in his chin, that is why he is known as Hanumaan.
ANJANPARV - Son of
Ghatotkach and Hidimbaa, Grandson of Bheemsen (2nd of 5 Paandav)
Married to - nnn
Children - nnn
--He also fought in Mahaabhaarat war. HHe was killed by Ashwatthaamaa on 14th day of the war.
ANSHUMAAN - Prince,
Son of Asmanjas, Grandson of King Sagar
Married to - nnn
Children - 1 son - Dileep
--He brought the news that his 60,000 uuncles were burned to ashes by Kapil Muni
and they could get Mukti only when Gangaa would come down on Earth and flow in
that area where they were burned. He did try for it but could not succeed. His
son Dileep also tried but failed. Then Dileep's son Bhageerath succeeded in
bringing Gangaa on Prithvi and give Moksh to his great great granduncles.
ANU - Prince, 1 of
the 5 Sons of Yayaati
Married to -- nnn
Children - nnn
--He was one of the five sons of Yayaatti. He established Aanav dynasty
ANUHLAAD -
Daitya Prince, Son of Hiranyakashyap and Kayaadhu
Married to - Soormyaa
Children - 2 sons - Baashkal and Mahishaasur
--Hiranykashyap had 4 sons -
Hlaad, Anuhlaad, Prahlaad, and Sanhlaad. But [MBH, 0prolog/14]
says that he had 5 sons and the 5th son's name is given as Shibi.
--Once Indra deceived
Anuhlaad, so he abducted Shachee with
the consent of her father Pulomaa. At this Indra got furious and killed Pulomaa.
That is how Indra got the name of Pulomaajit.
ANUSOOYAA - Daughter
of Kardam and Devahooti
Married to - Atri Rishi (Brahmaa's 1 of the 10 brainchildren)
Children - 3 sons - Dattaatreya (Avataar of Vishnu)
Chandramaa (Avataar of Brahmaa)
Durvaasaa
(Avataar of Shiv)
--Once Atri Rishi and his wife did seveere Tap. Pleased with their Tap all tree
deities - Brahmaa, Vishnu and Mahaadev appeared before them and asked them to
ask for any Var. They said - "We did Tap for one Prabhu but how come that you
three appeared before us." They said - "For whom you did Tap He is in three of
us, so ask what do you want." Atri Jee said - "I wish to have you as my son."
The trio said - "All right, We will be your sons." So they had three sons -
Dattatreya as Avataar of Vishnu (he became Tapaswee), Durvaasaa as the Avataar
of Shiv (he became very angry), and Chandramaa as the Avataar of Brahmaa (he was
cool).
--(Aangiras, p 37) She has a legend thaat a curse was pronounced by a holy man
upon Atri that he would die the next morning. Anusooyaa then commanded the Sun
not to rise ever and darkness prevailed until Devtaa persuaded that holy man to
revoke the curse upon Atri.
APSARAA
- Born from Sea at the time of Saagar MManthan
--Thousands of Apsaraa came out of the sea, but some of them are very famous
-
--Some of the main Apsaraa's names are - Urvashee, Pramlochaa, Rambhaa, Menakaa, Punjikaasthalee,
Ghritaachee, Sukeshee
APARNAA
see PAARVATEE
ARAJAA - Daughter of Shukraachaarya
Married to - nnn
Childen - nnn
--[Padm, 1/21]
says that she was abducted by Ikshwaaku's son Dand. When she complained about
this to her father he gave her Shaap of living in a Van for 100 years.
ARISHT
see VRISHABHAASUR
ARISHTAASUR see VRISHABHAASUR
ARJUN - Prince, 3rd
of 5 Paandav. Son of Paandu and Kuntee (from Indra)
Married to - 4 wives - (1) Draupadee, (2) Krishn's sister Subhadraa, (3) Naag Princess Uloopee,
and
(4) Manipur Princess Chitraangadaa.
Children - 4 sons - Shrutkarmaa from Draupadee of Paanchaal Desh
Abhimanyu from Subhadraa from Yadu Vansh
Vabhruvaahan from Chitraangadaa of Manipur
Iravaan from Uloopee, a Naag's daughter
--He has ten names - (1) Arjun, (2) Dhaananjaya, (3) Jishnu, (4) Kiriti, (5)
Krishn, (6) Phaalgun,
(7) Savyashachee, (8) Shwetvaahan, (9) Vibhatsu, and (10) Vijaya. (see their
explanation at Arjun's Ten Names). He is known as Gudaakesh
also - who has won sleep.
--He married Chitraangadaa, princess off Maneepur, according to Putrikaa Dharm, in which he had to leave his son
with his father-in-law. In fact he had only daughter.
--His conch's name Devadatt (Theodotes)) whose sound used to spread joy among people.
--He saved Maya Daanav from Agni Dev whhile burning Khaandav Van. To show his
gratitude he built the royal court for Yudhishthir.
--He killed Nivaatkavach and Kaalkeya RRaakshas while staying in Swarg to get
celestial weapons.
--He killed Bheeshm on 10th day, Jayadrrath on 14th day and Karn on 17th day in Mahaabhaarat war.
ARJUN - Son of Kritveerya
see SAHASTRAARJUN
ARUN - Son of Kashyap
and Vinataa
Married to - nnn
Children - 2 sons - Sampaati and Jataayu
--He is a thighless being who is the chharioteer of Soorya Bhagavaan's seven-horse chariot.
--He has a brother Garud who is the ridde of Vishnu.
ARUNDHATEE - Wife
of Vashishth
Married to - Vashishth (1 of 10 Maanas Putra of Brahma)
Children - 1 son - Shakti, and 100 sons more
--The 100 sons were burned by Vishwamittra in anger.
ASHTAAVAKRA
- Rishi
--He was a Rishi who was deformed at eiight places, that is why his name was Ashtaavakra.
--[3Vishnu
Puraan, 5/16] Once he gave Var to Apsaraa to become Bhagavaan's wives,
but after this they smiled at his deformed body, so he gave them Shaap that
they would be caught by robbers. Apsaraa asked their forgiveness, so he
again said, "You will go to Swarg after that."
So because of that Shaap,
they were the 16,100 princesses imprisoned by Bhaumaasur; then Krishn freed them
after killing Bhaumaasur; then they expressed their wish to marry Krishn; Krishn
married all of them and thus all became His wives. But when Krishn was to leave
this world, He gave charge of Dwaarakaa people to Arjun to move them from
Dwaarakaa, because Dwaarakaa was to be sunk in the sea. As Arjun was moving
them, some robbers attacked him and these wives were caught by the robbers.
Later they attained Swarg.
ASHWAPATI - King of
Kaikaya Desh
Married to - nnn
Children - 1 son - Yudhaajit
1 daughter - Kaikeyee
ASHWASEN - Naag, Son of Takshak
--Arjun slain his mother (wife of Takshhak) while burning Khaandav Van. That is
why he wanted to kill Arjun. As he heard about Kurukshetra war, he came to Karn
in the form an arrow. Karn used that arrow but
ASHWASHIR
see
CHYAVAN
ASHWATTHAAMAA - Rishi,
Son of Drone and Kripee
Married to - nnn
Children - nnn
--When he was born he gave a loud soundd like Indra's horses, so the Divine voice named him
Ashwathaamaa (the horse-voiced).
--He was immortal, had a Mani (gem) on his forehead. It was taken by Arjun when he
killed Draupadee's five sons (on 18th day) in sleep and Arjun followed him to kill him.
--He killed Drupad's son Surath (on 14tth day), Shikhandee and Dhrishtdyumn (on 18th day)
ASHWINEE KUMAAR -
Devtaa, Sons of Soorya and Sangyaa
Married to - nnn
Children - 2 sons - Dwivid and Mayand, born in Raam's times to help Him
2 sons - Nakul and Sahadev, from Maadree for Paandu
--[Bhaagvat
Puraan, 8/7] says that Soorya was married to Sangyaa and Chaayaa, both being the
daughters of Vishwakarmaa. Some say that he had a third wife also named Badavaa.
Sangyaa had three children - Yam, Shraaddhdev and a daughter Yamee; and Chhaayaa
also had three children - Saavarni, Shanaishchar and a daughter Tapatee (married
to Sanvaran). When Sangyaa took the form of Badavaa then she had twin sons - two Ashwinee
Kumaar.
--[Bhavishya
Puraan,
1/15] says When Soorya knew that his wife Sangyaa was living in Uttar Kuru in the form of Ashwinee (mare), he
also assumed the form of a horse and went there. Later they had a twins Ashwinee
Kumaar. Their names are Naasatya and Dastra. [In fact "Ashwinee Kumaar" means the
"children of a mare". But this Puraan gives their names also.]
--(Aangiras, p 56) They ride on horses.. It is said they speedily come to the rescue their devotee
on horseback. Next to Indra, Agni and Som (Chandramaa or Moon) they are most
prominent deity in Rig Ved, claiming more than 50 hymns and being mentioned over
400 times. They are connected to morning twilight and Divine physicians credited
with healing of the human beings.
--[Bhavishya
Puraan, 3/28] says that when Saavarni Manu and Shani defeated Soorya;
Ashwinee Kumaar defeated them in turn and brought them to their father Soorya.
Soorya became very pleased with them, he said to them - "You will be famous as one,
like Jeev and Eeshwar in spite of being two and you will have two wives - Som's Power Idaa as your senior
wife, and Soorya's Power Pingalaa as your junior wife."
ASMANJAS - Prince, Son of Raajaa Sagar and Keshinee
Married to - nnn
Children - 1 son - Anshumaan
--In his youth he was very wicked, but later on he became famous for his valor.
--Asmanjas' son was Anshumaan, Anshumaaan's son was Dileep and Dileep's son was Bhageerath who brought Gangaa on Earth.
ASTI -
Princess, Daughter of Jaraasandh
Married to - Kans
Children - nnn
--They were two sisters - Asti and Praaapti. Both were married to Kans. When
Krishn killed Kans they became widow.
ATHARVAA - Rishi
Married to - Chitti
Children - 1 son - Dadheechi (Ashwashiraa) [Bhaagvat]
ATIBAL - Rishi
--He sends Kaal to Raam to inform Him tthat His time on Earth was over and He
should now come back to His Lok.
ATRI - Maharshi (1 of
10 Maanas Putra of Brahmaa)
Married to - Anusooyaa (Daughter of Kardam and Devahooti)
Children - 3 sons - Dattaatreya (Avataar of Vishnu)
Chandramaa
(Avataar of Brahmaa), and
Durvaasaa
(Avataar of Shiv)
--Once Atri and Anusooyaa did very seveere tap and wished for Darshan of Bhagvaa,
Then Brahmaa Vishnu and Mahesh appeared before them and asked them to ak for
Var. They asked for a son like Bhagvaan, so all the three appeared in their
house as their sons - Vishnu as Dataatreya, Brahmaa as Chandramaa and Rudra as
Durvaasaa.
--He had two women disciples - Vishwavaaaraa, and Apaalaa.
--His descendants composed of the entirre 5th Mandal of Rig Ved.
--[Padm Puraan, 2/5]
says that King Ang, father of Vane, was Atri's son; while [Bhaagvat
Puraan, 4/4] says that Ang was in Dhruv's lineage
AURUS - Rishi
Married to - nnn
Children - nnn
--Aurus means thigh, his mother kept hiim in her thigh before his birth that is how
he got this name.
AURV - Rishi, Son of Chyavan and Aarushee (Daughter of Manu)
Married to - nnn
Children - 1 son - Richeek
--He is called Bhaargav also since he iis born in Bhrigu Vansh. It is said that
he came out ripping out his mother's thigh and was named Aurv because of the
name of his mother Aarushee.
--He was the one who saved Sagar's mothher to become Satee with her husband and educated Sagar for kingship.
Because of his grace only Sagar's two wives got their sons - one got 1 son and
another one got 60,000 sons.
AVIKSHIT - King
Married to - nnn
Children 1 son - Marutt
--Marutt did such a huge Yagya that in that Yagya everything was of gold and
Devtaa themselves distributed food to beggars. It is said that he gave so
much wealth to Braahman that they could not carry it
all and left it there only.
Yudhishthir did his Raajsooya Yagya from the same wealth.
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