The life of Rishaba, another minor manifestation of Lord Vishnu प्रियव्रतस्य प्रियपुत्रभूता- दाग्नीध्रराजादुदितो हि नाभि: । त्वां दृष्टवानिष्टदमिष्टिमध्ये तवैव तुष्ट्यै कृतयज्ञकर्मा ॥१॥ priyavratasya priyaputrabhuutaa daagniidhraraajaa-duditO hi naabhiH | tvaaM dR^iShTavaa-niShTadamiShTi-madhye tavaiva tuShTyaikR^itayaj~nakarmaa || 1|| The grandson of Priyavrata and the son of Agnidhra, Naabhi, had performed a Yanjya to invoke Lord Vishnu. He received a […]
The story of Prachethas पृथोस्तु नप्ता पृथुधर्मकर्मठ: प्राचीनबर्हिर्युवतौ शतद्रुतौ । प्रचेतसो नाम सुचेतस: सुता- नजीजनत्त्वत्करुणाङ्कुरानिव ॥१॥ pR^ithOstu naptaa pR^ithudharmakarmaThaH praachiinabarhiryuvatau shatadrutau| prachetasO naama suchetasaH sutaa najiijanattvatkaruNaankuraaniva॥1॥ The life of Prachetas, Pruthu’s Great Great Grandsons, is covered in the Ninteenth Dashakam of the Narayaneeyam. Prithu’s great-grandson Praacheenbarhis, who was renowned for his world-benefitting endeavors, was married […]
“The story of Pruthu” जातस्य ध्रुवकुल एव तुङ्गकीर्ते- रङ्गस्य व्यजनि सुत: स वेननामा । यद्दोषव्यथितमति: स राजवर्य- स्त्वत्पादे निहितमना वनं गतोऽभूत् ॥१॥ jaatasya dhruvakula eva tungakiirterangasya vyajani sutaH sa venanaamaa | taddOShavyathitamatiH sa raajavaryastvatpaade nihitamanaa vanaM gatO(a)bhuut || 1|| The life of King Pruthu, another monarch, is portrayed by Bhattathiri in the Seventeenth Dashakam of […]