The Purana Index v2.c7.s3: Dh

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*Dhanaka* (I)—a son of Drumada and father of Krtavīrya and others

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*Dhanaka* (II)—a Sage of the Tāmasa epoch

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*Dhanaka* (III)—a son of Durdama, and father of four sons

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*Dhanamjaya* (I)—a name of Arjuna, son of Indra and Prthā, equal to Śakra in prowess

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Bha I 7 50, Br III 71 151 M 46 9 Va 96 153, 99 245 V₁ V 38 27

*Dhanamjaya* (II)—a Kādraveya, an eminent Nāga of Pātāla, presiding over the month, Tapas,¹ in Tatvalam,² used for horses for Tripurari's chariot, shaken by Hiranyakasipu³ in the Atalam⁴ with the Sun in the Śarat⁵

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¹ Bha V 24 31, XII 11 39, Vā 69 70, V₁ I 21 22

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² Br II 23 18

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³ 23 44

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⁴ III 7 34

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⁵ 34 39, 28 35, 33 3, 36 5

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⁶ Va 50 18

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⁷ Vā 52 14, V₁ II 10 11

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*Dhanamjaya* (III)—a Kauśika and a Sage, the 16th Veda Vyasa¹ Heard the Br Purāna from Trayyāruni and narrated it to Krtamjaya;² heard the Vayu Purāna from Trayyāruni³

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¹ Br II 32 118, M. 145 113, V₁ III 3 15

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² Br II 35 120, IV 4 52

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³ Vu 103 63

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*Dhanamjaya* (iv)—a Trayārseya

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*Dhanamjaya* (v)—a son of Viśvāmitra V₁ IV 7 38

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*Dhanada* (i)—Kubera (s v) son of Visravā Bha IX 2 32 V₁ III 2 11

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*Dhanada* (ii)—an Āditya M 171 56

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*Dhanada* (iii)—a Marut of the III Gana Br III 5 94

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*Dhanadharma*—the third king after Nakhavān of Vidiśa Br III 74 181, Va 99 368

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*Dhanam*—wealth, acquired by industry and labour stays long, a windfall should be spent righteously Br IV 7 21 M 31 22

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*Dhanādhipa*—a name of Kubera Br III 24 4

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*Dhanādhyaksa* (i)—see Kubera¹ (s v), the king of the Yaksas,² gadā, his weapon, in charge of eight nidhis ³ ¹M 148 85, 150 12, 159 9 ²Va 41 4 ³Ib 41 10-11

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*Dhanādhyaksa* (ii)—Treasury officer *Dhanāyu*—a son of Purūravas and Urvaśī

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*Dhaniṣṭhā*—the constellation on the Śiṃśumāra¹ in the Dhruva mandala, good for śrāddha offering,² inauspicious for house-building³

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¹ Bhā V 23 6, Va 66 51, 82 12

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² Br II 24 134, III 18 11, Vi III 14 16

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³ M 257 1

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*Dhanu* (I)—a son of Sṛnjaya, brother of Vasudeva Br III 71 193

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*Dhanu* (II)—a son of Śamika M 46 27

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*Dhanuka*—a son of Śambhu Va 67 81

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*Dhanudurga*—one of six kinds of fortresses, others are Mahidurga, Naradurga, Vārksadurga, Ambudurga and Giridurga M 217 6

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*Dhanurdanda*—equal in measurement to yuga and nālika, four hastas Vā 8 102, 106, 101 125

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*Dhanurdharī*—a Śakti Br IV 44 74

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*Dhanurmaha*—Festival of arms—arranged by Kamsa to destroy Kṛṣṇa and Rāma *Dhanuryāga*—(also Dhanurmakha) A sacrifice of the bow in honour of Śiva, conducted by Kamsa at Mathurā, visited by Krsna and Rāma, Kamsa’s bow broken and the guards killed

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*Dhanurveda*—the science of war, taught by Drona to the Pāndavas,¹ Satyadhrti well versed in,² learnt by Krsna and Rāma,³ personified,⁴ knowledge of, essential to a king, Prācetasas was an expert in,⁵ variety and detail of ⁶

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¹ Vā 61 79 91 91 Vi III 6 28, IV 19 60 Bha I 7 44, III 12 38 M 4 47, 50 9

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² Bha IX 21 35 M 215 8

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³ Bhā X. 45 34, Br II 35 88, 37 27

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⁴ Ib IV 17 38-41, M. 220 2

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⁵ Vi. I 14 6

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⁶ Ib V 21 21

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*Dhanusa*—a son of Satyadhrti

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M 50 30

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*Dhanuskoti*—the end of a bow,¹ used by Vainyaprthu to level the earth by removing mountains and make it habitable ²

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¹ Vā 62 169

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² Br II 36 195, M 10 31

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*Dhanus*—a pole from the term *dhanurdanda*, 96 angulas in measurement Two of them measure one nāli, and 8000 one yojana

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Br I 7 96 100, IV 2 124-6 Va 101 124

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*Dhanesa* (I)—a monkey chief

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Br III 7 244

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*Dhanesa* (II)—an epithet of Kubera

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Vi. V 30 61

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*Dhaneśvarī*—a Goddess of wealth

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*Dhantapāpā*—a R rising on the Himālayas M 114 22

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*Dhanya* (I)—the Vaisya caste of Krauñcadvīpa Vi II 4 53

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*Dhanyā* (II)—a daughter of Manas, wife of Dhruva, gave birth to a son Śista M 4 38

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*Dhanva* (I)—a son of Dīrghatapas Br III 67 7

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*Dhanva* (II)—the place with water at all times, suitable for fortresses Vā 8 98

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*Dhanva* (III)—a country, the people of which met Kṛṣṇa with presents on his way to Mithilā Bhā X 86 20

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*Dhantakāra*—a Rudra on the sodaśa cakra Br IV 34 26

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*Dhantirūpa*—a R rising on the Ṛṣyavat hill M 114 24

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*Dhantantari* (I)—an avatar of Viṣṇu, a son of Dīrghatapas, the originator of the Āyurveda, and the father of Ketuman¹ According to one account he appeared during the Amṛtamathana, when Hari called Dh Abja (Aja-Vā P)

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who wanted to be his son and blessed him to be a teacher of Āyurveda and be born as the son of Kāśī's king Dīrghatapas, was king of Kāśī and cured all diseases ²

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¹ Bhā I 3 17, II 7 21, IX 17 4-5, M 47 30

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² Bha VIII 8 35, M 251 1 and 4 Br III 67 7-10 72 3 IV 9 74-5, 10 3-5, 20 52, Vā 92 7-22, 97 3, V₁ I 9 98-108, IV 8 8-11

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*Dhanvi*—a son of Tāmasa Manu

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M 9 17

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*Dhama*—a son of Sivadatta

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Br III 35 12

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*Dhamani*—the queen of Hrāda and mother of Vātāpi and Ilvala

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Bhā VI 18 15

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*Dhamita*—a pravara of Angiras

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M 196 14

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*Dhara*—one of the eight Vasus, a Vasava, father of three sons. Dravīna, Hutahavya and Raja, (Dravīna and Hutahavyavāha Vā P),¹ according to M P he had two sons by Kalyānī and three by Mandharā ²

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¹ Br III 3 21-22, Va 66 20, 21

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² M 5 21-14, 203 3 and 4

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*Dharanī*—Earth as the wife of Dhruva and the mother of celestials,¹ visits Meru and complains to gods of her tribulations from the asuras ²

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¹ Bhā VI 6 12

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² V₁ V 1 12-28, 29 30

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*Dharanītīrtham*—a sacred to Pitrs *Dharā* (I)—the wife of Vasu Drona and born as Yasodā

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*Dhara* (II)—earth, one of the five elements, resultant of the five elements Janapadas, cities, etc, are found here

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Br II 20 2

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*Dhara* (III)—the neck of the Veda

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Vā 104 73

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*Dharāvratam*—vow in honour of the earth, gift of golden image of earth above 20 palas in weight leads to Rudraloka

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M 101 52

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*Dharāśakti*—a Śakti

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Br IV 8 10

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*Dhartā*—one of the names in the third Marut gana

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Va 67 126

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*Dharma* (I)—with one foot in Kali (truth), the others are austerity, purity and compassion which have disappeared,¹ dialogue with Earth in the guise of a bull,² confusion of, due to different schools of metaphysics³ The force of Dharma in administration,⁴ Sanatanadharma lost in Kali,⁵ Vyavastha done by sages in different periods of Manus⁶ Thirty characteristics of

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¹ Bhā I 3 9 16 19 17 24 5

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² Ib I 16 20-30 17 7 16

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³ Ib I 17 19 20

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⁴ Br III 50 53 7

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⁵ M 9 28-31 201 6-8

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⁶ Bhā VII 11 8 12

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*Dharma* (II)—the father of Nara, married Mūrti *Dharma* (III)—a son of Brahmā, born of the right side of his chest, one of the first five created things for the propagation of people, the first devata who married the thirteen daughters of Daksa or the Dāksāyanıs (ten Vā P.) each of whom had sons, they were Sraddhā, Laksmī, Dhrtı, Tustı, Pustı, Medhā, Krıyā, Buddhı, Lajjā, Vasu, Sāntı, Sıddhı and Kırtı,¹ in the Vaivasvata epoch had for his wives Dāksāyanı and Arundhatı,² father of Kāma and Laksmī,³ presented Prthu with a garland of fame⁴

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¹ Bhā III 12 25, IV I 48 50, Br II 9 1, 49 50, IV 1 40, M 3 10, 4 34 and 55, 5 13, 146 16, Va 1 69, 10 26, 100 43, Vı I 7 24, 28-31, 15 77, 103 Vā 63 41, 66 2, 76 3

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² M 203 1-2

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³ Ib 171 42

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⁴ Bha IV 15 15, VI 6 2

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*Dharma* (IV)—a constellation which goes round Dhruva keeping him to the right

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Bhā IV 9 21, V 23 5, Br II 21 176

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*Dharma* (V)—married Sūnrtā and had sons like Satyasena and others

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Bhā VIII 1 25

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*Dharma* (VI)—The god of righteousness and appointed father of Yudhısthıra,¹ father of Dharmavratā, the future Sıla at Gayā,² dıd not comprehend Harı's māya ³

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¹ Bhā IX 22 27, M 46 9, 50 49, 171 26, Va 96 153, Vı IV 14 35, 20 40

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² Vā 107 2 111 23

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³ Bhā IX 4 57

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*Dharma* (VII)—the son of Gāndhāra and father of Dhrta (Ghrta Vı P)

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Bhā. IX 23 15, Br III 74 10, M 48 8, Vā 19 10, Vı IV 17 4

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*Dharma* (VIII)—a son of Haihaya, and father of Netra

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Bhā IX 23 22

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*Dharma* (IX)—a son of Prthuśravas and father of Uśanas *Dharma* (x)—Caturmūrti in Benares.

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*Dharma* (xi)—a Devarṣi and the 14th Vedavyāsa, wife Lakṣmī and daughter Sūnṛtā, married ten daughters of Dakṣa, father of 12 Sādhyas, 8 Vasavas, 10 Viśvedevas, of Maruts, of Bhānus, of Muhūrtas and so on Father of Yudhiṣṭhira, cursed by Māṇḍavya the sage.

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Va 10 26, 63 41, 66 2, 76 3 Br II 9 1, 49-50

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*Dharma* (xii)—manifold and subtle, to understand the truth is difficult, hence it is not possible to give a definite lead in the Vedic laws, hence sages do not attach weight to *dānam* and *yajñam* but to *sanātanadharma* which leads to svarga, is knowledge of the Śrauta Smārta dharma and following of Varṇāśrama for attainment of heaven; Iṣṭaprāpaka dharma introduced by the Ācāryas¹ Consists of ten things begging food, non-theft, purity, disinterestedness, activity, sympathy, non-injury, avoidance of anger, service of the guru, truthfulness,² of four pādas;³ course of, in the four yugas⁴

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¹ Va 57 112-8, 59 21, 28

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² Br II 7 178, Vā 8 186

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³ Ib 23 81-2

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⁴ Ib 58 5

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*Dharma* (xiii)—a son of Dīrghatapas

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Vā 92 7

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*Dharma* (xiv)—one of the ten Sutapa ganas

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Vā 100 15

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*Dharma* (xv)—a son of Suvrata, and father of Śuśravas *Dharma* (xvi)—a Sutapa god.

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*Dharma* (xvii)—a son of Raucya Manu. Br. IV. 1. 104.

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*Dharma* (xviii)—a Vasu; wife Manoharā; father of a number of sons. Vi. I. 15. 110, 113.

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*Dharma* (xix)—a son of Haihaya, and father of Dharmanetra. Vi. IV. 11. 8.

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*Dharmaketu*—a son of Suketana (Suketu, Br. Vā. and Vi. P.) and father of Satyaketu. Bhā. IX. 17. 8; Br. III. 67. 74; Vā. 92. 70; Vi. IV. 8. 19-20.

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*Dharmacakra*—also Sunābha, was set in motion and the place where its spokes were thrown out was spotted as the sacred place fit for seers; it fell in the Naimisa region. Br. I. 2. 8; Vā. 1. 183; 2. 8.

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*Dharmaceta*—a Vānara chief. Br. III. 7. 237.

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*Dharmajñā*—a daughter of Dakṣa, given to Kaśyapa. Vā. 66. 55.

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*Dharmata*—the Brāhma form of marriage. Vā. 76. 3.

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*Dharmatantra*—a son of Haihaya and father of Kīrti.

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*Dharmadrk*—a son of Upamadgu Vi IV 14 9

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*Dharmadhrta*—a son of Raucya Manu Vā 100 108

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*Dharmadhvaja*—(Janaka) a son of Kuśadhvaja and father of Krtadhvaja and Mitadhvaja (Amitadhvaja Vi P) Bhā IX 13 19, Vi VI 6 7-8

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*Dharmanetra* (I)—a son of Haihaya and father of Kunti Br III 69 4, M 43 9

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*Dharmanetra* (II)—(Bārhadratha) ruled for 5 years Br III 74 117 Va 99 303

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*Dharmanetra* (III)—the son of Dharma and father of Kunti Vi IV 11 8

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*Dharmapatnī*—the wife, wedded according to prescribed rites Vā 107 14

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*Dharmaputra* (I)—Manu II Sāvarna of the tenth Paryāya Br IV 1 66-72

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*Dharmaputra* (II)—see under Yudhisthira Heard the Narmadā māhatmya from Mārkandeya M 112 3, 186 4 5

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*Dharmaputra* (III)—a Devarṣi *Dharmaputras*—the three ganas of the Sādhyas, Vasus and the Viśvedevas collectively called

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*Dharmapautra*—son of Viśvakarmā, the father of Silpaśāstra

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Vā 84 17

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*Dharmabhṛt* (I)—a son of Akrūra

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M 45 30

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*Dharmabhṛt* (II)—a son of Gāndinī

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Vā 96 111

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*Dharmamūrti*—a king in the Bṛhatkalpa, a friend of Indra. His wife was Bhānumatī. He had the prowess to vanquish even the Asuras. Asked as to the reason of his strength, his Purohita, Vasiṣṭha explained that in the previous birth he was a goldsmith in the service of a Śaivite courtesan, Līlāvatī. She performed the gift of Lavaṇācala when he helped her in making up the salt mountain in gold without receiving anything as wages. The present position was its consequence. Then he made gifts of ten Merus to Vasiṣṭha.

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M 92 17-33

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*Dharmamūrtidhara*—the Bhuta, Sarpa, and Piśāca ganas collectively called as their daughter Pivarī

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Va 73 26

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*Dharmayāga*—finding the Brahmanas avaricious, Brahmā cursed them to become debtors, watery rivers, stony hills therein, mudhouses and earn their living at the sacred places of pilgrimage.

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*Dharmayuddha*—no sin in waging this war

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*Dharmaratha* (I)—a son of Diviratha and father of Citraratha,¹ king and scholar,² performed yajña at the Viṣṇu Pada hill with Śukra,³ drank soma with Indra at the Viṣṇu Pada⁴

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¹ Bha IX 23 7

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² Vi IV 18 16 7

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³ Br III 74 103

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⁵ Va 99 101-2

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*Dharmaratha* (II)—a son of Sagara Br III 63 147 Va 88 149

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*Dharmarāja* (I)—a name of Yudhiṣṭhira Bha I 12 4 ff Vi V 38 90

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*Dharmarāja* (II)—Yama with residence in Kurukṣetra,¹ son of Sūrya²

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¹ Br II 29 65 III 13 67 59 79 Va 108 5 106 44 111 38

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² Va 84 80 Vi III 7 19 and 35

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*Dharmarajatīrtham*—on the western side of the Yamunā M 108 27

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*Dharmarajanivesana*—a sacred spot in Kuruksetra for performing Sraddhas Va 77 65

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*Dharmavarman* (I)—a son of Akrūra M 45 30

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*Dharmavarman* (II)—a son of Ramacandra and father of Vanga Vi IV 24 56

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*Dharmavijayī*—is Sagara, who conquered the whole earth.

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*Dharmavṛddha* (I)—a son of Akrūra¹ of Svaphalka²

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¹ Bhā IX 24 16

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² Br III 71 112

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*Dharmavṛddha* (II)—a son of Svarbhānu

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Vā 92 2

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*Dharmavratā*—a daughter of Dharma and Viśvarūpa, performed tapas, Marīci noticed her and desired to marry her, she asked him to request her father Dharma, and on Dharma agreeing, marriage was celebrated, she lived happily, after a sojourn in the woods, Marīci returned home tired and wanted her to massage his legs during his sleep, while she was so engaged, down came her father-in-law whom she honoured, finding that she was not doing what he desired her to do, the husband cursed her to become a stone, and despite her severe austerities the curse became true