Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c4.1022

Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c4.1022

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c4.1022

ASTI. Daughter of Jarāsandha, King of Magadha. Kaṃsa married Asti and also another daughter of Jarāsandha. (Ślokas 29 to 32, Chapter 14, Sabhā Parva, M.B.). Chapter 12 of Agni Purāṇa states that Jarāsandha went to war with the Yādavas because of the persuasion of these daughters.

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Agnipurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
Mahābhārata — Vyāsa, Sanskrit