Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c4.1452

Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c4.1452

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ĀYUS I. Son of Purūravas and father of Nahuṣa.
1) Genealogy. Descending in order from Viṣṇu Brahmā-Candra-Budha-Purūravas-Āyus. Āyus was born to Purūravas of Urvaśī. To Āyus was born of his wife Svarbhānavī Nahuṣa. (Śloka 24, Chapter 7, Ādi Parva, M.B.).
2) Birth of the son. See under Nahuṣa.
3) Other details. Āyus was a king who had acquired great power by penance. (Śloka 15, Chapter 296, Śānti Parva, M.B.).

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Mahābhārata — Vyāsa, Sanskrit