Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c7.1464

Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c7.1464

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c7.1464

JAYANTA I. Son of Indra.
1) Genealogy. Descended from Viṣṇu in the following order: Brahmā — Marīci — Kaśyapa — Indra—Jayanta. Jayanta was the son born to Indra by his wife Śacīdevī. (M.B. Ādi Parva, Chapter 112, Stanzas 3 and 4).
2) Jayanta lost one eye. During his forest life, Śrī Rāma

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Mahābhārata — Vyāsa, Sanskrit