Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.4799.1

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VIŚVĀNARA. A King. For a time this King was miserable as he was childless. But by the blessing of Śiva, Viśvānara got a son named Gṛhapati by his wife Śucismitā. Gṛhapati was destined to have life only up to three years. But it is mentioned in Skanda Purāṇa that within this short period Gṛhapati learned the whole of Sāṅgaveda and obtained long life from Śiva. VIŚVANĀTHA. A Sanskrit literary critic who lived in the 14th century A.D. Sāhityadarpaṇa is the most important work of this poet of Orissa. This work on criticism in ten chapters, deals with all the aspects of a literary work. Kuvalayāśvacarita, Raghuvilāsa, Prabhāvatī, Candrakalā, Narasimharājavijaya etc. are the other works of this author. Most of these are not yet found. Kuvalayāśvacarita is a poetic work in Prākṛta and Raghuvilāsa is a great poetic work. Prabhāvatī and Candrakalā are dramas. Narasimharāja is a historic work. VIŚVAPATI. The second son of the Agni (fire) called Manu. It is mentioned in the Vedas that this fire is the King of all the worlds. (M.B. Vana Parva, Chapter 221 Stanza 17). VIŚVARANDHI. The son of Pṛthu, a King of the Solar dynasty. He was the father of the King Candra and grandfather of Yuvanāśva. (Devī Bhāgavata, Skandha 7) VIŚVARUCI. A Gandharva King. At the time of emperor Pṛthu, when the Gandharvas made the earth a cow and milked her for various things, it was the Gandharva Viśvaruci who did the milking. (M.B. Droṇa Parva, Chapter 69, Stanza 25). VIŚVARŪPA I. A Rākṣasa (giant).