Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.4799.4

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Viśvavedi gathered these four priests together and created four wicked fairies and sent them against Khanitra the King. The fierce fairies attacked Khanitra. But because of his purity and cleanliness the fairies had to admit defeat. The fairies came back and attacked their creators, the four priests and Viśvavedi who had planned the programme, and killed all the five of them. (Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa, Chapter 314). VIŚVĀYU. An eternal Viśvadeva (gods concerned with offering to the Manes). (Mahābhārata, Anuśāsana Parva, Chapter 91, Stanza 34). VIṬA. A ball made of wood. The Kaurava boys played with this ball and by accident the Viṭa fell in a well. It is mentioned in Mahābhārata, Ādi Parva, Chapter 130, Stanza 17, that the teacher Droṇa recovered it from the well by shooting a number of arrows, one upon the tail of another. VĪTABHAYA. A King of the Pūru dynasty. He was the son of the King Manasvī and father of King Śuṇḍu. (Agni Purāṇa, Chapter 278). VĪTABHŪTA. An asura. Mention is made in Mahābhārata, Sabhā Parva, Chapter 9, Stanza 65, that this asura stays in the palace of Varuṇa praising and worshipping him. VĪTADHVAJA. A King of the dynasty of Janaka. He was the son of Dharmadhvaja and the brother of Kṛtadhvaja. Vitadhvaja had a son named Khāṇḍikya. (Bhāgavata, Skandha 9). VITADRU. A Yādava. It is mentioned in Mahābhārata, Sabhā Parva, 14, that Vitadru was one of the seven Kings of the Yadu dynasty. VĪTAHAVYA. Another name of King Ekavīra, otherwise known as Haihaya.