An Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, with Short Explanations and a Concordance to the Bombay and Calcutta Editions and P. C. Roy's Translation c5.s1.262
An Index to the Names in the Mahābhārata, with Short Explanations and a Concordance to the Bombay and Calcutta Editions and P. C. Roy's Translation c5.s1.262
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[Amçāvataraṇa(ṃ)] ("incarnations"), comprehends the three first chapters of Sambhavaparvan (vii), i.e. I, 65-67. § 85: Conformably to the consultation held between Indra and Nārāyaṇa, the celestials were born in the lines of brahmarṣis and rājarṣis, and they slew the Dānavas, Rā., G., and Snakes, etc. Janamejaya desired to hear, from the beginning, of the births of D., Dā., G., Aps., men, Y., and Rā.—§ 86: The six Ādityas (v. 2520, read Prādhā with B. and V., and v. 2554).—§ 88: The Ādityas (Viṣṇu, the youngest and superior to them all).—§ 89: Diti's son Hiraṇyakaçipu and his five sons.—§ 90: Prublāda's three sons.—§ 91: Virocana—Bali—Bāṇa (a follower of Rudra and called also Mahākāla).—§ 92: Forty sons of Danu (only forty-two are enmerated, amongst them Sūryā-Candramasau, not to be confounded with the gods of the same name").—§ 93: Ten more races (vaṃçāḥ) of Danu-putrāḥ.—§ 94: Krodhavaça sons (Rāhu, etc.).—§ 95: Offspring of Krūrā (Krodhavaçanāma, not otherwise enumerated).—§ 96: Offspring of Danāyus.—§ 97: The offspring of Kālā (only four enumerated; instead of B. "Krodhaçatruḥ").—§ 98: The offspring of Çukra or Uçanas, son of a rṣi; they are the Asuras (Tvaṣṭā—so B., but C. has anyau raudrakarmiṇau; something of the sort? —§ 99: The offspring of Karmin);
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they are the Asuras and gods is related in the Purāṇa.—§ 99: The six Vainateyāḥ.—§ 100: The six Kādraveyāḥ.—§ 101: The sixteen Devagandharvā Mauneyāḥ.—§ 102: The eight daughters of Prādhā and the ten Devagandharvāḥ Prādheyāḥ.—§ 103: Enumeration of thirteen Apsarases, daughters of Prādhā and the Devarṣi (i.e. Kaçyapa).—§ 104: "Thus I have told you about the birth of all creatures: of Gandharvas, Apsarases, Snakes, Suparnas, R., and M., etc." (I, 65).—§ 107: Brahmaṇo mānasāḥ putrā viditāḥ ṣaṇ maharṣayaḥ.—§ 108: The Rudras, sons of Sthāṇu.—§ 109: Enumeration of the six maharṣis (cf. § 86).—§ 110: The three sons of Aṅgiras.—§ 111: Atri's many sons (not enumerated) were perfect (siddhāḥ) maharṣis.—§ 112: Pulastya's offspring were Rā., the monkeys, K., and Y.—§ 113: Pulaha's offspring were the Ҫalabhas, the lions, Kp., the tigers, Y. (PCR. reads apparently "rkṣā," i.e. bears), and wolves.—§ 114: Kratu's sons were the companions of the Sun (Pataṅgasahacāriṇaḥ, i.e. the Vālakhilyas; so Nil. and PCR.).—§ 115: The ṛṣi Prajāpati Dakṣa sprang from the right toe of Brahmán, and Dakṣa's wife from the left toe of Brahmán; he had lost his sons (naṣṭaputraḥ, v. § 138), but had fifty daughters, whom he made his putrikāḥ; he bestowed ten of them on Dharma, twenty-seven on Indu (i.e. the Moon), thirteen on Kaçyapa. Enumeration of the ten wives of Dharma (dvārāny etāni Dharmasya vihitāni Svayambhuvā). The twenty-seven wives of Soma are all junction-stars of the nakṣatras (nakṣatrayoginyaḥ, VP.
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ii, p. 28; cf. BR. s.v., and Sūrya-Si°, eh. viii; not enumerated).—§ 116: The Vasus (q.v.) with their mothers and sons and grandsons, etc.; especially Kumāra (b), Prabhāsa (c), Viçvakarman (d).—§ 117: Dharma, assuming a human body, came out through the right breast of Brahmán. His three sons and their wives.—§ 118: From Marīci's son Kaçyapa sprang the gods and Asuras, "lokānāṃ prabhavas tu saḥ."—§ 119: Tṛṣṭṛī, the wife of Savitṛ, in the form of a mare, gave birth to the Açvins in the skies.—§ 120: The sons of Aditi are twelve (not enumerated); the youngest of them is Viṣṇu, upon whom the worlds are dependent.—§ 120 bis: "trayaçtriṃçata ity ete devās—i.e. eight Vasus, eleven Rudras, twelve Ādityas, Prajāpati, and Vaṣaṭkāra" (Nil).—"teṣāṃ aham tava | anvayam saṃpravakṣyāmi pakṣaiç ca kulato gaṇān || Rudrāṇām aparaḥ pakṣaḥ Sādhyānām Marutāṃ tathā | Vasūnāṃ Bhārgavam vidyāt Viçvedevāms tathāiva ca || Vainateyas tu Garuḍo balavān Aruṇas tathā | Bṛhaspatiç ca bhagavān Ādityeṣvo gaṇyate || Açvinau Guhyakān viddhī sarvausadhyas tathā paçūn | ete deva-gaṇā, rājan, kīrtitās te 'nupūrvaçaḥ || yān kīrtayitvā manuṣaḥ sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate."—§ 121: Bhrgu came out ripping open the heart of Brahmán.
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Bhrgu's son was Kavi, and Kavi's son was the planet Çukra (or do Kavi, Kaviputra, and Çukra signify one and the same person, which seems to be the opinion of PCR.?), who was appointed by Svayambhū to give and withhold rain, and to inflict and remit calamities, and who by the power of asceticism (yogācāryo) became the guru of the Daityas and of the gods.—§ 122: As he (Çukra) was thus employed by Vidhi (i.e. Brahmán) in seeking welfare (yogakṣemāya), Bhrgu begat Cyavana, who, falling out of his mother's womb through anger, released her (cf. § 20). Cyavana's wife was Ārushi, daughter of Manu; their son Aurva came out ripping open the thigh of Ārushi.