DIVINE INFORMATION PART 113
385 . SriMadh Bhagavatham.... part 93 Posted by:"DILIP KUMAR RAVINDRAN" [email protected] prdili Date:Wed Apr 20, 2011 7:59 am ((PDT)) 385 SKANDAMIX The ninth Skanda dealswith the kings who ruled during the supremacy of the seventh Manu, Vaivaswata (Swayambhuva),who in the previous Kalpa was KingSatyavrata of the Dravida country, of the cosmic Fish renown. Satyavrata wasborn in his next birth as the son of Vivaswan, the Sun-god, under the name of Sraddha Deva, known also asVaivaswata after his father's name. Hereis an attempt to trace the two famous royal dynasties, the Solar dynasty (Surya Vamsa) toVaivaswata Manu, the son of Sun-god andthe Lunar Dynasty (Chandra Vamsa), to Soma, the Moon-god. Vaivaswata Manu hadten sons: Ikshvaku, Nriga, Saryati, Dishti, Karushaka, Narishya, Prishadra, Nabhaga and Kavi.Ikshvau was the ancestor of thekings of the Solar Dynasty. The more famous of them were Kakutstha, Mandhata, Ambarisha, Harishchandra,Dilipa, Raghu, Aja, Dasaratha and Rama. There were also othersubsidiary families of the Solar Dynasty, all descended from the Manu. Some ofthem were the Mithila kings, known asVidehas; the dynasty ruling at Vaisali; Saryati family; the Nabhaga, Nriga andNarishyanta families. Budha was the son of Moon-god, who himself was born of the tears of Blissflowing from the eyes of Rishi Atri, a mind-born 386 . SriMadh Bhagavatham.... part 94 Posted by: "DILIP KUMAR RAVINDRAN"[email protected] prdili Date: Fri Apr 22, 2011 7:03 am ((PDT)) 386 NABHAGAR AND NAABHAGAR Nabhaga, a son ofVivaswata Manu, had a son by name Naabhaga, youngest and eminent in learning.As he continued to reside with his guru for an unusually long period, Naabhaga'sbrothers assumed that Naabhagha had resorted to lifetime celibacy - Brahmacharin - and distributedamongst themselves, the entireproperty, leaving nothing for Naabagha. When Naabhagha returned home, he enquired of hisbrothers: What share of the property have you ordained for me To which, they replied, at that time, we forgot. Now, we offer fatheras your share. Naabagha gullibly approached the fatherand said, the venerable brothers have ordained you as my share (of theproнperty) and hence you become my share'. Nabhaga replied to Naabhaga: O Son! Don1t placefaith in the words uttered by yourbrothers. They have deceived you, for I am not to be enjoyed as wealth. Still, I shall provide livelihood for you.The learned Angiras sages are conducting a long-drawn 'Satra' Yaga. The Abhiplavamsacrifice is to be concluded in six days; likewise Prushtyam Yagam too is ofsix days' duration. Though the Angiras are eminent in learning, as they arriveat the sixth day of each of the twoYagas, they become perplexed at not knowing the Mantras (in relation to Viswadevas). You don't beoverwhelmedwith their glory. You attain to them and initiate them in the two Sooktas(Mantras), Idhamittharowdram and Ye Yajne Sadakshinaya, to be chanted at the close of every six days,relating to Viswadevas. When they ascend to the heavens at the conclusion ofthe sacrifice, they will confer on you all the remnants of the wealth. Naabhagha did likewiseand as he was assembling the leftнover wealth, a darkish personage (Rudra) descended from thenorth and claimed that wealth ashis own. On Naabhaga representing that the departing Sages bestowed it on him, Rudra said that it was essentialto seek Nabhagha's decision, whichNaabhagha did. The father replied to Naabhaga, The sages have ordained (at Daksha Yajna) that the remnantwealth at the Yagas should go to Rudra.Also, as Rudra is Deva-deva, He is the appropriate beneficiaryof all: what to speak of the remnants at Yaga .Naabhaga then returned to Rudra atthe Yaga site and said, O Lord! O Brahman! My father Nabhagha haspronounced that the wealth at the Yaga site is yours. So, I beseech you with prostration. Rudra, devoted to truth, told Naabhaga, Forthe reason that your father pronounced the truth and you also speak the truth, to you,already learned in the VaiswadevaSuktha (Mantram), I shall initiatethe glorious and ancient wisdom. Further, you receive from me the leftover wealth of the Yaga And disappeared. Posted by R. Gopalakrishnan on 9-10-21 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/922108620.664894.1633758823712%40mail.yahoo.com.
