PRSADHRA II 608 PRTHU I

PRSADHRA II. A son of King Drupada. He was killed 2) Birth and Coronation. Sunltha, wife of Anga, was in the great battle by Asvatthama. (Sloka 18, Chapter the eldest daughter of . Vena was born of her. 156, Drona Parva). Vena, the grandson of Yama, because of hereditary PRSADHRA III. A brahmin boy. One night while he traits from his grandfather, was very wicked even from was living in the asrama of his Guru he saw a lion going birth. When Vena was crowned king by the maharsis out from the premises of the as' with an asrama and he became the supreme lord of the world he an- cow in its mouth. The brahmin boy rushed at it and nounced to the world thus : "Yagas should not be per- struck the lion with a sword. But due to want of proper formed; gifts should not be given; no kindofhoma light the sword-cut fell on the cow and the cow fell should be done. There is nobody but me to accept as down dead. The next day the Guru finding the cow Yajnapurusa the share of yajnas. I am the sole lord and lying dead mistook it for a deliberate killing by his consumer of yajnas." and cursed Prsadhni to d^ath. to be born as disciple The sages were dumbfounded. They all approached a Sudra. Prsadhra was thus about in When roaming Vena and impressed upon him the necessity of perform- the forests in his cursed form he fell into a forest big ing a Yaga to propitiate Mahavisnu. Vena who got fire and was burnt to death. Srsti (Chapter 2, Khanda, angry at this request of the sages told them thus : Padma Purana Ariisa Visnu I I ; Chapter 1, 4, Purana). "There is nobody greater than and have none to be PRSATA. A of Pancala. He was the father of Dru- king worshipped. Who is Hari, your Yajnesvara ? (lord of and a friend of the It was from pada sage Bharadvaja. the yaga) . All such great powers who can bless and Prsata that Pancali, daughter of Drupada, got the name curse alike and such eminent deities and entities like Parsati. Adi (Sloka 41, Chapter 129, Parva). , -Visnu, Siva, , , Yama, , PRSATASVA. A of the King SuryavamSa (solar dy- Siirya, , Dhata, Pusa, and Candra are He was called also. Ketuman nasty). Virupa Himself, merged in me, the king. Do understand this fact and and Sambhu the of were sons king Ambarisa. (9th obey my orders." Skandha, Bhagavata). Despite repeated requests Vena did not give permission PR&NI I. Wife of the named Prajapati Sutapas. (See to conduct a Vaisnava The and under . sages got angry ). cried aloud "Kill this wicked man", "Kill this wicked PRSNI II. An ancient sage. He approached Drona man". Saying thus the sages killed Vena by Kusa grass during the Kurupandava battle and commanded him .made sacred and powerful by mantras Vena, who was to stop the battle. (Sloka -34, Chapter 190, Drona spiritually dead because of his contempt of the gods Parva). He attained the power of his penance. svarga by even before. Then the sages saw dust rising in columns ( 26, Sand . Chapter Parva) from all sides and asked the people the cause of the PRSNIGARBHA. A name of Mahavisnu. There are same. The people said "When they knew that there was two opinions in the regarding how Visnu got no king poor people have turned themselves into rogues this name. and are plundering the wealth of the rich. The swift 1) In the early of the period of part Svayambhuva movements of these running in haste are raising dust Manu the named and his wife Prsni Prajapati Sutapas from the ground below." did penance for twelve thousand divine years to get The rsis conferred and to a son from Visnu as their son. As a result of that Visnu was born together get the dead Vena they churned the thigh of the wicked in the womb of Prgni as Prsnigarbha. The name was Then from the came out a short and black suited for Sri Krsna the incarnation of Visnu also. king. thigh (as black as a burnt pillar) man with a compressed face (Chapter 3, 10th Skandha, Bhagavata). who stood before the sages in distress and asked "What 2) Anna (rice), Veda, Jala (water) and amrta (nectar) am I to do ?" The sages said 'Nisida' meaning 'sit are called Prsni and so Mahavisnu (Krsna) who bears down'. He thus became Nisada illiterate forest- these inside is called (an Prsnigarbha. (Sloka 45, Chapter of dweller) . He went to the mountain Vindhya and 342, Santi Parva). with him went all the sins of Vena. Nisadas there- PRTANA. The name of a division of the army. (See along after are said to be those who have destroyed the sins under Aksauhiru). PRTHA. See under Kuntl. of Vena. Then the churned the hand of Vena and PRTHASVA. An ancient king who worships Yama. (Sloka sages right from it came out a brilliant of and 19, Chapter 9, Sabha Parva). boy great strength and he was named Prthu. At the time of his I. . in PRTHU ( VAINYA) A King of great virtue born power the line of . birth there dropped from heaven the divine bow Aja-

1 and arrows and a divine armour. ) Genealogy. Descending in order from Visnu gava many powerful world were at his birth. Brahma Svayambhuva Manu Uttanapada Dhruva All animate objects of the happy attained for delivered such a brilli- Sisti Ripu Caksusa Manu Kuru Aiiga Vena Vena svarga having Prthu. ant son. For the coronation of Prthu the oceans brought diamonds and the rivers water. Manu, son of Caksusa, got of his wife Nadvala eleven very many precious holy Brahma with came and crowned Prthu sons Puru, Kuru, Puru, Satadyumna, Tapasvl, Satya- along Aiigirases Brahma saw the line of Candra in his vak, Suci, Agnistu, Atiratha, Sudyumna and as the emperor. hand and to know that he Abhimanyu. Of these the second son Kuru got of his right was, therefore, pleased was of Mahavisnu. Thus valiant and brill- wife Atreyi seven sons named Ariga, Sumanas, Svati part Prthu, was crowned their the virtuous Kratu, Angiras, Gaya and Sibi. Anga married Sumtha. iant, emperor by people She delivered a very wicked son named Vena. Prthu of Bharata. was born to Vena. Prthu got six sons named Antar- He united his people by his love for them. When he water still dhana, Vadi, Suta, Magadha, Palita and Vijitasva, travelled through the ocean the stood and