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(BAl^ABHATTA) I 107 BARBARIKA * This asura was killed by Balabhadrarama. For asura. So it was not possible for Laksmana to defeat detailed story see para 6 of the word Balabhadra- him though he had fought with him for so many days. rama. Laksmana heard an etherial voice saying, "Unless and NA (BANABHATTA) I. A Sanskrit poet who lived in until the image of Sivaliuga is removed from his throat the 7th century A.D. He was a member of the assem- Bana could not be killed.''' By the operation of arrows smashed the of in his bly of emperor Harsavardhana. 'Harsacarita' (prose) Laksmana image Sivalinga is the most important work of Bana. Though many of throat. With the same arrow he cut the throat of the the descriptions in this book contain exaggerations it asura also and thus Bana was killed. (Kampa Rama- affords plenty of scope for investigation into the fea- yana, Uttara Kanda). tures of ancient Sanskrit literature. He has mentioned BANDHUDAYADA. A son who can claim to be a heir. about Vyasa, Bhatiara hariscandra, Satavahana, The Puranas state about six different kinds of Bandhu- Pravarasena, Bhasa, Kalidasa and such others. dayadas. Harsacarita, in a sense, is a Romance. It is divided 1) Svayamjdta. A son born to one's wife without a into eight Ucchvasas. From the first two or three progenitor. to chapters informations could be had of Banabhatfa. 2 ) Prariita. A son born one's wife by the blessing His mother RajyadevI died when he was a little boy. of any holy man. At the age of fourteen his father also died. After that 3) Putrikaputra. Son of one's daughter. he arrived at the palace of Harsa. The story of Harsa- 4) Paunarbhava. A son born after a re-marriage. carita begins with the death of Prabhakara-Vardhana, 5) Kdnina. A son born before marriage. father of Harsa. The Book ends with the story incom- 6) Bhaiija. Son of one's sister. All these sons are plete. Harsacarita is the only historic prose work heirs. (Chapter 119, Adi Parva, M.B.). available in Sanskrit. BANDHUMAN. A king of the country ofVideha. BANA II. A mighty and powerful Asura. (Chapter 6, Brahmanda Purana). 1) Genealogy and birth. Descended from Mahavisnu in BANDHUMATI. A lady attendant of Vasavadatta, the wife of following order : Brahma- Marlci- Kasyapa-Hiranya- Udayana. (See Vasavadatta). kasipu-Prahlada-Virocana-Mahabali-Bana. BARBARA. A country of puranic fame. The people 2) Getting a boon. Bana began his reign with the city living there were called Barbaras. They were consider- of Sonitapura as his capital. Then he went to the ed as low caste people. There is also a statement that vicinity of the Himalayas and began to do penance these people were born of the sides of the cow, Nan- thinking of Siva. Siva made his appearance and asked dini. (Sloka 37, Chapter 174, Adi Parva, M.B.). him what he wanted. He requested that he should be During the victory march of the Pandavas Bhlmasena considered as the son of Parvati and that he should be conquered the Barbaras. Nakula also conquered these given thousand hands so as to destroy all his enemies. people. (Chapter 32, Sabha Parva, M.B.) . In the Siva granted him the boon. From that day onwards Rajasuya yajfta of Dharmaputra the Barbaras were Parvati considered him as the younger brother of present with gifts. Subrahmanya. He returned to his Kingdom and began BARBARIKA. Son of Maurvi born of Ghatotkaca, son to reign. of Bhima. Skanda Purana gives the following details 3 Battle with Sri him. ) Krfna and his fall. (See the word about Aniruddha) . Barbarika was a Yaksa in his previous life. Once the 4) Other information. (1) In the Puranas Banasura is devas unable to bear the insufferable harm done to often called by the name Mahakala, which is the name them by the Danavas approached Lord Mahavisnu for of an attendant of Siva. (M.B Adi Parva, Chapter help and then the Yaksa who was present there at that 65, Stanza 20) . time said with arrogance, "There is no need for Visnu (2) Sukracarya (the teacher of the Asuras) always to curb the activities of the Danavas. I shall do it my- worked for the uplift of Bana. (M.B., Sabha Parva, self." Hearing those arrogant words Brahmi cursed Chapter 38, Stanza 29). him saying that in his next life he would be killed by (3) In the Battle with Sri Krsna, Bana was helped by Visnu. to curse the Yaksa was born in his next life Siva, Subrahmanya, and the Gods like Agni (fire) and True the others. lessen the force of (M.B., Sabha Parva, Chapter 38) . as Barbarika, son of Ghatotkaca. To (4) Sri Krsna cut down the thousand hands of Bana the curse Krsna advised him to worship Devi. At last with of brahmin his Cakrayudha (the wheel weapon). (M.B'., pleasing the goddess by the kindly help a Sabha Parva, Chapter 38). named Vijaya Barbarika killed a demoness called The ( 5) Bana often stood under the cover of the mountain Mahajihva and a demon of name Repalendra. of Kraunca and attacked the devas (gods). So once brahmin further gave him a weapon named Vibhuti Subrahmanya had to cut the mountain Kraunca with which could split the vital centres of the body of an his arrows. (M.B., Salya Parva, Chapter 46, Stanza enemy and said, "Use this weapon against the Kaura- _82) . vas who oppose the Pandavas." BANA III. A warrior of Subrahmanya. Mention is Once Barbarika defeated his grandfather Bhima in a made about this Bana in Mahabharata, Salya Parva, battle and greatly grieved over the injury done started Chapter 45, Stanza 67. to commit suicide. Then Devi appeared before him and BANA IV. An asura. During the regime of Sri Rama reminded him thus, ''You will get salvation only if you this Asura fought against the King and his brothers. A are killed by Sri Krsna and so desist from committing Sivaliiiga had been consecrated in the throat of this suicide." In the original of Bhagavata this name is given as Balvala. But in the Malayalam translation the name used is "Valkala"..