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1 Kiskus in extent. Then Maya went to the mountain 11). Indrasena served her husband for 100 years. 11 Mainaka to the west of Mount Kailasa, where M.B. Parva, Chapter 21, Verse ). in the pool called Bindu he had stored a large quantity INDRATAPA. An , who was a devotee of . of gold and gems. Maya brought those materials as (M.B. Sabha Parva, Chapter 8, Verse 15) . also a conch called Devadatta from there and built the INDRATlRTHA. A sacred place on the banks of the most beautiful palace in the world at . river Sarasvati. It was here that performed 100 Within the palace were made many a beautiful pool and yajfias. (M.B. Salya Parva, Chapter 48, Verse 49) . various patterns with galleries etc. in glass. It was built INDRATOYA. A river near Mount Gandhamadana. so beautifully and in such a manner as to create, at the Bathing in the river and staying there for three nights very sight, the illusion that there was water where there is tantamount to performing the horse sacrifice. (M.B. was really no water and vice versa. It took fourteen mon- Anusasana Parva, Chapter 25, Verse 11). ths to complete the construction of that most beautiful INDRAVAHANA. King Kakutstha of the Iksvaku model of architecture. (M.B. Sabha Parva, Chapters dynasty made Indra his vehicle in the form of an ox 1-3). and fought the thus. Hence the name Indra- 3) Vajra, son of of the dynasty . (See under Kakutstha) . was made master of Indraprastha after the time of the INDRAVARMAN. A King ofMalava, he fought on the . (M.B. Mausala Parva, Chapter 7, Verse side of the Pandavas, and got killed by an elephant 11). called As vatthama. (M.B. Parva, Chapter 190, INDRAPUJA. This puja (Indra-worship) is also Verse 15). called Indrotsava. It was during the reign of Vasu, INDROTA (INDRODA). A sage, son of Suka, the a king of the lunar dynasty that Indrotsava began great sage, and also called Saunaka. , son being celebrated in an organised manner. Pleased at of King Pariksit once killed a brahmin, and af once the long penance of Vasu, Indra appeared to him and Brahmahatya (sin of having killed a brahmin) seized presented a Venudanda. Vasu planted the danda on the King. The King lost all mental peace at this and earth and conducted Indrapuja. Thenceforward raising sought the advice of fnany sages for redemption from the Venudanda became the first item in celebrating the sin, and Indrota (Saunaka) advised him to go on a Indrotsava. The staffis decorated with flowers, sandal, pilgrimage and perform righteous duties (dharma) . garlands etc. To the top of the staff is attached the The King acted accordingly and got rid of the sin of form of a Harhsa and offerings are given to it. The killing the brahmin. This story occurs under the title reason for this is the fact that it was in the form of a Indrotapariksitlyam in Santi Parva in three chapters. Harhsa that Indra appeared to Vasu. Pleased by the (Chapters 150-152). of Indra as Indrapuja Vasu, announced follows : If INDROTSAVA. See under Indrapuja. men, and especially kings worship me in the manner INDUPRABHA. See under Malayaprabha. done by Vasu, prosperity and welfare will accrue to INDUMATl I. Daughter of Candrasena, King of them and to their kingdoms. (M.B. Adi Parva, Chapter Simhala and his queen, Gunavatl. (See under Candra- 63). sena) . INDRASENA I. A son of King . (M.B. Vana INDUMATl II. Mother of Nahusa. (See under Parva, Chapter 60, Verse 23). Nala had also a daughter Nahusa) . called Indrasena. INDUMATl III. Wife of Raghu. INDRASENA II. Son of King Pariksit. (M.B. Adi IRA I. One of the wives of Kagyapa. , Did, Parva, Chapter 94, Verse 55) . Danu, Arista, Surasa, Khasa, Surabhi, Vinata, Tamra, and were the wives of INDRASENA III. , Sabha Parva, Chapter Krodhavasa, Ira, Muni Grass 33. Verse 30 refers to one Indrasena, charioteer of Kasyapa. on earth originated from Ira. ( the Pandavas. He accompanied the Pandavas in their Purana, Chapter 19) . forest life. IRA II. There was a called Ira the (M.B. , Chapter 1, Verse 11). among When the Pandavas arrived at Mount Gandhamadana attendants of . (M.B. Sabha Parva, Chapter 10, Verse they left Indrasena with Subahu, the Pulinda King. 11). A river. is to have (M.B. Vana Parva, Chapter 140, Verse 27). After IRAMA. Sage Markandeya reported once seen this river in the stomach of child Krsna. some time the Pandavas sent him to Dvaraka. (M.B. Verse 104. Also see under , Chapter 4, Verse 58) . Indrasena was (Vana Parva, Chapter 188, present at the wedding of which was Markandeya) . A son born to of the damsel celebrated in the city of Upaplavya. (M.B. Virata IRAVAN. serpent Parva, Chapter 72, Verse 23). (Nagakanya) named . (For genealogy see under Arjuna) . INDRASENA IV. A King who fought on the side of 1 Birth. to the laid Pancali ) According practice down theKauravas. (M.B. , Chapter 156, Verse used to live with each husband for one turn. 122). year by When she was living with one husband the other four INDRASENA I. Name of Pancali in her former birth. husbands had no admission there. When once Arjuna under . (See Pancali) wanted his arms to redeem the cows of a brahmin

INDRASENA 1 1 . Daughter of King Nala. stolen by thieves he entered the apartment of Dharma- INDRASENA III. Nalayanl, a princess of Anga. She putra where the arms had been kept and took them. was married by the sage Rsyasrnga. (See under For thus having entered, against rules, the apartment Rsyasrriga). (M.B. Vana Parva, Chapter 113, Verse then kept by Dharmaputra and Pancali, Arjuna had to

i Kisku means a cubit. "Kiskur haste" (Amara).