BRAHMATUtfGA 160 BRHADBRAHMA I BRAHMATUNGA. A mountain. Arjuna dreamt that 1)RBU TAKSA. A king of the period of the Vedas. He was Sri Krsna and himself went to the presence of Siva. liberal and interested in architecture and all kinds of Brahmaturiga was a mountain that Arjuna saw on the construction work. In the Rg Veda and Saiiikhyayana way in his dream-travel. (M.B. Drona Parva, Chapter Srauta Sutra mention is made that this king offered 80, Stanza 31). plenty of presents to the hermit Bharadvaja. It is mentioned in BRAHMAVAIVARTAPURA3VA. One of the eighteen BRDHNASVA. A king. Mahabharata, Vana that once went to Puranas. Savarni Manu taught this Purana to Narada. Parva, Chapter 98, Agastya The this and him for wealth. theme of the Purana is the story of Rathandhara. king begged BRHADANTA I. A of the known as This Purana contains eighteen thousand verses. It is king country Uluka. Once in a defeated this stated in Agni Purana, Chapter 272, that this Purana battle, Arjuna King. is to be 1 henceforward he was with the Pandavas. good given as a gift on the full moonday of the friendly month of Magha. Brhadanta offered Arjuna a good deal of costly pre- sents. In the battle of this on BRAHMAVARTTA. A holy place situated in Kuruk- Bharata, king fought the side of the Pandavas and was killed in the battle. setra. It is mentioned in Mahabharata, Vana Parva, Sabha Adi Chapter 83, Stanza 53, that he who takes a bath in (M.B. Parva, Chapter 27, Parva, Chapter Drona this holy place will go to the world of Brahma. Manu- 185, Udyoga Parva, Chapter 4; Parva, Chapter 23 and Kama . smrti, Chapter 2, Stanza 17, refers to thisBrahmavartta. Parva, Chapter 9) BRHADANTA II. Brother of the Ksemadhurti. He Manu says as follows : king the Kauravas and was killed in the "Sarasvatldrsadvatyor- fought against battle. Drona Parva, 25; Kama Parva devanadyoryadantaram / (M.B. Chapter Taddevanirmitam desarh Chapter 5). BRHADASVA I. An ancient hermit. He had much res- Brahmavarttarh pracaksate. // for It is in the "The place between the two rivers SarasvatI and Drsad- pect Dharmaputra. stated Mahabharata, Vana that Brhadasva went to the vati is called Brahmavartta, which was made by the Parva, Chapter 52, devas." forest Kamyaka with Dharmaputra. Brhadasva narra- ted the to in BRAHMAVEDHYA. A river, famous in the Puranas. story 'Nalopakhyana' Dharmaputra order to divert his mind from the of the loss Mention is made about this river in Mahabharata, thought of his When he had finished the he Bhlsma Parva, Chapter 9, Stanza 30. kingdom. story taught Dharmaputra, the two important spells, Aksa- BRAHMAYAJNA. A special sacrifice to be performed hrdaya and Asvasiras. by a Brahmin only. The rules and rituals of the sacri- fice BRHADASVA II. A of the Iksvaku His are given below : king dynasty. father was the The Brahmana should rinse his mouth three times. was Sravasta. The King Kuvalayasva son ofBrhadava. Vana Then he should wipe his mouth twice and face once. (M.B. Parva, Chapter 122, Stanza . Then he should take water in his hand and sprinkle 7) it his the on hands and legs, and then sprinkle it on his BRHADATMA. A king of Ariga dynasty. (Agni head, eyes, nose, ears, chest and forehead. After that Purana, Chapter 2 78). uttering the name of the place, date, time, star etc. he BRHADBALA I. A king in ancient India. (M.B. Adi should to "I to say himself, am beginning perform Parva, Chapter 1, Stanza 237) . For this he should have to two Brahmayajna." place BRHADBALA II. Son of Suba, a King of Gandhara. darbhas Poa in his (grass cynosuroides) right hand, He was present at the Pan call Svayamvara (marriage three in his left one on the one each on his hand, seat, of Pancali) with his brothers Sakuni and Vrsaka. worn hair Brahma-string (sacred string by brahmins), (M.B. Adi Parva, Chapter 185, Stanza 5). and legs, and then think of the time, place, etc. and say BRHADBALA III. A king of the country known as to himself, "I am about to to perform Brahmayajna Kosala. his of the East, Bhimasena the known in During conquest please gods the Suktas ( hymns in the defeated this King. This powerful King of Kosala had for the absolution of all sins." recite Vedas) my Then the im- given fourteen thousand horses for llajasuya ( Gayatri (spell) thrice. Then recite the following Vedic perial inauguration) of Yudhisthira. He fought with mantras or in the order : Mantras spells, given beginn- Abhimanytt and Gha{otkaca in the battle of Bharata. ing with; "Agnimile"; 'Maha- *Yadanga"; 'Agnirvai'; It is mentioned in Mahabharata, Drona Parva, Chap- vratam'; 'Pantha etacca'; 'Samhitavidamaghavat'; ter 40, Stanza that killed this Brhad- "Ise ands"anno- 20, Abhimanyu 'Mahavratasya' ; tvorjje", "Agnaayahi" bala in the battle. devih." Then in conformity with the number of letters BRHADBALIKA. An attendant of Subrahmanya. (M.B. used, he should recite the grammatic Sutra known as Salya Parva, Chapter 46, Stanza 4). Vrddhiradaic. (Devi Bhagavata, Skandha 11). BRHADBHANU. A fire. A hermit who had acquired BRAHMAYONI. A holy place in Kuruksetra. It is men- great knowledge in Vedas and Vedangas (scriptures) tioned in Mahabharata, Vana Parva, Chapter 83, also has this name. B. Vana 231, Stanza 143 that one who bathes in this Bath will (M. Parva, Chapter holy Stanza attain the world of Brahma. 8). BRHADBHASA. See Brhadkirti. BRAHMAHUTAM. A sacrifice. There are five kinds of of the Sun. It is mentioned sacrifice, known as Ahuta, Huta, Prahuta, Brahma- BRHADBHASA. A daughter in the Vana Stanza huta and Prasita. Ahuta is sacrifice to Brahma, Huta Mahabharata, Parva, Chapter 221, that Brhadbhasa was the wife of the is sacrifice to devas or Gods, Prahuta is sacrifice to 9, Agni (fire) called Ghosts, Brahmahuta is sacrifice to man and Prasita is Bhanu. the sacrifice to the manes. (Manusmrti, Chapter 3) . BRHADBRAHMA. See Brhadkirti..