KRMI II 418 KRPA II the ly sons Nrga, Nara, Krmi, Suvrata and Sibi. (Agni ran to Kubera to inform him of this theft. It is stated Purana, Chapter 227). in Mahabharata, Vana Parva, Chapter 285, Stanza 2 II. wife KRMI A of Usinara. (See under Krmi I). that these Krodhavasas were present in the army of KRMI III. A Ksatriya dynasty. (Udyoga Parva, Ravana. Chapter 74, Verse J3). KROSANA. A female attendant of Skanda. (M.B. Salya KRMI IV. river. A (Bhlsma Parva, Chapter 9, Verse 17). Parva, Chapter 46, Stanza 1 7) KRMIBHOJANA (M). One of the twentyeight hells. KROSTA. A son of Yadu. Sahasrada, Payoda, Krosta, (See Naraka under Kala I) . Nila and Ajika were the five sons of Yadu. (Harivamsa, KRMILA. A king born in the Puru dynasty. There was Chapter 38). a king in the dynasty called Bahyasva, who had five KRPA I. A King in ancient India. He never ate flesh. sons called Srnjaya, Brhadisu, Mukula, Krmila and (Anusasana Parva, Chapter 115, Verse 64). Yavmara. In later years became famous as Pan- they KRPA II. (KRPACARYA) . calas. (Agni Purana, : Chapter 278) 1). Genealogy. Descended from Visnu thus Brahma- KRMlSA. A hell known as also. Krmibhojana (See Atri Candra Budha Pururavas Ayus Nahusa under Kala I.) Yayati Puru Janamejaya Pracinvan Pravlra KRODHA I. A famous Asura born to his Kasyapa by Namasyu Vitabhaya Sundu Bahuvidha Sariiyati wife Kala. (M.B. Adi Parva, Chapter 65, Stanza 35). Rahovadi Raudrasva Matinara Santurodha KRODHA II. It is stated in thatKrodha was Bhagavata Dusyanta Bharata Suhota Gala Garda Suketu born from the of Brahma. There is a eye-brow story Brhatksetra Hasti Ajamidha Nila Santi Suganti about this Krodha in the Parva'. 'Jaimini-Asvamedha Puruja Arka BhavyaSva Pancala Mudgala. A dau- Once, while the hermit was Jamadagni performing ghter called Ahalya was born to Mudgala. Maharsi Gau- sacrificial to the offerings Manes, Krodha came there tama married her. To Gautama was born Satananda, to and secretly put poison in the from pudding prepared him Satyadhrti, to him Saradvan and to Saradvan was the milk of the sacrificial cow. Even the hermit though born Krpacarya. The Puranas refer to the generation knew this he did not Krodha get angry. Seeing this, preceding Gautama only in the maternal line. It is said became afraid of the hermit and him said approaching in verse 2, Chapter 130 of the Adi Parva, that Saradvan hermit ! I that the "Oh, thought Bhargavas (those was the son of Gautama. According to Agni Purana, born of the of would family Bhrgu) get angry quickly. Bhagavata etc. Saradvan, father of Krpa was the son Now I understand that it is wrong." Jamadagni pardon- of the great-grand son of Gautama and grandson of ed him and said : "But have to the you appease anger Satananda. (Agni Purana, Chapter 278) . of the Manes". The Manes cursed him that he would Birth born in a of Sages have to take birth as a But he was 2) ofKrpa. Though family mongoose. given Saradvan evinced more interest in Dhanurveda. He remissiom that he would be liberated from the curse, performed penance in the forest, with bow and arrows when he narrated the story of the Brahmin Uncchavrtti deposited by his side. As his penance gathered intensity at the palace of Dharma in the presence of Sri Krsna. the Devas alarmed. To break his penance Indra Thus Krodha regained his former form. got deputed the Devata called Janapadi to the earth and KRODHAHANTA. A famous Asura. He was born to she appeared before Saradvan and danced, dressed only Prajapati Kasyapa by his wife Kala. The notorious in one piece of cloth. Emission occurred to him. But, Vrtrasura was the brother of Krodhahanta. (M.B. Adi wisdom dawned on him immediately and leaving behind Parva, Chapter 65). him the bow, arrows and deer skin he quitted the KRODHANA. An attendant of Skanda. (M.B. Salya place. Parva, Chapter 46, Stanza 6) . The semen him fell on the arrow which KRODHANA. A hermit of great importance in the discharged by child a of Indra. broke into two giving birth to a male and palace ( Mahabharata, Sabha Parva, Chapter female one. 7, Stanza 11). KRODHA&ATRU. A famous Asura who was born to 3) Krpa in the Palace. One of the attendants of King to saw the Prajapati Kasyapa of his wife Kala. (M.B. Adi Parva, Santanu, who had come to the forest hunt, Chapter 65, Stanza 35). children and took them to the King. The King felt Krpa them in the KRODHAVARDHANA. An Asura. In Mahabharata, (pity) for them and brought up palace due to his Adi Parva, Chapter 67, Stanza 46, it is mentioned that and as they were thus brought up Krpa they in later ages this Asura was reborn under the name came to be called Krpa and Krpl. (Adi Parva, Chapter Dandadhara. 130). KRODHAVASA. A follower of Indrajit. In the battle 4) Krpa's mastery of Dhanurveda. While living in the between Ravana and Sri Rama this Asura made himself forest engaged in penance Saradvan, with his divine invisible and attacked the monkeys. By the help of power understood that the two children forsaken by Vibhisana, who was an expert in the art of vanishing, him were growing up in the palace. He went to the the monkeys killed KrodhavaSa in the battle. (M.B. palace and told the king details about the children. He Vana Parva, Chapter 269). also lived there in secret and taught Krpa everything KRODHAVASA. Wife of Prajapati KaSyapa. (Valmiki contained in the four branches of Dhanurveda and the Ramayana, Aranya Kanda, Sarga 14) . The Asuras who various usages in archery. Gradually Krpa became an were born to Krodhavas'a are also called Krodhavasas. acarya (master) in Dhanurveda. Not only the Pandavas Most of these Krodhavasas were employed to guard the the Kauravas, the Yadavas and the Vrsnis but also lotus-lake of Kubera. the (M.B. Vana Parva, Chapter 154). kings, who came from various regions of country Bhimasena once entered the lotus-lake of Kubera and learned archery at the feet of Krpa. (Adi Parva, Chapter plucked the "Saugandhika" flower. The Krodhavasas 130, Verse 23 J..