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Abhimanyu,
Agastya, Agni, Akroor, Ambaa, Aniruddh,
Arjun, Ashwatthaamaa, Ashwinee Kumaar, Atri, Bahleek,
Baanaasur, Balaraam, Bali, Bhadraa,
Bhaumaasur, Bheemsen, Bheeshm, Bhrigu, Brahmaa Jee, Brihaspati,
Chandramaa, Chyavan, Daaruk, Daksh, Dantvakra,
Dattaatreya, Deerghtamaa, Devayaanee, Dhrishtdyumn, Dhritraashtra, Dhruv,
Draupadee, Dronaachaarya, Drupad, Durvaasaa
Muni, Dwivid, Eklavya
Abhimanyu
Abhimanyu was Arjun and Subhadraa's (Krishn's younger sister) son. He was the disciple of Shree Krishn.
When he was 16 years of age, he was killed in Mahaabhaarat's war fighting with a
great bravery. Kripaachaarya Jee created such a Vyooh (an arrangement of army)
for Paandav which was impossible to break in for all except Arjun and Krishn. And the day he created
this Vyooh, Arjun was intentionally kept away from the battleground. Abhimanyu
knew how to enter it, but he didn't know how to come out. He bravely went inside
the Vyooh, and there he fought alone with seven great warriors (Dronaachaarya,
Kripaacharya, Duryodhan, Karn, Ashwatthaamaa, and Shakuni) together. He could not hold them all together
for long and was killed fighting with them in the war. That was the black day of the
Mahaabhaarat war. He was married to Uttaraa, the princess of Viraat Desh, daughter of Raajaa
Viraat, to whom Arjun taught music and dance during his Agyaatvaas period.
How he knew entering that Vyooh, that is quite
a story. When he was in the womb of Subhadraa, she was living with Krishn. So one day Krishn was telling all this to
Subhadraa. He was also listening to it in the womb. But when the time came to tell about
coming out of this Vyooh, Subhadraa slept thus he could not hear it any more. Since
he remembered it after he was born and grew up, he asked Krishn the way
to come out of that Vyooh, because he was the disciple of Krishn. At that time Krishn told
him to find it out from his father Arjun. He was trained in the art of war by
Krishn Himself and He used to say to Subhadraa, "Your son will be a great
warrior in the history of Bhaarat Varsh and people will take his name with a
great honor." It was true, when he died fighting with seven great warriors, he
was only 16 years of age. [Perhaps Krishn knew that he was going to die that way.]
Agastya
Muni
Agastya Muni is Mitra's son. Once Mitra and Varun were going somewhere. They saw
Urvashee Apsaraa on the way. Seeing Urvashee both Mitra and Varun's semen
dropped. They kept it in a pitcher. From that semen were born Munivar Agastya and
Vashishth Jee (reborn, otherwise he was Brahmaa's Maanas Putra). Agastya Muni was in Raam's Yug. He met Him when He
was in exile.
He has helped Devtaa many
times. Once
Vindhyaachal Parvat became very proud of his height and continued to go higher
and higher until Sun could not cross it. This made the whole planetary system
disturbed, so Devtaa requested him to do something. Agastya Jee went to south
with his wife, so Vindhyaachal bent down to touch his
feet. Agastya Jee said, "We are old people, we are going to South, we
cannot cross you like that so you lie down in the same position till I come
back." And he never came back. Since then Vindhyaachal has been lying
in
the same position waiting for his return.
Because
of Muni Agastya Jee's Shaap, a Raajaa called Indradyumn of Paandya Vansh in
Dravin Desh became an elephant. Once this King left his kingdom and started
living like a Tapaswee. One day when he was worshipping Bhagavaan that Agastya Jee saw
him worshipping. So he gave him Shaap, "You are behaving like a fool, and
not following your Dharm, so you should born as an elephant." and he
became an elephant. He was liberated from that Yoni by Bhagavaan and then was appointed as
Bhagavaan's
Paarshad. [This story is of Gajendra and Graah. Gajendra was the King.
Bhaagvat, 8/2]
Agni
Agni Dev married Daksh Jee's one of the 60 daughters Swaahaa. That is why whenever
an Aahuti is given to Agni, Swaahaa is pronounced at the end of the Shlok.
Akroor
Akroor Jee was Krishn Jee's paternal uncle in relation. Once Kans sent him to Brij to
bring his nephews, Krishn and Balaraam, to the Dhanush Yagya in Mathuraa. While
coming to Mathuraa, Krishn showed him His real form and His Paramdhaam in
Yamunaa River. Another time Krishn sent him to Hastinaapur to find out about Paandav. Yet
at another time he had taken Syamantak Mani, and Krishn had to take out this
information from him to save Himself.
Ambaa
Aniruddh
Aniruddh was the grandson of Shree Krishn and Rukminee, and the son of Pradyumn
and Rukmvatee (Rukmee's daughter). He was married to Rukmee's son's daughter Rochanaa. He was married to Baanaasur's daughter
Ushaa also. He is said to be the Ansh Avataar of Vaasudev as was his father Pradyumn (Avataar of
Kaamdev). Baanaasur's daughter Ushaa saw him in her dream and got
attracted to him. Her best friend Chitralekhaa was very good in sketching, so
she drew numerous sketches to find who he was who attracted her friend. From
those sketches Ushaa recognized Aniruddh's sketch.
Then Chitralekhaa brought
him to Ushaa while he was sleeping to please her friend. He stayed there for some time. There he forgot the time scale. When
Baanaasur came to know about him, he got very angry and got ready for fight with
him. Then Krishn and Pradyumn came to fight with Baanaasur. Baanaasur's city was guarded by Shankar Jee, so they faced Shankar Jee there. In the end Shiv Jee
requested Krishn not to kill Baanaasur and make him fearless. Krishn said,
"I could never have killed him anyhow, because I know he is the son of Bali
and I have given Var to Bali that I will not kill any Daitya in your Vansh".
Then Baanaasur himself brought Ushaa and Aniruddh and sent them with Krishn.
Arjun
Ashwinee Kumaar
Kashyap-Aditi had a son named Vivaswaan (Soorya). Soorya was married to Sangyaa
and Chhaayaa. Sangyaa had two sons - Yam and Shraaddh Dev Manu; and a daughter named Yamunaa
- Yam and Yamunaa were twins. Chhaayaa had two sons - Shanishchar
and Saavarni Manu and one daughter Tapatee. Chhaayaa had Ashwinee Kumaar,
sons of Soorya, after she changed her form to a mare. They were not legible to have Som
Ras in Yagya, but started getting it after they cured Chyavan Rishi's eyes and old age.
This started when Chyavan Rishi's wife Sukanyaa's father Mahaaraaj Sharyaati came to ask
him to do Som Yagya. Chyavan Rishi promised them to have Som Ras, so he invited
Ashwinee Kumaar also to take their Som Ras. Indra got angry at this and wanted to kill Sharyaati with
his Vajra but Chyavan Rishi froze his hand. Then other Devtaa also agreed to give them Som Paan in Yagya.
They are Devtaa's Vaidya (traditional doctors).
Atri
see also Brahmaa Jee
Atri Rishi was one of the 10 Maanas sons of Brahmaa Jee [Mareechi, Angiraa, Pulastya,
Pulah, Kratu, Bhrigu, Vashishth, Daksh, and Naarad]. His wife's name was Anasooyaa.
A son was born from Atri's eyes, his name was Chandramaa (Brahmaa Jee's Avataar). Brahmaa Jee appointed
him as the king of Braahman, herbs and constellations. Among his other sons
are Dattatreya (Vishnu''s Avataar), and Durvaasaa Muni (Mahaadev's Avataar), (see
also "Why Brahmaa, Vishnu...")
Baahleek
Baahleek was the younger brother of Shaantanu. They were three brothers - Devaapi,
Shaantanu, and Baahleek. They were in the lineage of Kings Bhageerath >> Dileep.
Dileep's son was Prateep and Prateep had these three sons. Among them
Shaantanu's lineage continued with Paandav and Kaurav. He had one son named
Somdatt. Both fought in Mahaabhaarat war.
Baanaasur see also Aniruddh
Kashyap and Aditi's sons were Hiranyakashyap and Hiranyaaksh. Hiranyakashyap had four
sons, among them the youngest son was Prahlaad. Prahlaad's son was Virochan, and
Virochan's son
was Bali. Bali had 100 sons. His eldest son was Baanaasur. He had 1,000 arms. He
got these arms from Shiv Jee. Shiv Jee even guarded his city also. Krishn cut his all arms, except two, at the time
of His grandson Aniruddh's marriage to Baanaasur's daughter Ushaa. Baanaasur had a daughter named
Ushaa.
She saw Aniruddh (Krishn's grandson and Pradyumn's son) in her dreams and
started loving him. Her best friend Chitralekhaa brought him there while he was
in sleep. When Baanaasur came to know about it he got very angry and got ready
to fight with him. Then Krishn and Pradyumn also came to help him. Here Shankar
Jee was the guard of Baanaasur's city, so Shankar Jee fought with Krishn.
Later when Shankar Jee got weaker then He requested Krishn to spare
Baanaasur's life. Krishn said, "I could not have killed Baanaasur because I know he is the
son of Bali and I have given Var to Bali that I will not kill any Daitya of your
Vansh, so you don't worry." Then Baanaasur himself offered Ushaa and Aniruddh to
Krishn.
Balaraam
Balaraam was the Avataar of Shesh Naag Jee and was the son of Vasudev and
Rohinee. Although first he came as Devakee's son but to deceive Kans, Vishnu
pulled him out of Devakee's womb and kept him in Rohinee's womb, that is why
he is called "Sankarshan" and Rohinee's son. He is elder to Krishn, since he
is the 7th son of Devakee. The 8th one is Krishn.
Bhadraa
Bhadraa was the daughter of Vasudev's another sister Shrutkeerti. Shrutkeerti
was married to the King of Kaikaya Desh. Bhadraa's brothers Santardan etc themselves married her to Krishn. She was one of
the 8 chief wives of Krishn. Others were Rukminee, Satyabhaamaa, Jaambvatee,
Kaalindee, Lakshmanaa, Mitravindaa and Naagnjitee.
Bhaumaasur
Bhaumaasur was the son of Prithvi. Bhaumaasur had taken Devtaa's mother Aditi's
ear-rings, Chhatra (royal umbrella) of Varun and Mani Parvat place of Devtaa on
Meru Parvat. So Indra came to Dwaarakaa to Shree Krishn and told everything.
Krishn took His ride Garud and His most beloved wife Satyabhaamaa and flew
towards Bhaumaasur's place - Praag Jyotishpur. His place was very difficult to
cross. But He broke the boundaries of his city with His arrows, Gadaa, and Chakra etc weapons and
killed him. Mur
Daitya was the guard of that city. He killed him too. When Bhaumaasur was killed then Prithvi came to thank
Him and requested Him to accept Bhaumaasur's son Bhagdatt. He made Bhagdatt
fearless and entered the capital. There He found 16,100 princesses imprisoned,
they chose Himas their husband, so He married all of them.
Bheemsen
Bheeshm Pitaamaha
Bhrigu
Maharshi Bhrigu was one of the ten Maanas
sons of Brahmaa Jee - Atri, Mareechi,
Angiraa, Pulastya, Pulah, Kratu, Vashishth, Daksh and Naarad. Later he was born to Varun and Chaarushanee.
He was married to Kardam Jee's one of the nine daughters Khyaati.
They had two sons - Dhaataa and Vidhaataa. Meru Rishi married his two daughters Aayati
and Niyati to them. Dhaataa and Vidhaataa had two sons - Mrakand and Praan. Mrakand had
a son named Maarkandeya Rishi. Bhrigu Jee had a son named Kavi also whose son was
Shukraachaarya Jee - Guru of Daitya. Bhrigu Jee has a he-goat's head, beard and mustache
according
to Shiv Jee's suggestion, after Daksh's Yagya was got destroyed. Bhrigu was killed when Daksh was doing Yagya
in which Daksh did not invite Shiv Jee. Bhrigu Jee had another son named Chyavan Rishi
from his another wife Pulomaa.
He was married to Vaivaswat Manu's son Sharyaati's daughter Sukanyaa.
Brahmaa Jee
Brihaspati
Jee
Brihaspati
Jee is the son of Maharshi Angiraa and Kardam's one of the nine daughters
Shraddhaa. Brihaspati Jee is the Guru of Devtaa. Once he went to the court of Indra. There
all people stood up from their Aasan in his respect and welcomed him but Indra did not get up from
his throne. So he got angry and went back to his home. When he had left the court then only Indra realized that
he had
committed a mistake, so he thought that he should ask for his pardon. Brihaspati
Jee knew this so he disappeared from his house. Indra could not find him.
Without Guru he did not feel secured so he requested Vishwaroop to become their Guru.
Although later he killed him too because he was offering Aahuti to Daanav
(because his mother was from Daanav family).
Brihaspati
Jee's wife's name was Taara. Once Chandramaa got attracted to her and kidnapped her and he wouldn't
return her to Brihaspati even after several requests. Chandramaa was mad about
her. Chandramaa requested her to be his wife,
but Taaraa said she already had Brihaspati Jee's child in her womb, but
Chandramaa didn't listen to her and impregnated her with his own child and took
her away. Brihaspati Jee asked him to return his wife several times, but he wouldn't
listen to him.
Taaraa was after Brihaspati Jee that he should bring up the child because
he was his child, but
Brihaspati Jee said, "He is not my child." Now when the child was born
it was very beautiful, Now both started fighting that "This is mine, this
is mine" Then Brahmaa Jee came for rescue. He asked Taaraa "Whose child it is?" Taaraa got embarrassed with this question, then the child in the womb spoke "Why don't you
tell the truth?" Then somehow she told "It is Chandramaa's child", So Chandramaa took that shiny beautiful
child. Brahmaa Jee named him "Budh" because his Buddhi was very sharp.
Chandramaa
Chyavan
Chyavan Rishi was the son of Maharshi
Bhrigu.
Chyavan Rishi was married to Sukanyaa - Vaivaswat Manu's Son Sharyaati's
daughter. One day Sharyaati came to Chyavan Rishi's Aashram with his daughter
Sukanyaa. Sukanyaa was playing around with her friends that she saw an anthill and in that
she saw two holes from which light was coming out. Just for curiosity sake she pricked those
lights with a thorn. Blood came out of those
holes, she got frightened and ran away from there. At the same time the excretion system of Raajaa's soldiers stopped working. Raajaa
understood what would have happened, he asked everybody "who had played with Chyavan
Rishi". Sukanyaa said -
"Father, I think I did." Sharyaati immediately went to Rishi,
and asked for his forgiveness. Seeing Muni's inclination he gave
his daughter to him. Sukanyaa also accepted him considering herself as criminal.
One day Ashwinee Kumaar came there, then Chyavan Rishi requested them to cure his
eyes and give him a beautiful body and youth. So they did. Later Chyavan
Rishi helped Ashwinee Kumaar to get Yagya share. When Sharyaati
came to know about Rishi he got very happy to
see the changed Muni. Later Chyan Rishi did a Yagya for Sharyaati
to have a son.
Daaruk
Daaruk was the Saarathee (chariot driver) of Shree Krishn.
Daksh Jee
Dattaatreya
Jee
Dantavakra
Dantavakra was the son of Prithaa's (Kuntee) younger sister Shrutdevaa and Raajaa Vriddhsharmaa of Karoosh
Desh. He was born first as Hiranyaaksh, and then as Kumbhkarn in his previous
lives because of the Shaap of
Sanakaadi Muni. He was liberated by Shree Krishn.
Deerghtamaa
This is in the context of Bharadwaaj's birth. Once Brihaspati Jee wanted
to take his brother Utathya's pregnant wife Mamataa. The child (Deerghtamaa)
who was in her womb at that time warned him not to do so. But Brihaspati
Jee did not listen to him and cursed him - "You remain blind for all your
life." and impregnated her with his own child. Utathya's wife Mamataa got
frightened lest her husband leaves her. Therefore she wanted to leave
Brihaspati's son. At that time Devtaa said naming the child - "Brihaspati
Jee says - "O Fool! this is my Auras son and my brother's Kshetraj son,
thus he is the son of both of us (Dwaaj), therefore you don't fear and
carry it" At this Mamataa said - "Brihaspati, This child is not of my
husband, this is our son, therefore you bring up this child." Thus both
argued for some time and when they could not decide, they left the son in
their argument, that is why he was named as Bharadwaaj. In spite of being
named by Devtaa, Mamataa thought that this son is born as an illegitimate
(Vitath) son, therefore she left it. Marud Gan brought him up and when
Raajaa Bharat's Vansh was going to end they gave him to Bharat. The same
Vitath (Bharadwaaj) became Bharat's adopted son. The other son, Utathya's
son Deerghtamaa was born blind because of Brihaspati's Shaap.
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Devayaanee
see Shukraachaarya
,
Yayaati
Dhrishtdyumn
see also Drone, Drupad
He was the son of Drupad. He was born from a Havan Kund with his sister Draupadee.
Raajaa Drupad wanted a son to kill Dronaachaarya, because Drupad had a long
time enmity with him. It happened thus that both were in the same Gurukul. They
were very fast friends. Drupad once said to Drone that whatever he had, its half
would be his. Drone heard it, he did not want anything of others, but kept it in
his mind. Drupad was a King's son. Later he became the King. On the other side Drone was a Braahman. He was married to Kripee (sister of Kripaachaarya and daughter of
Sharadwaan and Urvashee Apsaraa). He could not get anything to live up on for quite some time.
In the meantime they had got a son also Ashwatthaamaa. When he was very young, he wanted to
drink milk, but there was no milk in the house. So Kripee gave him flour mixed
water instead of milk. Drone saw it. He became extremely sad. He decided to go
to his old time friend, who said that whatever is mine, half of it is yours. He
went there and reminding him of his saying, and asked only for one cow. But Drupad
said "It was only child's talks. How it could be possible that I could
share my half wealth with you." and refused to give the cow to him.
Drone came back, but sowed the seed of enmity in Drupad's heart. For
the same reason Drupad did a Yagya to get a son who could kill Drone. And that
was Dhrishtdyumn. In Mahaabhaarat war he was the Army Chief of Paandav army. He
killed Drone.
Dhruv
Dhruv was the son of King Uttaanpaad (son of Manu). Uttaanpaad had two wives Suneeti
and Suruchi. Dhruv was Suneeti's son. Suruchi also had one son named Uttam. When
Dhruv was only five years old he wanted to sit in his father's lap, but Uttam
was already sitting there. Then Suruchi said - "This lap is not for you,
this lap is for Uttam, if you wish to sit here
you will have to take birth from my womb." Crying Dhruv came to his mother and told
everything. She wept and said - "Son, Only Paramaatmaa's lap is the
highest lap, and nobody can snatch it from you, so try for that lap." Dhruv
left the palace at the same time in search of Paramaatmaa's lap. He was too
young - only 5 years old. He did not know where to find it and how to get it. Then Naarad Jee came
and he guided him to go to Madhu Van (in Mathuraa near Yamunaa River) and told
the way. He got Bhagavaan's Darshan in a very short time. Bhagavaan
gave him the highest status - Dhruv Taaraa (Polar Star). When he came home then Uttaanpaad welcomed him and repented for his actions.
Draupadee
Dronaachaarya
Jee
Drupad see also Dhristdyumn, Dronaachaarya,
Shikhandee
Drupad was the King of Paanchaal Desh. He and Dronaacharya were together in the
Gurukul.At that time he said to Drone that whatever is his, its half is his. So when Drone was in
great difficult times, he went to Drupad to ask for a cow but Drupad refused to give the
cow saying that he might have said it in some playful mood
that "whatever is his, half of it is his too". Drone came back. But
an enmity had developed in Drupad's heart. So he decided to do
a Yagya for a son who could kill Drone. When the time came to give Aahuti for the son, Rishi asked him
to call his wife, but his wife was taking bath. Rishi could not wait and Agni
Dev appeared with a beautiful girl Draupadee and gave her to him. Drupad said,
"I did not ask for a girl, I wanted a boy" so the Rishi gave another Aahuti and Agni Dev
appeared again with a son Dhrishtdyumn. Thus both were born from the same Havan Kund. He
married his daughter Draupadee to Arjun, as he planned, but by Kuntee's
misunderstanding she was married to all five Paandav.
Drupad had a son previously also, Shikhandee. In all he had 10 sons. All of them - Drupad, Dhrishtdyumn, and
Shikhandee, fought from Paandav's side in Mahaabhaarat war and all of them were killed.
Durvaasaa Muni
Dwivid
Dwivid was a Vaanar. He was a friend of Bhaumaasur, Minister of Sugreev, and
mighty brother of Maind. When he heard that Krishn had killed Bhaumaasur, he got very angry. He became a terrorist and started destroying things in
and in the vicinity of Dwaarakaa Puree. He was as powerful as 10,000 elephants. He was killed by
Balaraam Jee.
E klavya
Eklavya was the son of an army chief of Jaraasandh (of Magadh Desh). He wanted
to learn archery from Drone but could not have learnt it as he was neither a
prince, nor a Kshatriya. Once he was practicing his archery. At the same time
Dronaachaarya had brought Paandav and Kaurav for some entertainment in the
forest. They had a dog also. As they were playing around, the dog also wandered
in the forest and happened to come to the place where Eklavya was practicing his
archery. The dog started barking at him, so he shot a few arrows at him and
filled his mouth with them. Poor dog came running to where Paandav and Kaurav
were playing. Arjun got wonderstruck as who could be who could do this their
dog. Drone said - "Let us go and see that who has done this to him?"
They came to the place where Eklavya
was still practicing his archery. Seeing Drone coming to him, he immediately
greeted him - "Guru Jee, Pranaam." Drone asked him - "Did you fill this dog's
mouth with arrows?" "Yes." "Where did you learn this archery?" "I have learnt it
from you." Drone got surprised to hear this. He said - "But I have never seen
you, I have never taught you." Eklavya said - "But I have learnt all this from
you only." Then he took them to the place where he had established the statue of
his Guru Drone. He showed them the statue and said - "I have established this
statue of yours here and I learn from you only. Sometimes I see you teaching
these princes from a distance."
Drone saw a future better archer in
Eklavya. He had already promised Arjun that he will make him the best archer of
the world, so after a careful thought he sid to Eklavya - "If you are learning
from me then give me Guru Dakshinaa." Eklavya immediately said - "Please order
me, Guru Dev." Drone cunnin gly said - "Give me your right hand thumb."
Everybody was dumbstruck hearing such a Guru Dakshinaa from a Guru's mouth from
his archer disciple. But Eklavya immediately took a knife and cut his right hand
thumb and offered in his Guru's feet.
It is said that since then the people
belonging to that tribe do not use their right thumb while using their bow and
arrow. Eklavya's Guru Dakshinaa is famous in the whole Indian history.
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