Puranic encyclopaedia
by Vettam Mani | 1975 | 609,556 words | ISBN-10: 0842608222
This page describes the Story of Agnishtu included the Puranic encyclopaedia by Vettam Mani that was translated into English in 1975. The Puranas have for centuries profoundly influenced Indian life and Culture and are defined by their characteristic features (panca-lakshana, literally, ‘the five characteristics of a Purana’).
Story of Agniṣṭu
(AGNIṢṬOMA).
Genealogy.
Descended from Viṣṇu in this order:—Viṣṇu-Svāyambhuvamanu-Uttānapāda-Dhruva-Sṛṣṭi-Ripu-Cākṣuṣamanu-Agniṣṭu.
Birth.
Ten good sons were born to Manu by his wife, Nadvalā and Agniṣṭu was one of them. The other nine sons were: Ūru, Pūru, Śatadyumna, Tapasvī, Satyavāk, Kavi, Atirātra, Sudyumna and Atimanyu. (Agni Purāṇa, Chapter 18).