Puranic encyclopaedia
by Vettam Mani | 1975 | 609,556 words | ISBN-10: 0842608222
This page describes the Story of Vibhandaka 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 Vibhaṇḍaka
(VIBHĀṆḌAKA).
General information.
A hermit, born in the family of Ka yapa [Kaśyapa?]. Once he happened to see Urvaśī. When he pondered over her, seminal flow occurred to him. An antelope swallowed it and gave birth to a son. That son was known as the hermit Ṛṣyaśṛṅga, when he grew up. (For details see under Ṛṣyaśṛṅga).
Other details.
(i) Vibhaṇḍaka stays in the palace of Indra and glorifies him. (Mahābhārata Sabhā Parva, Chapter 7, Stanza 18).
(ii) Vibhaṇḍaka is as radiant as Prajāpati. (Mahābhārata Vana Parva, Chapter 110, Stanza 32).