पुलस्त्य (pulastya)
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Monier Williams Cologne
EnglishMonier Williams 1872
Englishपुलस्त्य, अस्, m. (said to be fr. rt. पुल्
per-
haps fr. पुलस् for पुरस्), N. of an ancient
Ṛṣi, one of the mind-born sons of Brahmā (Manu
1. 35
also enumerated among the Prajā-patis and
seven sages, and described as a lawgiver)
an epithet
of Śiva.
—पुलस्त्य-स्मृति, इस्, f., N. of a work
mentioned in the Śūdra-dharma-tattva.
Macdonell
EnglishBenfey
EnglishApte Hindi
Hindiपुलस्त्यः
- पुलस्ति + यत्
"एक ऋषि का नाम, ब्रह्मा का एक मानस पुत्र"
Shabdartha Kaustubha
Kannadaपुलस्त्य
पदविभागः - > पुल्लिङ्गः
कन्नडार्थः - > ಬ್ರಹ್ಮನ ಆರುಮಂದಿ ಮಾನಸಪುತ್ರರಲ್ಲೊಬ್ಬ ಮಹರ್ಷಿ
विस्तारः - > "ब्रह्मणो मानसाः पुत्रा विदिताः षण्महर्षयः । मरीचिरत्यङ्गिरसौ पुलस्त्यः पुलहः क्रतुः ॥" - भा० आदि० ६६-२०
L R Vaidya
Englishअभिधानचिन्तामणिः
Sanskritमरीचिप्रमुखाः सप्तर्षयश्चित्रशिखण्डिनः ।
सप्तर्षि (पुं), चित्रशिखण्डिन् (पुं), मरीचि (पुं), अत्रि (पुं), अङ्गिरस् (पुं), पुलस्त्य (पुं), पुलह (पुं), क्रतु (पुं), वसिष्ठ (पुं)
Mahabharata
EnglishPulastya, a ṛshi, one of the mind-born sons of Brahmán § 86 (Aṃśāvat.): I, 65, 2518 (the fourth of Brahmán's six mind-born sons).--§ 109 (do.): I, 66, 2568 (do., one of the six maharshis).--§ 112 (do.): I, 66, 2571 (his offspring were the Rākshasas, the monkeys, the Kinnaras, and the Yakshas).--§ 191 (Arjuna): I, 123, 4808 (present at the birth of Arjuna).--§ 228 (Aurvop.): I, 181, 6873, 6874, 6885 (prevailed upon Parāśara to make an end to his Rākshasa sacrifice).--§ 266 (Śakrasabhāv.): II, 7, 298 (in the palace of Indra).--§ 270 (Brahmasabhāv.): II, 11, 437 (in the palace of Brahmán).--§§ 356--376 (Tīrthayātrāp.): III, 81, 4032, 4036 (ṛshisattamaṃ)
82, (4043), (4050)
83, (5071)
84, (7079)
85, (8143), 8255 (ṛshiḥ), 8256 (P. enumerated to Bhīshma the various tīrthas and the merits of visiting them).--§ 525 (Rāmopākhyānap.): III, 274, 15883 (mindborn son of Brahmán, father of Kubera).--§ 526 (do.): III, 275, 15889 (v. Viśravas).--§ 565 (Gālavacarita): V, 117, 3970 (reme…Pºḥ Sandhyayā yātha), 3975 (reme… Pºś ca Pratīcyayā).--§ 615u (Skanda): IX, 45, 2511 (came to the investiture of Skanda).--§ 637 (Rājadh.): XII, 47, 1597 (among the ṛshis who surrounded Bhīshma).-§ 656 (Khaḍgotpattik.): XII, 166, 6135 (third son of Brahmán).--§ 664 (Mokshadh.): XII, 207, 7534 (the fourth of Brahmán's seven mind-born sons).--§ 665 (do.): XII, 208, 7570 (the fourth of Brahmán's seven sons-brahmāṇaḥ).--§ 707 (do.): XII, 319, 11784 (had instructed Viśvāvasu).--§ 717b (Nārāyaṇīya): XII, 335, 12685 (among the twenty-one Prajāpatis).--§ 717c (Uparicara): XII, 336, 12724 (one of the seven ṛshis (Citraśikhaṇḍins)). --§ 717b (Nārāyaṇīya): XII, 340, 12952 (ºkulapāṃsanaṃ, sc. Rāvaṇa)
341, 13040 (one of the eight prakṛtis), 13075 (one of the seven ṛshis).--§ 730 (Ānuśāsanik.): XIII, 14, 990.--§ 734 (do.): XIII, 26, 1761 (among the ṛshis who came to see Bhīshma).--§ 749 (do.): XIII, 92, 4392. Cf. Brahmarshi, Brahmayoni, Viprarshi.
पुराणम्
Englishपुलस्त्य / PULASTYA. One of the prajāpatis.1) Birth and marriage. pulastya is one of the six spiritual sons of brahmā. pulastya was born from the karṇa--ear--of brahmā. (Chapter 65, Ādi Parva and bhāgavata).
pulastya had a son named dattoli (Dambholi) of his wife prīti. This dattoli in his previous birth was the agastya of Svāyambhuva manvantara. (Chapter 10, aṁśa 1, viṣṇu purāṇa).
pulastya had a son named viśravas of his wife havirbhū. (4th skandha, bhāgavata). mahābhārata states that pulastya had two wives named sandhyā and Pratīcī. havirbhū mother of viśravas had another name, māninī.
All these statements taken together indicate that pulastya had four wives named prīti, havirbhū, sandhyā and Pratīcī.2) Genealogy. The race formed by pulastya is given below: pulastya got a son named viśravas of his wife havirbhū alias māninī. viśravas had two wives named kaikasī and devavarṇinī alias Ilabilā. kaikasī had three sons, rāvaṇa, kumbhakarṇa, and vibhīṣaṇa and a daughter named śūrpaṇakhā. rāvaṇa got of his wife mandodarī three sons, meghanāda, atikāya and Akṣakumāra. kumbhakarṇa got of his wife Vajramālā two sons named kumbha and nikumbha. vibhīṣaṇa got of his wife saramā seven sons. viśravas got of his wife Ilabilā a son named vaiśravaṇa alias kubera.3) Birth of viśravas. In olden times in tretāyuga pulastya Maharṣi was doing penance on Mt. Meru. On a nearby hillock the sage tṛṇabindu was also doing penance. Celestial maidens, nāga maidens and their lovers came to the āśrama and by their erotic sports and dances vitiated the precincts of the āśrama. pulastya got angry and cursed all the maidens to become pregnant if they entered the āśrama area. Without knowing this curse māninī, daughter of tṛṇabindu came to that spot and got pregnant of pulastya. pulastya then married her and the celebrated Maharṣi viśravas was born to her.4) How he saved rāvaṇa. Once rāvaṇa who started on a victory campaign met kārtavīryārjuna on the shores of narmadā. kārtavīryārjuna chained rāvaṇa in the former's prison. pulastya was grieved much to hear about the plight of his grandson and going to kārtavīryārjuna and explaining things got the release of rāvaṇa. (Chapter 46, brahmāṇḍa purāṇa).5) Other details. (i) pulastya once blessed parāśara for the writing of Purāṇas. (Chapter 1, aṁśa 1, viṣṇu purāṇa).(ii) Rākṣasas, Vānaras (monkeys), kinnaras, Gandharvas and Yakṣas were born from the intelligent pulastya. (Śloka 7, Chapter 66, Ādi Parva).(iii) He was present for the Janmotsava of arjuna. (Śloka 52, Chapter 122, Ādi Parva).(iv) parāśara once started to perform a Yāga to destroy all the rākṣasas. pulastya along with other sages went and persuaded him to withdraw from his venture. (Chapter 180, Ādi Parva).(v) pulastya was a member of the court of indra. (Śloka 17, Chapter 7, Sabhā Parva).(vi) pulastya sits in the court of brahmā and worships him. (Śloka 19, Chapter 11, Ādi Parva).(vii) Once pulastya taught bhīṣma the importance and greatness of all the holy places of bhārata. From then onwards pulastya is called the guru of bhīṣma also. (Chapter 82, Vana Parva).(viii) pulastya got of his wife Gau a son named kubera. (Śloka 12, Chapter 274, Vana Parva).(ix) viśravas was born of half of the body of pulastya. (Chapter 274, Śloka 13 Ādi Parva).(x) pulastya was present for the birth day celebrations of subrahmaṇya. (Śloka 9, Chapter 45, śalya Parva).(xi) pulastya also visited bhīṣma lying on his bed of arrows. (Śloka 10, Chapter 47, śānti Parva).(xii) pulastya was one among the twentyone prajāpatis. (See under prajāpati).(xiii) pulastya is included in the group of saptarṣis called Citraśikhaṇḍins. (Śloka 29, Chapter 335, śānti Parva).(xiv) pulastya is one of the Aṣṭaprakṛtis. (Chapter 340, (śānti Parva).(xv) As synonyms of pulastya the following terms are used: Brahmarṣi, Viprayogī. (mahābhārata).
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