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पौष्यपर्वन् (pauSyaparvan)

 
Mahabharata
English
[Paushyaparvan]
(“the section treating of Paushya”), the third of the minor parvans of Mhbhr. (Cf. Paushya^2.) § 12: When Janamejaya, the son of Parikshit, with his brothers Śrutasena, Ugrasena, and Bhīmasena was attending his long sacrifice at Kurukshetra, his brothers beat an offspring of Saramā. Saramā then cursed them, saying that evil should come upon them unexpectedly. § 13: Janamejaya then returned to Hāstinapura and began to search for a purohita who might neutralize the curse
one day when hunting he obtained for this purpose Somaśravas, son of the ṛshi Śrutaśravas and a serpent
Somaśravas would grant to any brahman whatever might be demanded of him. Janamejaya then conquered Takshaśilā.--§ 14: About this time there was a ṛshi named Āyoda Dhaumya, with three disciples, Upamanyu, Āruṇi Pāñcālya (q.v.), and Veda.--§ 15: Upamanyu (q.v.).-§ 16: Veda (q.v.).--§ 17: Ut(t)aṅka (q.v.) (I, 3).