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वसुमनस् (vasumanas)

 
Monier Williams Cologne
English
वसु—मनस्
m.
N.
 of a king of Kosala,
MBh.
(with रौहिदश्व)
N.
 of the author of
RV.
 x, 179, 3.
Mahabharata
English
Vasumanas^1, an ancient king [of Ayodhyā], son of Haryaśva and Mādhavī and grandson of Yayāti. § 267 (Yamasabhāv.): II, 8, 323 (in the palace of Yama).--§ 378 (Tīrthayātrāp.): III, 94, 8504 (had practised austerities and visited tīrthas). --§ 467 (Rājanyamahābhāgya): III, 198, ††13302, ††13312 (did not give Nārada his flowery chariot, though he praised it).--§ 552 (Goharaṇap.): IV, 56, 1768 (came from heaven to see the encounter).--§ 565 (Gālavacarita): V, 121, 4057
122, 4080 (the daughter's sons of Yayāti caused him to ascend again to heaven by means of their good deeds).--§ 641 (Rājadh.): XII, 68, 2536, 2537 (Kauśalyaḥ), (2540) (Bṛhaspati's discourse to V.)
92, 3465 (instructed by Vāmadeva). Cf. Vasumat, Kausalya^3.
Vasumanas^2 = Vishṇu (1000 names)
पुराणम्
English
वसुमान् ३ / VASUMĀN (vasumanas) III. A fire. It is stated in mahābhārata, Vana Parva, Chapter 221, Stanza 27, that if a woman during her monthly course happens to touch the holy fire, an aṣṭakapāla should be offered to the fire vasumān. This fire called vasumān now stays in the palace of brahmā. (M.B. Sabhā Parva, Chapter 11, stanza 30).
वसुमान् ४ / VASUMĀN (vasumanas) IV. A prince of the family of janaka. It is mentioned in mahābhārata, śānti Parva, Chapter 309, that a hermit had given him exhortations regarding righteousness.