Kanwa - AncientVoice

Mbh.1.2.366	The Sambhava parva narrates the birth of various kings and heroes, and that of the sage, Krishna Dwaipayana: the partial incarnations of deities, the generation of Danavas and Yakshas of great prowess, and serpents, Gandharvas, birds, and of all creatures; and lastly, of the life and adventures of king Bharata, the progenitor of the line that goes by his name, the son born of Sakuntala in the hermitage of the ascetic Kanwa.
Mbh.1.70.3693	And that bull among men, desirous of beholding the great Rishi of ascetic wealth, the illustrious Kanwa of the race of Kasyapa, one who possessed every virtue and who, for his splendour, could be gazed at with difficulty, approached that forest resounding with the notes of maddened peacocks and like unto the gardens of the great Gandharva, Chitraratha, himself.
Mbh.1.71.3720	And entering quite alone he saw not the Rishi Kanwa of rigid vows.
Mbh.1.71.3728	The king, duly worshipped by her, said unto that maiden of faultless features and sweet speech, I have come to worship the highly-blessed Rishi Kanwa.
Mbh.1.71.3742	And thus addressed by the monarch, the maiden smilingly replied in these sweet words, O Dushmanta, I am the daughter of the virtuous, wise, high-souled, and illustrious ascetic Kanwa'
Mbh.1.71.3749	All that the illustrious one Kanwa told him, hear now from me, O king!
Mbh.1.71.3750	My father Kanwa, in answer to that Rishi's enquiries, said, Viswamitra, of old, having been engaged in the austerest penances alarmed Indra, the chief of the celestials, who thought that the mighty ascetic of blazing energy would, by his penances, hurl him down from his high seat in heaven'
Mbh.1.72.3788	SECTION LXXII Sambhava Parva continued Kanwa continued, And Sakra, thus addressed by her, then commanded him who could approach every place viz, the god of the wind to be present with Menaka at the time she would be before the Rishi.
Mbh.1.72.3814	O king of men, it is thus that thou must know I am the daughter of Kanwa.
Mbh.1.72.3815	And not knowing my real father, I regard Kanwa as my father.
Mbh.1.73.3859	The moment the king had left, Kanwa arrived at his abode.
Mbh.1.73.3871	Kanwa replied, O thou of the fairest complexion, for thy sake I am inclined to bless him.
Mbh.1.74.3877	And that first of virtuous men, Kanwa, caused all the rites of religion to be performed in respect of that intelligent child thriving day by day.
Mbh.1.74.3886	And beholding the strength of the boy, Kanwa commanded his disciples, saying, Bear ye without delay this Sakuntala with her son from this abode to that of her husband, blessed with every auspicious sign.
Mbh.1.74.3898	Call to mind, O thou of great good fortune, the agreement thou hadst made on the occasion of thy union with me in the asylum of Kanwa'
Mbh.1.74.4100	And Kanwa was the chief priest at those sacrifices, in which the offerings to Brahmanas were great.
Mbh.1.74.4102	And Bharata gave unto Kanwa a thousand gold coins as the sacerdotal fee.
Mbh.2.7.328	And Sahadeva, and Sunitha, and Valmiki of great ascetic merit; and Samika of truthful speech, and Prachetas ever fulfilling their promises, and Medhatithi, and Vamadeva, and Pulastya, Pulaha and Kratu; and Maruta and Marichi, and Sthanu of great ascetic merit; and Kakshivat, and Gautama, and Tarkhya, and also the Muni Vaishwanara; and the Muni Kalakavrikhiya and Asravya, and also Hiranmaya, and Samvartta, and Dehavya, and Viswaksena of great energy; and Kanwa, and Katyayana, O king, and Gargya, and Kaushika, all are present there along with the celestial waters and plants; and faith, and intelligence, and the goddess of learning, and wealth, religion, and pleasure; and lightning.
Mbh.3.82.4011	One should next proceed to the beautiful asylum of Kanwa, which is worshipped by the whole world.
Mbh.3.88.4818	Then, O king, it is said that in the region on the north of the Praveni, and about the sacred asylum of Kanwa, are many woody retreats of ascetics.
Mbh.5.97.4604	SECTION XCVII Vaisampayana said, Having listened to the words of Jamadagnya, the illustrious Rishi Kanwa also said these words unto Duryodhana in that assembly of the Kurus'
Mbh.5.97.4605	Kanwa said, Brahman, the Grandsire of the universe, is indestructible and eternal.
Mbh.5.97.4629	Kanwa continued, And it so happened that amongst the gods, the Daityas and Gandharvas, men and numerous Rishis, none was regarded by Matali as an eligible husband for his daughter.
Mbh.5.98.4634	SECTION XCVIII Kanwa said, When Matali was wending his way, he saw the great Rishi Narada proceeding at his pleasure to pay a visit to Varuna the god of the waters.
Mbh.5.103.4779	Kanwa continued, Matali, meanwhile, had been looking attentively at a person that stood by.
Mbh.5.103.4786	Kanwa continued, Beholding Matali's gratification at seeing the Naga called Sumukha, Narada informed him of the nobility of his parentage and of his feats.
Mbh.5.104.4812	Kanwa continued, Thus addressed by Narada, Aryaka beholding his grandson elected as a bridegroom and remembering the death of his son was filled with delight and sorrow at the same time.
Mbh.5.104.4821	Kanwa continued, Matali then said unto Aryaka, I have formed a plan.
Mbh.5.104.4829	Kanwa continued, Hearing all that Narada said, Vishnu directed Purandara, the Lord of the universe, saying, Let Amrita be given to this youth, and let him be made immortal like gods themselves.
Mbh.5.105.4839	SECTION CV Kanwa said, Meanwhile, O Bharata, the mighty Garuda heard what had happened, viz, the bestowal by Sakra of length of days on the Naga Sumukha.
Mbh.5.105.4867	Kanwa continued, Hearing the proud words of that bird foreshadowing danger the bearer of the discus, provoking Tarkshya still more, said unto him, Though so very weak, why dost thou, O Garuda, yet regard thyself strong, O oviparous creature, it ill behoveth thee to vaunt thus in our presence.
Mbh.5.105.4888	Kanwa continued, In the same way, O son of Gandhari, thou livest, O son, as long as thou approachest not the heroic sons of Pandu in battle.
Mbh.6.23.1052	Dwaipayana and Narada, and Kanwa, and the sinless Rama, had all prevented thy son.
Mbh.7.66.2851	Possessed of great fame, Bharata then gave ten thousand billions of coins, made of the most pure gold, unto Kanwa who had brought up his mother Sakuntala as his own daughter.
Mbh.8.2.35	Counsels for thy good had also been uttered in the assembly by Rama and Narada and Kanwa and others.
Mbh.12.1.7	Among them were the Island-born Vyasa, and Narada, and the great Rishi Devala, and Devasthana, and Kanwa.
Mbh.12.29.1415	Erecting numerous sacrificial altars, he gave away innumerable horses and untold wealth unto the sage Kanwa
Mbh.12.207.12589	These, and Kanwa son of Rishi Medhatithi, and Varhishada, and the well-known seven Rishis who are the progenitors of the three worlds, all reside in the East.
Mbh.12.336.21523	There were others also who became Sadasyas in that sacrifice, viz, Dhanusha, Raivya, Arvavasu, Parvavasu, the Rishi Medhatithi, the great Rishi Tandya, the blessed Rishi Santi, otherwise called Vedasiras, the foremost of Rishis, viz, Kapila, who was the father of Salihotra, the first Kalpa, Tittiri the elder brother of Vaisampayana, Kanwa, and Devahotra, in all forming sixteen.
Mbh.13.26.3512	There were Sthulaksha and Savalaksha and Kanwa and Medhatithi and Krisa and Narada and Parvata and Sudhanwa and Ekata and Dwita.
Mbh.13.66.6288	Then there came to that place Agastya and Kanwa and Bhrigu and Atri and Vrishakapi, and Asita and Devala.
Mbh.13.150.12608	Then comes Kanwa the son of the Rishi Medhatithi, and Varishada.
Mbh.13.165.13699	They are Yavakrita and Raibhya and Kakshivat and Aushija, and Bhrigu and Angiras and Kanwa, and the puissant Medhatithi, and Varhi possessed of every accomplishment.
Mbh.16.1.28	Vaishampayana continued: One day, the Vrishni heroes numbering Sarana amongst them, saw Vishvamitra and Kanwa and Narada arrived at Dwaraka.

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Reference:- Mahabharata of Krishna Dwaipayana Vyasa, translated to English by Kisari Mohan Ganguli; Source of Plain Text: www.sacred-texts.com; Wikified at AncientVoice.

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