Nahusha - AncientVoice

Mbh.1.35.1966	Then were born Airavata, Takshaka, Karkotaka, Dhananjaya, Kalakeya, the serpent Mani, Purana, Pinjaraka, and Elapatra, Vamana, Nila, Anila, Kalmasha, Savala, Aryaka, Ugra, Kalasapotaka, Suramukha, Dadhimukha, Vimalapindaka, Apta, Karotaka, Samkha, Valisikha, Nisthanaka, Hemaguha, Nahusha, Pingala, Vahyakarna, Hastipada, Mudgarapindaka, Kamvala Aswatara, Kaliyaka, Vritta, Samvartaka, Padma, Mahapadma, Sankhamukha, Kushmandaka, Kshemaka, Pindaraka, Karavira, Pushpadanshtraka, Vilwaka, Vilwapandara, Mushikada, Sankhasiras, Purnabhadra, Haridraka, Aparajita, Jyotika, Srivaha, Kauravya, Dhritarashtra, Sankhapinda, Virajas, Suvahu, Salipinda, Prabhakara, Hastipinda, Pitharaka, Sumuksha, Kaunapashana, Kuthara, Kunjara, Kumuda, Kumudaksha, Tittri, Halika, Kardama, Vahumulaka, Karkara, Akarkara, Kundodara, and Mahodara.
Mbh.1.75.4147	And it is said that Ayus begat four sons named Nahusha, Vriddhasarman, Rajingaya, and Anenas, on the daughter of Swarbhanu.
Mbh.1.75.4148	And, O monarch, Nahusha, of all the sons of Ayus, being gifted with great intelligence and prowess ruled his extensive kingdom virtuously.
Mbh.1.75.4149	And king Nahusha supported evenly the Pitris, the celestials, the Rishis, the Brahmanas, the Gandharvas, the Nagas, the Rakshasas, the Kshatriyas, and the Vaisyas.
Mbh.1.75.4153	And Nahusha begat six sons, all of sweet speech, named Yati, Yayati, Sanyati, Ayati, and Dhruva.
Mbh.1.78.4392	After Sarmishtha had left, Yayati the son of Nahusha soon came to that spot.
Mbh.1.78.4396	And the son of Nahusha saw a well that was by.
Mbh.1.78.4413	When the son of Nahusha had gone away, Devayani of faultless features, afflicted with grief, then spoke unto her maid, Ghurnika by name, who met her then.
Mbh.1.81.4505	And just at that time, king Yayati, the son of Nahusha, again came there tired and thirsty, in course of his wanderings, in search of deer.
Mbh.1.81.4537	Therefore, O son of Nahusha, marry me'
Mbh.1.81.4558	And Devayani then said, This O father, is the son of Nahusha.
Mbh.1.81.4565	Therefore, O son of Nahusha, accept her as thy wife'
Mbh.1.82.4581	But it was with Devayani that the royal son of Nahusha sported like a celestial for many years in joy and bliss.
Mbh.1.82.4595	Then Sarmishtha of sweet smiles seeing the monarch before her with nobody to witness what might pass, approached him and said with joined palms, O son of Nahusha, no one can behold the ladies that dwell in the inner apartments of Soma, of Indra, of Vishnu, of Yama, of Varuna, and of thee!
Mbh.1.83.4690	Having acted falsely in the matter of thy duty, O son of Nahusha, thou hast been guilty of the sin of theft'
Mbh.1.83.4691	Vaisampayana continued, Yayati, the son of Nahusha, thus cursed by the angry Usanas, was then divested of his youth and immediately overcome by decrepitude.
Mbh.1.83.4698	Sukra replied, O son of Nahusha, thinking of me thou mayst transfer this thy decrepitude to whomsoever thou likest.
Mbh.1.85.4757	SECTION LXXXV Sambhava Parva continued Vaisampayana said, The excellent monarch Yayati, the son of Nahusha, having received Puru's youth, became exceedingly gratified.
Mbh.1.85.4781	Vaisampayana continued, Then Yayati, the son of Nahusha, received back his decrepitude.
Mbh.1.85.4807	The son of Nahusha, thus addressed by the contented people, then installed his son, Puru, on the throne.
Mbh.1.86.4813	SECTION LXXXVI Sambhava Parva continued Vaisampayana said, King Yayati, the son of Nahusha, having thus installed his dear son on the throne, became exceedingly happy, and entered into the woods to lead the life of a hermit.
Mbh.1.86.4826	King Yayati, the son of Nahusha, having installed his youngest son, Puru, on the throne after casting his sons with Yadu for their eldest amongst the Mlechchhas, entered the forest to lead the life of a hermit.
Mbh.1.88.4860	O Yayati, son of Nahusha, I would ask thee to whom thou art equal in ascetic austerities'
Mbh.1.89.4884	SECTION LXXXIX Sambhava Parva continued Yayati said, I am Yayati, the son of Nahusha and the father of Puru.
Mbh.1.93.5122	Yayati answered, I tell thee truly, I am Yayati, the son of Nahusha and the father of Puru.
Mbh.1.95.5227	And Pururavas begat Ayus, and Ayus begat Nahusha, and Nahusha begat Yayati.
Mbh.2.8.348	And Yayati, Nahusha, Puru, Mandhatri, Somaka, Nriga; the royal sage Trasadasyu, Kritavirya, Sautasravas; Arishtanemi, Siddha, Kritavega, Kriti, Nimi, Pratarddana, Sivi, Matsya, Prithulaksha, Vrihadratha, Vartta, Marutta, Kusika, Sankasya, Sankriti, Dhruva, Chaturaswa, Sadaswormi and king Kartavirya; Bharata and Suratha, Sunitha, Nisatha, Nala, Divodasa, and Sumanas, Amvarisha, Bhagiratha; Vyaswa, Vadhraswa, Prithuvega, Prithusravas, Prishadaswa, Vasumanas, Kshupa, and Sumahavala, Vrishadgu, and Vrishasena, Purukutsa, Dhwajin and Rathin; Arshtisena, Dwilipa, and the high-souled Ushinara; Ausinari, Pundarika, Saryati, Sarava, and Suchi; Anga, Rishta, Vena, Dushmanta, Srinjaya and Jaya; Bhangasuri, Sunitha, and Nishada, and Bahinara; Karandhama, Valhika, Sudymna, and the mighty Madhu; Aila and the mighty king of earth Maruta; Kapota, Trinaka, and Shadeva, and Arjuna also.
Mbh.2.52.2194	And king Yudhishthira, the son of Kunti, having completed the Rajasuya sacrifice, obtained like the exalted Harishchandra such prosperity that neither Rantideva nor Nabhaga, nor Jauvanaswa, nor Manu, nor king Prithu the son of Vena, nor Bhagiratha, Yayati, nor Nahusha, had obtained its like.
Mbh.3.3.188	The great Karttavirya, and Vainya and Nahusha, had all, by virtue of ascetic meditation preceded by vows, delivered their people from heavy afflictions.
Mbh.3.57.2871	And like unto Yayati, the son of Nahusha, that intelligent monarch celebrated the horse sacrifice and many other sacrifices with abundant gifts to Brahmanas.
Mbh.3.89.4850	It was on the banks of this river, that Yayati, the son of Nahusha, fell from heaven among the virtuous, and obtained once more the eternal regions of the righteous.
Mbh.3.103.5359	The deities said, Thou wert formerly the refuge of the gods when they were oppressed by Nahusha.
Mbh.3.129.6585	At this very spot, the monarch Yayati, son of Nahusha, performed sacrificial rites, and made gifts of an abundance of gems.
Mbh.3.178.8816	Thou hast, no doubt, heard of the royal sage, Nahusha.
Mbh.3.179.8871	He is the royal sage Nahusha living in the form of a serpent'
Mbh.3.179.8883	And I was a king celebrated under the name of Nahusha.
Mbh.3.180.8978	Vaisampayana continued, So saying, that king, Nahusha, quitted his serpentine form, and assuming his celestial shape he went back to Heaven.
Mbh.3.194.9878	One day as king Yayati, the son of Nahusha, was sitting on his throne, surrounded by the citizens, there came unto him a Brahmana desirous of soliciting wealth for his preceptor, and approaching the king, the Brahmana said, O king, I beg of thee wealth for my preceptor according to my covenant'
Mbh.3.235.11905	Let the sons of Pandu behold thee like Yayati, the son of Nahusha, accompanied by a large train of followers and enjoying bliss that is great.
Mbh.3.255.12541	Yayati and Nahusha, and Mandhata and Bharata, having been sanctified by celebrating such a sacrifice, have all gone to heaven'
Mbh.4.56.2164	And seated on the car of the lord of the celestials, appeared the effulgent persons of king, Vasumanas and Valakshas and Supratarddana, and Ashtaka and Sivi and Yayati and Nahusha and Gaya and Manu and Puru and Raghu and Bhanu and Krisaswa and Sagara and Nala.
Mbh.5.11.461	SECTION XI Salya said, Then all the Rishis and the superior gods said, Let the handsome Nahusha be crowned as king of the gods.
Mbh.5.11.464	And Nahusha intent on his welfare, spoke to those gods and saints accompanied by the progenitors of mankind, I am feeble; I am not capable of protecting you; it is a powerful person who should be your king; it is Indra who hath always been possessed of strength'
Mbh.5.11.471	Then, O lord of monarchs, Nahusha was crowned king in heaven.
Mbh.5.11.473	And though always of a virtuous disposition, yet when he obtained that precious boon and the kingdom of heaven, Nahusha assumed a sensual turn of mind.
Mbh.5.11.474	And when Nahusha became the king of the gods, he surrounded himself with celestial nymphs, and with damsels of celestial birth, and took to enjoyments of various kinds, in the Nandana groves, on mount Kailasa, on the crest of Himavat, on Mandara.
Mbh.5.11.483	Saddened at hearing this, the goddess said to Vrihaspati, Protect me, O Brahmana, from this Nahusha.
Mbh.5.11.492	I tell thee truly, thou hast no fear from Nahusha; I shall soon unite thee with Indra'
Mbh.5.11.493	Now Nahusha came to hear that Indra's queen had taken refuge with Vrihaspati, the son of Angiras.
Mbh.5.12.495	SECTION XII Salya said, Seeing Nahusha enraged, the gods led by the saints spoke unto him, Who was now their king of awful mien?
Mbh.5.12.517	But we, the gods and Gandharvas and saints, beseech thee, O thou of great lustre, to give up the queen of Indra to Nahusha.
Mbh.5.12.518	Nahusha, the king of gods, of great effulgence, is superior to Indra.
Mbh.5.12.521	And she spoke to Vrihaspati, O best of divine saints, I do not desire Nahusha to be my lord.
Mbh.5.12.539	Vrihaspati said, Let this goddess of auspicious looks ask for time from Nahusha in order to make up her mind to his proposal.
Mbh.5.12.543	Nahusha is proud and powerful by virtue of the boon granted to him'
Mbh.5.12.550	Thou art chaste and true: go thou to Nahusha.
Mbh.5.12.552	Ascertaining this to be the result of that deliberation, Indra's queen, for attaining her end, went bashfully to Nahusha of awful mien.
Mbh.5.12.553	The vicious Nahusha also, rendered senseless by lust, saw how youthful and lovely she was, and became highly pleased'
Mbh.5.13.554	SECTION XIII Salya said, Now then Nahusha, the king of the gods, looked at her and said, O thou of sweet smiles, I am the Indra of all the three worlds.
Mbh.5.13.556	That chaste goddess, thus addressed by Nahusha, was terrified and quaked like a plantain-stalk at a breezy spot.
Mbh.5.13.557	She bowed her head to Brahma, and joining her hands spoke to Nahusha, the king of the gods, of awful mien, said, O lord of the deities, I desire to obtain time.
Mbh.5.13.560	Thus addressed by Indra's queen, Nahusha was pleased.
Mbh.5.13.561	And Nahusha said, Let it be so, O lady of lovely hips, even as thou art telling me.
Mbh.5.13.564	Dismissed by Nahusha, she of auspicious looks stepped out; and that famous lady went to the abode of Vrihaspati.
Mbh.5.13.576	And the wicked-minded Nahusha will be led to destruction by his evil deeds.
Mbh.5.13.583	And at that place, the slayer of the Asura Vala, quaked when he looked at Nahusha, before whom all animated beings felt cowed, and who was unapproachable by virtue of the boon the Rishis had granted to him.
Mbh.5.14.613	Then the goddess spoke of the acts of Nahusha.
Mbh.5.14.617	O thou of powerful arms, slay the terrible Nahusha of vicious soul.
Mbh.5.15.621	Nahusha is stronger than I am.
Mbh.5.15.626	O lady of a beautiful waist, going to Nahusha in private, tell him, O lord of the Universe, thou must visit me mounted on a nice vehicle borne by Rishis.
Mbh.5.15.629	And thus addressed by the king of the gods, his lotus-eyed consort expressed her consent and went to Nahusha.
Mbh.5.15.630	And Nahusha, having seen her, smilingly addressed her, saying, I welcome thee, O lady of lovely thighs.
Mbh.5.15.652	Salya continued, Thus addressed, Nahusha was very much pleased.
Mbh.5.15.668	Meanwhile, dismissed by Nahusha, Sachi went to Vrihaspati and said, But little remaineth of the term assigned by Nahusha to me.
Mbh.5.15.670	The illustrious Vrihaspati then said to her, Very good, thou needst not, O goddess, fear, Nahusha of vicious soul.
Mbh.5.16.726	Vrihaspati said, The human Nahusha, a king, having, obtained the throne of heaven by virtue of the power of the divine saints, is giving us exceeding trouble'
Mbh.5.16.727	Indra said, How hath Nahusha obtained the throne of heaven, difficult to get?
Mbh.5.16.731	Then the gods, the Pitris of the universe, the saints, and the principal Gandharvas, all met together, O Indra, and went to Nahusha and said, Be thou our king, and the defender of the Universe'
Mbh.5.16.732	To them said Nahusha, I am not able; fill me with your power and with the virtue of your austerities'
Mbh.5.16.734	And thereupon Nahusha became a person of terrible strength, and becoming thus the ruler of the three worlds, he hath put the great saints in harness, and the wretch is thus journeying from world to world.
Mbh.5.16.735	Mayst thou never see Nahusha who is terrible.
Mbh.5.16.741	Indra received all those guardians of the worlds, and with a glad heart greeted them in proper form with a view to requesting them in connection with Nahusha.
Mbh.5.16.742	And he said, Nahusha of terrible mien is the king of the gods; therein lend me your assistance'
Mbh.5.16.743	They replied, Nahusha is of awful mien; his sight is poison; we are afraid of him, O God.
Mbh.5.16.744	If thou overthrowest Nahusha, then we shall be entitled to our shares of sacrificial offerings, O Indra'
Mbh.5.16.747	Aided by all the gods, let us overthrow the foe Nahusha of terrible gaze'
Mbh.5.17.752	SECTION XVII Salya said, Now when the great Indra, the intelligent chief of the gods, was deliberating with the guardians of the world and other deities upon the means of slaying Nahusha, there appeared at that spot the venerable ascetic Agastya.
Mbh.5.17.755	O Purandara, Nahusha hath been hurled from the throne of heaven.
Mbh.5.17.759	Salya continued, Indra, well-pleased, began to question that best of saints and greatest of Brahmanas when he was seated on a seat after receiving due honours, thus, O revered saint, O best of Brahmanas, I wish to have it recited by thee how Nahusha of vicious soul was hurled from heaven'
Mbh.5.17.760	Agastya said, Listen, O Indra, to the pleasant narrative how the wicked and vicious Nahusha, intoxicated with pride of strength, had been hurled from heaven.
Mbh.5.17.763	Nahusha, who had lost his senses by the operation of the Tamas, told them that they were not authentic'
Mbh.5.17.779	How fortunate, that the intelligent Agastya hath killed the vicious Nahusha!
Mbh.5.18.796	The vicious Nahusha, that enemy of Brahmanas, of evil mind, was overthrown by the curse of Agastya, and reduced to nothing for endless years.
Mbh.5.90.4191	He that is endued with modesty, is firm in truth, with senses under control and compassions for all creatures, he that hath vanquished both lust and malice and always treadeth the path of the righteous, he that ably bore the heavy burthen borne by Amvarisha and Mandhatri Yayati and Nahusha and Bharata and Dilip and Sivi the son of Usinara and other royal sages of old, he that is endued with an excellent character and disposition, he that is conversant with virtue, and whose prowess is incapable of being baffled, he that is fit to become the monarch of the three worlds in consequence of his possession of every accomplishment, he that is the foremost of all the Kurus lawfully and in respect of learning and disposition, who is handsome and mighty-armed and hath no enemy, Oh, how is that Yudhishthira of virtuous soul, and of complexion like that of pure gold?
Mbh.5.103.4776	They are Vasuki, Takshaka, Karkotaka, Dhanjaya, Kaliya, Nahusha, Aswatara, Vakyakunda, Mani, Apurana, Khaga, Vamana, Elapatra, Kukura, Kukuna, Aryaka, Nandaka, Kalasa, Potaka, Kalilasaka, Pinjaraka, Airavata, Sumanmukha, Dadhimukha, Sankha, Nanda, Upanandaka, Apta, Kotaraka, Sikhi, Nishthuraka, Tittiri, Hastibhadra, Kumuda, Maylapindaka, the two Padmas, Pundarika, Pushpa, Mudgaraparnaka, Karavira, Pitharaka, Samvritta, Vritta, Pindara, Vilwapatra, Mushikada, Sirishaka, Dilipa, Sankha-sirsha, Jyotishka, Aparajita, Kauravya, Dhritarashtra, Kuhara, Krisaka, Virajas, Dharana, Savahu, Mukhara, Jaya, Vidhira, Andha, Visundi, Virasa, and Sarasa.
Mbh.5.114.5194	That royal sage is known by the name of Yayati, and he is the son of Nahusha.
Mbh.5.114.5201	And thereupon Garuda answered, saying, O son of Nahusha, this ocean of asceticism, called Galava, is my friend.
Mbh.5.120.5363	And beholding the son of Nahusha, the questions were asked, Who is this person?
Mbh.5.149.6681	Sixth in descent from Soma, was Yayati, the son of Nahusha.
Mbh.5.149.6690	His father Yayati, the son of Nahusha, enraged with him, cursed that son of his, and, O son of Gandhari, even expelled him from the kingdom.
Mbh.6.9.492	This land is the beloved one of Indra, and, O thou of Bharata's race, this land, O monarch, that is called after Bharata, is also the beloved land of Manu, the son of Vivaswat, of Prithu, of Vainya, of the high-souled Ikshwaku, of Yayati, of Amvarisha, of Mandhatri, of Nahusha, of Muchukunda, of Sivi the son of Usinara, of Rishava, of Ila, of king Nriga, of Kusika, O invincible one, of the high-souled Gadhi, of Somaka, O irrepressible one, and of Dilipa, and also, O monarch, of many other mighty Kshatriyas.
Mbh.7.61.2738	SECTION LXIII Narada said, Yayati, the son of Nahusha, O Srinjaya, we hear, fell a prey to death.
Mbh.7.91.4166	Let Yayati and Nahusha, and Dhundhumara, and Bhagiratha, and the other royal sages, all do what is beneficial to thee.
Mbh.7.141.7128	Ayus had for his son Nahusha.
Mbh.7.141.7129	Nahusha had for his son Yayati who was a royal sage equal to a celestial.
Mbh.7.154.8223	Then Satwata, filled with rage, pierced with ten keen shafts, endued with the force of the thunder, that old warrior afflicted with grief on account of the death of his son, and who was, besides, endued with every estimable virtue like Yayati, the son of Nahusha.
Mbh.8.9.257	SECTION Sanjaya said, The world regards thee to be equal to Yayati the son of Nahusha, in beauty, birth, fame, asceticism, and learning!
Mbh.8.34.1664	Kalaprishtha, and Nahusha, and Karkotaka, and Dhananjaya and the other snakes became the chords for binding the manes of the steeds.
Mbh.9.39.2882	There, O monarch, at the sacrifice of the high-souled Yayati, the son of Nahusha, the Sarasvati produced milk and clarified butter.
Mbh.12.8.285	King Nahusha, having done many wicked acts in a state of poverty, cried fie on that state and said that poverty is for recluses.
Mbh.12.8.328	This earth formerly belonged to king Dilipa, Nahusha, Amvarisha, and Mandhatri.
Mbh.12.24.1031	Rule thou the earth, O son of Pritha, like another Yayati, the son of Nahusha.
Mbh.12.29.1476	We hear, O Sanjaya, that Yayati, the son of Nahusha, also fell a prey to death.
Mbh.12.43.2184	Thou art Sikhandin, thou art Nahusha, and thou art Vabhru.
Mbh.12.91.5186	Unto him of a golden complexion and seated at his ease like Yayati, son of Nahusha, that foremost of ascetics, viz, Vamadeva, of great energy, said as follows: Vamadeva said, Do thou act righteously.
Mbh.12.165.9900	From Pururavas it was taken by Ayus, and from Ayus by Nahusha.
Mbh.12.165.9901	From Nahusha it was taken by Yayati, and from Yayati by Puru.
Mbh.12.177.10683	Once on a time the royal son of Nahusha Yayati questioned the Rishi Vodhya who had, in consequence of the abandonment of desire, attained to tranquillity of soul and who had an intimate acquaintance with the scriptures.
Mbh.12.261.15886	In days of yore, many Rishis with restrained senses addressed Nahusha, saying, Thou hast, O king, slain a cow which is declared in the scriptures to be like unto one's mother.
Mbh.12.261.15888	Thou hast perpetrated an evil act, O Nahusha, and we have been exceedingly pained at it'
Mbh.12.261.15889	For cleansing Nahusha, however, they divided that sin into a hundred and one parts and converting the fragments into diseases cast them among all creatures
Mbh.12.261.15890	Thus, O Jajali, did those highly-blessed Rishis cast that sin on all living creatures, and addressing Nahusha who had been guilty of foeticide, said, We shall not be able to pour libations in thy sacrifice'
Mbh.12.261.15891	Thus said those high-souled Rishis and Yatis conversant with the truths of all things, having ascertained by their ascetic power that king Nahusha had not been intentionally guilty of that sin
Mbh.12.267.16301	It has been heard by us that in days of old when the deity Tvashtri came to the place of king Nahusha, the latter, for discharging the duties of hospitality, was on the point of killing a cow agreeably to the true, ancient, and eternal injunction of the Vedas.
Mbh.12.342.22470	Then the deities and the Rishis, uniting together, made Nahusha, the son of Ayusha, the king of the three worlds and duly crowned him as such.
Mbh.12.342.22471	Nahusha had on his forehead full five-hundred luminaries of blazing effulgence, which had the virtue of despoiling every creature of energy.
Mbh.12.342.22472	Thus equipt Nahusha continued to rule heaven.
Mbh.12.342.22475	Nahusha then said, Everything that Indra used to enjoy is before me.
Mbh.12.342.22477	Having said this, Nahusha proceeded to where Sachi was and, addressing her, said, O blessed lady, I have become the lord of the deities.
Mbh.12.342.22482	Nahusha, thus addressed by her, said, The position of Indra is now being occupied by me.
Mbh.12.342.22488	Extracting this promise from Indra's spouse, Nahusha left her presence.
Mbh.12.342.22489	Meanwhile Sachi, afflicted with pain and grief, anxious to find her lord and assailed by her fear of Nahusha proceeded to Vrihaspati the chief priest of the celestials.
Mbh.12.342.22508	She answered him, Nahusha invites me to make me his wife.
Mbh.12.342.22510	Unto her Indra then said, Go and say unto Nahusha that he should come to thee on a vehicle never used before, viz, one unto which some Rishis should be harnessed, and arriving at thine in that state he should wed thee.
Mbh.12.342.22513	Nahusha, however, should come on such a vehicle that Indra himself had not possessed.
Mbh.12.342.22516	Beholding the Queen of Indra come back to heaven, Nahusha addressed her saying, The time thou hadst fixed is over.
Mbh.12.342.22518	Harnessing a number of great Rishis unto the vehicle he rode, Nahusha set out from his place for coming to where Sachi was living.
Mbh.12.342.22519	The foremost of Rishis, viz, Agastya, born within a jar, of the vital seed of Maitravaruna, beheld those foremost of Rishis insulted by Nahusha in that way.
Mbh.12.342.22520	Him Nahusha struck with his foot.
Mbh.12.342.22523	As soon as these words were uttered by the great Rishi, Nahusha fell down from that vehicle.
Mbh.13.50.5121	Bhishma said, I shall, in this connection, O thou of great effulgence, recite to thee an ancient narrative of a conversation between Nahusha and the Rishi Chyavana.
Mbh.13.50.5161	With pale faces they repaired to king Nahusha and informed him of all that had taken place
Mbh.13.51.5162	SECTION LI Bhishma said, King Nahusha hearing the pass to which Chyavana was reduced, quickly proceeded to that spot accompanied by his ministers and priest.
Mbh.13.51.5165	Nahusha said, Tell me, O best of regenerate persons, what act shall we do that may be agreeable to thee?
Mbh.13.51.5169	Nahusha said, Let my priest give unto these Nishadas a thousand coins as a price for purchasing these sacred one as he himself has commanded'
Mbh.13.51.5173	Nahusha said, Let, O learned Brahmana, a hundred thousand coins be given unto these Nishadas.
Mbh.13.51.5178	Nahusha said, Let my priest give unto these Nishadas a crore of coins.
Mbh.13.51.5183	Nahusha said, Let half of my kingdom or even the whole be given away unto these Nishadas.
Mbh.13.51.5189	Bhishma continued, Hearing these words of the great Rishi, Nahusha became afflicted with great grief.
Mbh.13.51.5191	There then came unto king Nahusha an ascetic living in the woods and subsisting upon fruit and roots and born of a cow.
Mbh.13.51.5197	Nahusha said, Do thou, O illustrious one, say what the price is of that great Rishi of Bhrigu's race.
Mbh.13.51.5202	Bhishma said, Hearing these words of Nahusha, the ascetic born of a cow and endued with great energy spoke in this strain, gladdening the monarch and all his counsellors, Brahmanas, O king, belong to the foremost of the four orders.
Mbh.13.51.5206	Hearing these words of the great Rishi, Nahusha became, O king, filled with joy along with all his counsellors and priest.
Mbh.13.51.5208	Nahusha said, Rise, rise, O regenerate Rishi, thou hast been purchased.
Mbh.13.51.5247	King Nahusha, beholding the fishermen ascending to heaven with those fishes in their company, became filled with wonder, O chief of Bharata's race.
Mbh.13.51.5248	After this, the two Rishis, viz, the one born of a cow and the other who was Chyavana of Bhrigu's race, gladdened king Nahusha by granting him many boons.
Mbh.13.51.5249	Then king Nahusha of great energy, that lord of all the earth, filled with joy, O best of the Bharatas, said, Sufficient'
Mbh.13.51.5255	King Nahusha, too, having obtained those valuable boons, entered his own city.
Mbh.13.81.7208	Yuvanaswa's son Mandhatri, Yayati, and his sire Nahusha, used always to give away kine in thousands.
Mbh.13.94.8551	There were also the Rishi Galava, and Ashtaka and Bharadwaja and Arundhati and the Valakhilyas; and Sivi and Dilipa and Nahusha and Amvarisha and the royal Yayati and Dhundhumara and Puru.
Mbh.13.94.8602	Nahusha said, Let him who has stolen thy stalks live in domesticity after having betaken himself to the vow of mendicancy!
Mbh.13.99.8903	Bhishma said, In this connection is recited the old narrative of the discourse between Nahusha and Agastya and Bhrigu.
Mbh.13.99.8904	The royal sage Nahusha, O monarch, possessed of wealth of penances, acquired the sovereignty of Heaven by his own good deeds.
Mbh.13.99.8909	And, O chastiser of foes, Nahusha, although he had become the chief of the deities, yet worshipped all the deities, as he used to do in days of yore, with due rites and ceremonies.
Mbh.13.99.8910	Some time after, Nahusha realised his position as the chief of all the deities.
Mbh.13.99.8913	Filled with arrogance in consequence of the boon he had received from all the deities, Nahusha caused the very Rishis to bear him on their shoulders.
Mbh.13.99.8915	The time was very long for which Nahusha filled with pride, continued to employ the foremost of Rishis, possessed of wealth of penances, as the bearers of his vehicles.
Mbh.13.99.8918	At that time, Bhrigu, that foremost of all persons conversant with Brahma, repaired to the presence of Agastya while the latter was seated in his asylum, and addressing him, said, O great ascetic, why should we patiently put up with such indignity inflicted on us by this wicked-souled Nahusha who has become the chief of the deities'
Mbh.13.99.8919	Agastya said, How can I succeed in cursing Nahusha, O great Rishi?
Mbh.13.99.8920	It is known to thee how the boon-giving Brahman himself has given Nahusha the best of boons!
Mbh.13.99.8921	Coming to heaven, the boon that Nahusha solicited was that whoever would come within the range of his vision would, deprived of all energy, come within his sway.
Mbh.13.99.8923	Without doubt, is for this reason that none else amongst the foremost of Rishis has been able to consume or hurl him down from his high position, Formerly, O Lord, nectar was given by Brahman to Nahusha for quaffing.
Mbh.13.99.8925	The supreme deity, it seems, gave that boon to Nahusha for plunging all creatures into grief.
Mbh.13.99.8929	Bhrigu said, It is at the command of the Grandsire that I have come to thee with the view of counteracting the puissance of Nahusha who is possessed of great energy but who has been stupefied by fate.
Mbh.13.99.8932	I shall today, in thy very sight, re-establish the true Indra in his position, him, viz, who has performed a hundred horse-sacrifices, having hurled the wicked-souled and sinful Nahusha from that seat!
Mbh.13.99.8935	In the very sight, O great ascetic, I shall today hurl down on the earth the wicked-souled Nahusha who shall be deprived of all energy in consequence of the cries of Fie' that will be uttered from all sides
Mbh.13.99.8936	Verily, I shall hurl down Nahusha today, that wight of unrighteous deeds, who has, besides, been stupefied by lordship and power.
Mbh.13.100.8939	SECTION C Yudhishthira said, How was Nahusha plunged into distress?
Mbh.13.100.8944	I have already told thee how Nahusha, when he first became the chief of the gods, acted in a becoming way.
Mbh.13.100.8946	The offering of light, and all other rites of a similar kind, the due presentation of Valis, and all rites as are performed on especially sacred days, all these were properly observed by the high-souled Nahusha who had become the sovereign of the deities
Mbh.13.100.8958	Filled with such ideas, Nahusha, that great king, when he obtained the sovereignty of the deities, observed all these rites and duties fraught with great glory.
Mbh.13.100.8959	Some time after the good fortune of Nahusha waned, and as the consequence thereof, he disregarded all these observances and began to act in defiance of all restraints in the manner I have already adverted to.
Mbh.13.100.8962	It was at this time that Nahusha yoked that foremost of Rishis, viz, Agastya, to his car.
Mbh.13.100.8963	Endued with great strength, Nahusha, smiling the while, set that great Rishi quickly to the task, commanding him to bear the vehicle from the banks of the Saraswati to the place he would indicate.
Mbh.13.100.8965	Having said this, Bhrigu of unfading glory and mighty energy entered into the matted locks of Agastya who stood still like a wooden post for hurling king Nahusha from the throne of Heaven.
Mbh.13.100.8966	Soon after Nahusha saw Agastya approach him for bearing his vehicle.
Mbh.13.100.8970	Thus addressed by him, Nahusha caused the ascetic to be yoked to his vehicle.
Mbh.13.100.8971	Bhrigu, who was staying within the matted locks of Agastya, became highly pleased at this act of Nahusha.
Mbh.13.100.8972	He took care not to cast his eyes upon Nahusha.
Mbh.13.100.8973	Fully acquainted with the energy which the illustrious Nahusha had acquired in consequence of the boon which Brahman had granted him, Bhrigu conducted himself in this way.
Mbh.13.100.8974	Agastya also, though treated by Nahusha in this way, did not give way to wrath.
Mbh.13.100.8975	Then, O Bharata, king Nahusha urged Agastya on with, his goad.
Mbh.13.100.8978	When the Rishi was thus struck on the head, Bhrigu, who was staying within Agastya's matted locks, became incensed and cursed Nahusha of sinful soul, saying, Since thou hast struck with thy foot on the head of this great Rishi, do thou, therefore, fall down on the earth, transformed into a snake, O wretch of wicked understanding'
Mbh.13.100.8980	Nahusha immediately became transformed into a snake and fell down on the earth, O chief of Bharata's race!
Mbh.13.100.8981	If O monarch, Nahusha had seen Bhrigu, the latter would not then have succeeded, by his energy, in hurling the former down on the earth.
Mbh.13.100.8982	In consequence of the various gifts that Nahusha had made, as also his penances and religious observances though hurled down on the earth, O king, he succeeded in retaining his memory.
Mbh.13.100.8984	Agastya also, filled with compassion, joined Nahusha in pacifying Bhrigu for bringing about an end of the course.
Mbh.13.100.8985	At last Bhrigu felt compassion for Nahusha and provided' for the working out of the course'
Mbh.13.100.8988	Having said this, the Rishi vanished in the very sight of Nahusha.
Mbh.13.100.8990	Thou hast, O king, rescued Nahusha from Bhrigu's curse.
Mbh.13.100.8992	As regards Bhrigu, having hurled Nahusha on the earth, he went to the region of Brahman and informed the Grandsire of it.
Mbh.13.100.8994	Ye deities, through the boon I had granted him, Nahusha had obtained the sovereignty of heaven.
Mbh.13.100.9001	Even this is what occurred in days of yore through the transgression of Nahusha.
Mbh.13.100.9002	In consequence, however, of the merits he had acquired through acts of the kind I have mentioned Nahusha succeeded in once more regaining his lost position.
Mbh.13.115.10347	They were Nabhaga and Amvarisha and the high-souled Gaya and Ayu and Anaranya and Dilipa and Raghu and Puru and Kartavirya and Aniruddha and Nahusha and Yayati and Nrigas and Vishwaksena and Sasavindu and Yuvanaswa and Sivi, the son of Usinara, and Muchukunda and Mandhatri, and Harischandra.
Mbh.13.147.12309	From Ayu will spring Nahusha, and Nahusha will beget a son named Yayati.
Mbh.13.165.13709	They are Nriga, Yayati, Nahusha, Yadu, Puru of great energy, Sagara, Dhundhumara, Dilipa of great prowess, Krisaswa, Yauvanaswa, Chitraswa, Satyavat, Dushmanta, Bharata who became an illustrious Emperor over many kings, Yavana, Janaka, Dhrishtaratha, Raghu, that foremost of kings, Dasaratha, the heroic Rama, that slayer of Rakshasas, Sasavindu.

Jijith Nadumuri Ravi
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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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