Vamadeva - AncientVoice

Mbh.1.2.325	Then the stories of Savitri, Vamadeva, and Vainya.
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.2.26.1155	After this he subjugated Modapura, Vamadeva, Sudaman, Susankula, the Northern Ulukas, and the kings of those countries and peoples.
Mbh.3.191.9747	At last afraid of the king, the charioteer said, The Vami horses are those belonging to Vamadeva; they are fleet as the mind'
Mbh.3.191.9748	And unto his charioteer who had said so, the king said, Repair thou to the asylum of Vamadeva'
Mbh.3.191.9749	And reaching the asylum of Vamadeva the king said unto that Rishi, O holy one, a deer struck by me is flying away.
Mbh.3.191.9754	These should not be returned to Vamadeva'
Mbh.3.191.9764	And Atreya, thus addressed by the king, returned and told his preceptor all that had happened, and hearing this sad intelligence, Vamadeva's heart was filled with wrath, and repairing in person to the king he asked him for his steeds, and the king refused to give the Rishi what the latter asked, and Vamadeva said, O lord of earth, give me thou my Vami horses.
Mbh.3.191.9767	And hearing this, the king answered, O Vamadeva, this couple of excellent well-trained, and docile bulls are fit animals for Brahmanas.
Mbh.3.191.9770	Then Vamadeva said, O king, the Vedas do, indeed, carry persons like us.
Mbh.3.191.9777	At this, Vamadeva said, O king, terrible vows have been ordained for the Brahmanas.
Mbh.3.191.9779	Hearing this, the king said, Let those, O Vamadeva, that know thee as a Brahmana that in thought, word, and deed, is desirous of taking life, at my command, armed with bright lances and swords prostrate thee with thy disciples before me'
Mbh.3.191.9780	Then Vamadeva answered, O king, having obtained these my Vami steeds, thou hadst said, I will return them'
Mbh.3.191.9785	Vamadeva then said, A Brahmana cannot be punished in thought, word or deed.
Mbh.3.191.9787	Markandeya continued, After Vamadeva had said this, there arose, O king, four Rakshasas of terrible mien, and as they, with lances in their hands, approached the king for slaying him, the latter cried aloud, saying, If, O Brahmana, all the descendants of Ikshvaku's race, if my brother Dala, if all these Vaisyas acknowledge my sway, then I will not yield up the Vami steeds to Vamadeva, for these men can never be virtuous'
Mbh.3.191.9789	And the Ikshvakus, learning that their king had been slain, installed Dala on the throne, and the Brahmana Vamadeva thereupon going to the kingdom of the Ikshvakus, addressed the new monarch, saying, O king, it hath been declared in all the sacred books that persons should give away unto Brahmanas.
Mbh.3.191.9791	And hearing these words of Vamadeva, the king in anger spoke unto his charioteer, saying, Bring me an arrow from those I have kept, which is handsome to behold and tempered with poison, so that pierced by it Vamadeva may lie prostrate in pain, torn by the dogs'
Mbh.3.191.9792	Hearing this, Vamadeva answered, I know, O king, that thou hast a son of ten years of age, called Senajita, begotten upon thy queen.
Mbh.3.191.9794	Markandeya continued, At these words of Vamadeva, O king, that arrow of fierce energy, shot by the monarch, slew the prince in the inner apartments, and hearing this, Dala said there and then, Ye people of Ikshvaku's race, I will do ye good.
Mbh.3.191.9798	And at these words of Dala, Vamadeva said, This arrow of terrible mien and tempered with poison, that thou aimest at me, thou shall not, O ruler of men, be able to aim nor even to shoot'
Mbh.3.191.9801	Let Vamadeva who is blessed with a long life live'
Mbh.3.191.9802	Then Vamadeva said, Touching thy queen with this arrow, thou mayst purge thyself of the sin of attempting to take the life of a Brahmana'
Mbh.3.191.9803	And king Dala did as he was directed and the queen then addressed the Muni, and said, O Vamadeva, let me be able to duly instruct this wretched husband of mine from day to day, imparting unto him words of happy import; and let me always wait upon and serve the Brahmanas, and by this acquire, O Brahmana, the sacred regions hereafter'
Mbh.3.191.9804	And hearing these words of the queen, Vamadeva said, O thou of beautiful eyes, thou hast saved this royal race.
Mbh.3.191.9808	And hearing these words of Vamadeva the princess said, This, O holy one, is the boon I seek, viz, that my husband may now be freed from his sin, and that thou mayst be employed in thinking of the weal of his son and kinsmen.
Mbh.3.275.13390	And he was accompanied by Vasishtha and Vamadeva, and other Brahmanas by thousands and by the people of the cities and the provinces, desiring to bring back Rama.
Mbh.3.289.14160	And Vasishtha and Vamadeva then together installed that hero in the sovereignty of Ayodhya at the eighth Muhurta of the day under the asterism called Sravana.
Mbh.5.83.3980	And Vasishtha and Vamadeva, and Bhuridyumna and Gaya, and Kratha and Sukra and Kusika and Bhrigu, and other Brahmarshis and celestial Rishis united together, all stood on the right side of Krishna, that delighter of the Yadavas, that younger brother of Vasava.
Mbh.12.91.5184	Bhishma said, In this connection is cited the old story of what Vamadeva gifted with great intelligence and acquainted with the true import of everything sang in ancient time.
Mbh.12.91.5185	Once upon a time, king Vasumanas, possessed of knowledge and fortitude and purity of behaviour, asked the great Rishi Vamadeva of high ascetic merit, saying, Instruct me, O holy one, in words fraught with righteousness and of grave impart, as to the conduct to be observed by me so that I may not fall away from the duties prescribed for me'
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.12.92.5205	SECTION XCIII Vamadeva continued, When the king, who is powerful, acts unrighteously towards the weak, they who take their birth in his race imitate the same conduct.
Mbh.12.93.5264	SECTION XCIV Vamadeva said, The king should win victories without battles.
Mbh.12.93.5281	Bhishma continued, Thus addressed by Vamadeva, king Vasumana did as he was directed.
Mbh.12.342.22663	Following the path pointed out by Vamadeva, the high-souled Rishi Panchala, through my grace, obtained from that eternal Being the rules in respect of the division of syllables and words for reading the Vedas.

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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