Bahuputra

Created by Jijith Nadumuri at 23 Jul 2011 08:44 and updated at 23 Jul 2011 08:44

VISHNU PURANA NOUN

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Then, Maitreya, the wise patriarch, it is handed down to us, being anxious to people the world, created sixty daughters of the daughter of Virana 11; ten of whom he gave to Dharma, thirteen to Kasyapa, and twenty seven to Soma, four to Arishtanemi, two to Bahuputra, two to Angiras, and two to Krisaswa. I will tell you their names. Arundhati, Vasu, Yami, Lamba, Bhanu, Marutwati, Sankalpa, Muhurtta, Sadhya, and Viswa were the ten wives of Dharma 12, and bore him the following

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which were called by their names, and had children who were brilliant through their great splendour 22. The wives of Arishtanemi bore him sixteen children 23. The daughters of Bahuputra were the four lightnings 24. The excellent Pratyangirasa Richas were the children of Angiras 25, descended from the holy sage: and the deified weapons of the gods 26 were the progeny of Krisaswa.

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