पंचज

यन्त्रोपारोपितकोशांशः

Purana Encyclopedia

पृष्ठभागोऽयं यन्त्रेण केनचित् काले काले मार्जयित्वा यथास्रोतः परिवर्तयिष्यते। तेन मा भूदत्र शोधनसम्भ्रमः। सज्जनैः मूलमेव शोध्यताम्।

PAÑCAJA I : (PAÑCAJANA). A mighty asura. This asura lived inside a conch. Śrī Kṛṣṇa killed this asura.

Śrī Kṛṣṇa and Balabhadrarāma were having their education in the āśrama of the sage Sāndīpani. On the eve of their completing their education an asura named Pañcaja carried away the son of the sage while the child was bathing in the Prabhāsatīrtha and kept him inside a conch where the asura lived. The sage, greatly griefstricken asked his disciples to get him back his son as his Gurudakṣiṇā (fees for the preceptor). Accordingly Śrī Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma went to the banks of the river and prayed to Varuṇa. Varuṇa appeared before them and then they told him about the mishap. With the help of Varuṇa they killed the asura Pañcaja and got back the son of their guru. The conch in which the asura lived was taken by Kṛṣṇa. Because the conch belonged to Pañcaja the conch got the name Pāñcajanya. (10th Skandha, Bhāgavata).


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*6th word in left half of page 548 (+offset) in original book.

PAÑCAJA II : Sagara of the solar race got a son named Asamañjasa of his wife Keśinī. He became famous as Pañcaja. He was the father of Aṁśumān and grand- father of Dilīpa. (Chapter 15, Harivaṁśa).


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*7th word in left half of page 548 (+offset) in original book.