Rumanvan, Rumaṇvān: 1 definition
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Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia1) Rumaṇvān (रुमण्वान्).—Son of Supratīpa, a captain of the army of Udayana. (See under Udayana).
2) Rumaṇvān (रुमण्वान्).—The eldest of the five sons born to Jamadagni by his wife Reṇukā. The sons of Jamadagni were, Rumaṇvān, Suṣeṇa, Vasu, Viśvāvasu and Paraśurāma. It was Rumaṇvān that Jamadagni ordered to kill Reṇukā who was late in fetching water from the river. But Rumaṇvān did not obey his father. The angry hermit cursed Rumaṇvān. According to the curse Rumaṇvān became dull-witted like birds and beasts. (Mahābhārata Vana Parva, Chapter 116, Stanza 10).
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
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Full-text: Renuka, Vishvavasu, Suhotra, Vasu.
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Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
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Section CXVI < [Tirtha-yatra Parva]
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Chapter 5 - Redemption from Curse of Alaṃbuṣā and Vidhūma < [Section 1 - Setu-māhātmya]
Dvisahasri of Tembesvami (Summary and Study) (by Upadhyay Mihirkumar Sudhirbhai)
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