Puranic encyclopaedia
by Vettam Mani | 1975 | 609,556 words | ISBN-10: 0842608222
This page describes the Story of Anudruhyu included the Puranic encyclopaedia by Vettam Mani that was translated into English in 1975. The Puranas have for centuries profoundly influenced Indian life and Culture and are defined by their characteristic features (panca-lakshana, literally, ‘the five characteristics of a Purana’).
Story of Anudruhyu
Son of Yayāti.
Genealogy.
Descended from Viṣṇu thus: Brahmā, Atri, Candra, Budha, Purūravas, Āyus, Nahuṣa, Yayāti, Anudruhyu.
Birth.
Yayāti had two sons, Yadu and Turvasu, by Devayānī, and three sons, Druhyu, Anudruhyu and Pūru by Śarmiṣṭhā. (Agni Purāṇa, Chapter 12).