Puranic encyclopaedia
by Vettam Mani | 1975 | 609,556 words | ISBN-10: 0842608222
This page describes the Story of Bandhudayada 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 Bandhudāyāda
A son who can claim to be a heir. The Purāṇas state about six different kinds of Bandhudāyādas.
Svayaṃjāta.
A son born to one’s wife without a progenitor.
Praṇīta.
A son born to one’s wife by the blessing of any holy man.
Putrikāputra.
Son of one’s daughter.
Paunarbhava.
A son born after a re-marriage.
Kānīna.
A son born before marriage.
Bhāñja.
Son of one’s sister. All these sons are heirs. (Chapter 119, Adi Parva, Mahābhārata).