Puranic encyclopaedia
by Vettam Mani | 1975 | 609,556 words | ISBN-10: 0842608222
This page describes the Story of Manibhadra 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 Maṇibhadra
General information.
A Yakṣa. He was a deity of merchants and travellers. (Śloka 130, Chapter 64, Vana Parva).
Other details.
(i) He stays in the court of Kubera. (Śloka 15, Chapter 10, Sabhā Parva).
(ii) Once this Yakṣa on the request of a cloud named Kuṇḍadhāra gave a boon to a brahmin. (Śloka 21, Chapter 171, Śanti Parva).
(iii) The sage Aṣṭāvakra once welcomed this Yakṣa. (Śloka 33, Chapter 19, Anuśāsana Parva).
(iv) When Arjuna went to Marutta to bring his wealth Arjuna worshipped this Yakṣa and the Yakṣa blessed him. (Śloka 7, Chapter 65, Aśvamedha Parva).
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