Puranic encyclopaedia
by Vettam Mani | 1975 | 609,556 words | ISBN-10: 0842608222
This page describes the Story of Somadatta 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 Somadatta
A King of the Ikṣvāku dynasty.
Genealogy.
Descended from Viṣṇu in the following order:—Brahmā-Marīci-Kaśyapa-Vivasvān-Vaivasvata Manu-Ikṣvāku-Diṣṭa-Nābhāga-Phalantana-Vatsaprīti-Prāṃśu-Pramati-Khanitra-Cākṣuṣa-Rambha-Kaninetra-Karandhama-Avikṣit-Marutta-Dama-Rājyavardhana-Sudhṛti-Nara-Kevala-Bandhumān-Vegavān-Tṛṇabindu-Alambuṣa-Viśāla-Hemacandra-Dhūmrākṣa Sṛñjaya-Sahadeva-Kṛśāśva-Somadatta.