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अन्तरीक्ष

   { antarīkṣa }
Script: Devanagari

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Puranic Encyclopaedia  | English  English
A Rājā named Antarīkṣa is mentioned in the Bhāgavata. Genealogy. Viṣṇu, Brahmā, Svāyambhuva, Priyavrata, Agnīdhra, Nābhi, Ṛṣabha, Antarīkṣa. Svāyambhuva Manu had two sons, Uttānapāda and Priyavrata. Dhruva was the son of Uttānapāda. Priyavrata married Barhiṣmatī, and they had eleven children including Agnīdhra. Agnīdhra married Pūrvacitti, a Deva woman, and they became parents to nine sons, viz. Nābhi, Kimpuruṣa, Hari, Ilāvṛta, Ramyaka, Hiraṇmaya, Kuru, Bhadrāśva and Ketumāla. Nābhi wedded Merudevī, and to them were born 100 sons. The eldest son was Bharata, after whom this country (India) is named, i.e., Bhārata. Bhārata had 9 younger brothers, namely Kuśāvarta, Ilāvarta, Brahmāvarta, Malaya, Ketu, Bhadrasena, Indraspṛk, Vidarbha and Kīkaṭa. These brothers had nine younger brothers who were all highly evolved yogīs. They were Kavi, Hari, Antarīkṣa, Prabuddha, Pippalāyana, Āvirhotra, Dramiḍa, Camasa and Karabhājana. [Bhāgavata, Pañcama Skandha, Chapters 1-4] .
Note: *) Rāmānuja's Bhāgavata (Malayalam) mentions one Āryāvarta also as Bharata's younger brother. But the name does not occur in the original. [See Bhāgavata, Chapter 4, Verse 10.] ]

ANTARĪKṢA I   One of the seven sons of Murāsura, the other six being Tāmra, Śravaṇa, Vasu, Vibhāvasu, Nabhasvān and Aruṇa. After the death of their father they quarrelled with Śrī Kṛṣṇa and were killed by him. [Bhāgavata, Daśama Skandha, Chapter 59, Verse 19] .

अन्तरीक्ष     

A Sanskrit English Dictionary | Sanskrit  English
अन्तरीक्ष  n. n. = अन्त॑रिक्ष.

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Shabda-Sagara | Sanskrit  English
अन्तरीक्ष  n.  (-क्षं)
1. Sky, heaven.
2. Talc.
E. See अन्तरिक्ष.
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अन्तरिक्ष

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