ज्यामघ

{ jyāmagha }

Puranic Encyclopaedia

JYĀMAGHA   A King born in the dynasty of Ikṣvāku. [Harivaṁśa, Chapter 36] . Five sons, who were equal to gods, named Sahasrada, Payoda, Kroṣṭā, Nīla and Ājika were born to Yadu of the family of Ikṣvāku. Several noble persons were born in the family of Kroṣṭā. A noble and broadminded son named Vṛjinīvān was born to Kroṣṭā. Śvāhi was born to Vṛjinīvān, Ruśeku to Śvāhi, Citraratha to Ruśeku and Śaśabindu to Citraratha. Thousand sons were born to Śaśabindu who was an emperor. Important among those thousand who were blessed with radiance, fame, wealth and beauty, were Pṛthuśravas, Pṛthuyaśas, Pṛthutejas, Pṛthubhava, Pṛthukīrti and Pṛthumati. Uśanas was the son of Pṛthuśravas, Śineyu was the son of Uśanas and Rukmakavaca the son of Śineyu. Rukmakavaca killed all the archers and conquered the countries and performing aśvamedha (horse sacrifice) gave away all the countries he conquered, as gift to Brāhmaṇas. Five sons were born to Rukmakavaca. Jyāmagha was one of them. His brothers were Rukmeṣu, Pṛthurukma, Parigha and Hari. Of them Parigha and Hari were made Kings of foreign countries. Rukmeṣu was given the country ruled by his father. Pṛthurukma served Rukmeṣu. They drove Jyāmagha away from the country. Jyāmagha went to the forest and erected a hermitage for him. Then according to the advice of a Brahmin, he who was an old man took bow and arrow and got into a chariot flying a flag and went to the bank of the river Narmadā. He had neither wealth nor attendants. He stayed on the mountain Ṛkṣavān eating fruits and roots. His wife Śaibyā also had become old. They had no children. Still Jyāmagha did not marry anybody else. Once Jyāmagha came out victorious in a fight in which he got a girl. Jyāmagha took the girl to his wife and told her, “This girl shall be the wife of your son.” She asked him how that could be when she had no son. He said, “She will become the wife of the son who is going to be born to you.” As a result of severe penance a son named Vidarbha was born to Śaibyā. The damsel who became the wife of Vidarbha gave birth to two sons named Kratha and Kaiśika. [Padma Purāṇa, Chapter 13] .

प्राचीन चरित्रकोश

ज्यामघ n.  (सो. क्रोष्टु.) विष्णु के मत में परावृत्तपुत्र, मत्स्य तथा वायु के मत में रुक्मकवचपुत्र तथा भागवतमत में रुचकपुत्र । इसे चैत्रा अथवा शैब्या नामक पत्नी थी । इसे संतति नहीं थी । परंतु अपनी पत्नी के भय से, यह दूसरा विवाह नही कर सकता था । एक बार भोज देश की राजकन्या का स्वयंवर संपन्न हुआ था । यह स्वयंवर में गया । पराक्रम से राजकन्या भोजा को जित कर, एवं रथ में बैठा कर, यह अपने नगर ले आया । परंतु चैत्रा ने पूछा, ‘यह कौन है’ । घबराकरं इसने कहा ‘यह तुम्हारी स्नुषा है’। पुत्रवती न होने के कारण, इन शब्दों से चैत्रा को अत्यंत दुःख हुआ । परंतु जल्द ही चैत्रा को विदर्भ नामक पुत्र हुआ । उसका भोजा से विवाह किया गया [भा.९.२३.३५] ; [वायु.९५] । हरिवंश मे, यही कथा किंचित् अलग ढंग से दी गयी है । रुक्मेषु तथा पृथुरक्म नामक बंधुओं ने मिल कर ज्यामध राजा को राज्य से भगा दिया । तब अरण्य में आश्रम बना कर, यह शांति चित्त से रहने लगा । परंतु वहॉं के ब्राह्मणों ने इसकी राज्यतृष्णा जागृत कर, नर्मदा किनारे के दूरदूर के प्रदेशों पर आक्रमण करने को, इसे उत्साहित किया । मृत्तिकावती नामक नगरी उन प्रदेशों की राजधानी था । बाद में ऋक्षवत् पर्वत पर आक्रमण कर, इसने उसे जीता । वहॉं की शुक्तिमती नामक नगरी में उपनिवेश प्रस्थापित किया । बाद में मृत्तिकावती प्रदेश जीतने के कारण प्राप्त, उपदानवी नामक कन्या साथ ले कर, यह अपने राज्य आया । ‘यह कन्या मैंने तुम्हारे पुत्र के लिये लाई है’ ऐसा इसने अपने पत्नी को झूठ ही वता दिया । परंतु पुत्र न होने के कारण, यह झूठ बोलना उसे नही जँचा । बाद में उस कन्या के तपःप्रभाव से’ वृद्ध काल में गर्भधारण कर, शैब्या ने विदर्भ नामक पुत्र को जन्म दिया । विदर्भ का उपदानवी से विवाह किया गया । उससे उपदानवी को क्रथ, कौशिक तथा लोमपाद नामक तीन पुत्र हुएँ [ह.वं.१.१.३७,१३-२०] ; [ब्रह्म. १४. १०.-२०] ; [लिंग. १.६८.३२-४१] ; [मत्स्य.४४.३२] ; [ब्रह्मांड.३.७०.३३] ; [पद्म. सृ. १३.११-१९] । विष्णु पुराण में रुक्मकवच को ज्यामघ का पितामह कहा है । तथापि रुक्मकवच तथा रुचक एक ही होंगे ।

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

ज्या—मघ  m.  m. N. of विदर्भ's father, [Hariv. 1980 ff.]; [BhP. ix, 23, 33 ff]

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ज्या मघ