Guest guest Posted January 31, 2002 Report Share Posted January 31, 2002 Pranams all I have heard that Lord Rama came from SUrya vamsam ie. starting from Manu, Iswaku...... The other vamsam Chandra vamsam. I think Pandavas were from this vamsam. Can someone tell me more about this vamsam? Why Lord Rama's name is Kakuthsan? Pranams raji sridhar Great stuff seeking new owners in Auctions! http://auctions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 31, 2002 Report Share Posted January 31, 2002 Dear Smt. Raji, Vanakkam. In the Valmiki Ramayanam (Bala Kanda, Canto LXX) sage Vasistha (at the time of Rama's wedding) recounts the genesis of Raghu vamsa. There we find the name Kakustha appearing. "Sagara's son was Asamanja and from Asamanja, again, sprang up Amusuman. Dilipa was the son of Amsuman. Dilipa's son was Bhagiratha. From Bhagiratha sprang up Kakutstha and from Kakutstha likewise sprang up Raghu...." (Sloka 38, 39). However the names are not explained here. We find an exhaustive list of names of the ancestors of Sri Rama. In the 'Kula murai kiLaththup padalam', Bala Kandam, Kamba Ramayana, Kamban gives the following explanation for the name Kakutstha. thaan thankku velaRkku ariya thaanavarai thalai thumiththu en vaan tharak kitri kol endru kurai irappa varam koduththu aangu Endru eduththa silayinan aai igal purindha ivar kulaththu Or thOndralai paNdu indhiran kaaN vidai Eraai chumandhanum Indra asked Puranjaya (a forefather of Rama) for his help in fighting and vanquishing the asuras. Puranjaya immediately took his bow and assisted Indra. At that time Indra assumed the form of a bull and Puranjaya sat on the hump of the bull while fighting the asuras. The hump of the bull is known as 'kakuth'. Therefore, Puranjaya and his descendants came to be known as Kakutstha. As you rightly said, Pandavas belonged to the Chandra vamsam. Regards, Sincerely, Hari Krishnan - "RAJI SRIDHAR" <sridharaji <bhakti-list> Friday, February 01, 2002 4:07 AM vamsam | Pranams all | | I have heard that Lord Rama came from SUrya vamsam ie. | starting from Manu, Iswaku...... The other vamsam | Chandra vamsam. I think Pandavas were from this | vamsam. Can someone tell me more about this vamsam? | | Why Lord Rama's name is Kakuthsan? | | Pranams | raji sridhar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 31, 2002 Report Share Posted January 31, 2002 As per the Agni Puranam, the Surya Vamsam was as follows : Narayana - Brahma - Marichi - Kashyapa - Surya - Manu - Ikshvaku - Kakutshan - etc Since the Lord descended from Kakutsthan in the Surya Vamsam he is also called Kakutstan. The same logic applies to his name as Raghava (descended from Raghu). I do not know much about the Chandra Vamsam except that Janaka and Sita were from this dynasty Ranganath - RAJI SRIDHAR bhakti-list Friday, February 01, 2002 6:37 AM vamsam Pranams all I have heard that Lord Rama came from SUrya vamsam ie. starting from Manu, Iswaku...... The other vamsam Chandra vamsam. I think Pandavas were from this vamsam. Can someone tell me more about this vamsam? Why Lord Rama's name is Kakuthsan? Pranams raji sridhar Great stuff seeking new owners in Auctions! http://auctions. ----------------------------- - SrImate rAmAnujAya namaH - To Post a message, send it to: bhakti-list Archives: http://ramanuja.org/sv/bhakti/archives/ Your use of is subject to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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