Dilīpa, also known as Khaṭvāṅga, was a king of the Ikshvaku dynasty featured in Ramayana and Hinduism. Dilipa is the son of Mulaka and Ilibila, the husband of Sudakshina, and the father of Raghu.[1] Dilipa is also the name of a serpent born into the Kashyapa family.[1]
The Yuddha Kandam of the Ramavataram mentions the killing of Virasena, in which Dilipa is involved. Once an asura named Virasena attacked Kubera; however, the gods Shiva and Vishnu were unable to defeat him. Vishnu told Kubera to seek the help of the king Dilipa, who came to Kubera's mythical city of Alaka. Dilipa fired arrow after arrow at Virasena, but every drop of blood spilled caused the formation of a new Virasena. To finish the unending battle, Dilipa prayed to the goddess Rakteshwari, who came and drank all the blood of Virasena, allowing for his death.[1]
Birth of Raghuedit
The Padma Purāṇa and Uttarā Kāṇḍa of the Rāmāyaṇa mention the tale of the birth of Raghu. Dilipa was a noble, popular ruler who was married to Sudakshina, the princess of Magadha; however, he had no progeny. He and Sudakshina decided to go to the sage Vasishta in order to receive advice on how to obtain a child. At Vasishta's ashrama, he told the couple that the reason they had no children was because they had slighted the divine cow Kamadhenu. He stated that once when Dilipa was visiting the god Indra, he had passed Kamadhenu but paid no attention to her. Kamadhenu took this as a personal insult, and cursed Dilipa so that he would not have any children until he served and propiated Kamadhenu's daughter, Nandini. Vasishta told Dilipa and Sudakshina that Nandani had gone to Patala to attend a sacrifice of the god Varuna. For the next twenty-one days, Dilipa and Sudakshina followed and attended on Nandini as she traversed Patala. One morning Nandini went to graze in a forest, and as usual Dilipa followed her. However, when Dilipa was focused on the beautiful wooden scenery, a lion jumped out and attacked Nandini. Dilipa aimed his bow and arrow at the lion to fire, but he was paralysed. The lion told Dilipa that he was a servant of the god Shiva, and that he had been ordained to protect a divine deodar cedar tree that had been planted by Shiva's wife, Parvati. The lion stated that he was allowed to eat any animals that came near the deodar cedar tree, and so was justified in eating Nandini. Dilipa fell to his knees and bowed to the lion, and begged the lion to eat him rather than Nandini. Suddenly, the lion disappeared and Nandini revealed that she had done this to test Dilipa. After successfully propiating Nandini, Dilipa and Sudakshina returned to the earthly realm and had a son named Raghu.[1][2]
Life as a Royal Hermitedit
One day, Dilipa pleased God so much that he realized how long he had to live. He then left his royal duties to his ministers and spend the rest of his life in devotion and meditation. He performed 100 sacrifices, in which he made golden roads and was even visited by the god Indra. This description is found in the Bhāgavata Purāṇa and the Droṇa Parva of the Mahābhārata , where he is referred to as Khaṭvāṅga.[1]
^ abcdefMani, Vettam (1975). Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature. Motilal Banarsidass. pp. 241–242, 410.
^al-Din, Rashid; Jahn, K (2013). Rashid Al-Din's History of India: Collected Essays with Facsimiles and Indices. De Gruyter.
External linksedit
The story of Dilipa Maharaja
Further readingedit
Gōna Buddha Bhūpati and Shanti Lal Nagar, 2001, Sri Ranganatha Ramayana, Page 33.
Himanshu Shangari, 2016, Pitra Dosh: Ancestors are Calling
Man Mohan Sharma, 1986, The Mystery of Rupkund, Page 111.
Pyarelal, 1956, Mahatma Gandhi: The Last Phase, Volume 2, Page 126.
Puran Singh, 2013, The Spirit of Oriental Poetry, Page 130.
James Lochtefeld, 2010, God's Gateway: Identity and Meaning in a Hindu Pilgrimage Place
K V Singh, 2015, Hindu Rites and Rituals: Origins and Meanings
Rasiklal J. Parikh, 1969, Report, Committee for Gardens of Medicinal Plants, Gujarat (India), Page 56.
January 01, 1970
dilīpa, also, known, khaṭvāṅga, king, ikshvaku, dynasty, featured, ramayana, hinduism, dilipa, mulaka, ilibila, husband, sudakshina, father, raghu, dilipa, also, name, serpent, born, into, kashyapa, family, successorraghupersonal, informationspousesudakshinach. Dilipa also known as Khaṭvaṅga was a king of the Ikshvaku dynasty featured in Ramayana and Hinduism Dilipa is the son of Mulaka and Ilibila the husband of Sudakshina and the father of Raghu 1 Dilipa is also the name of a serpent born into the Kashyapa family 1 DilipaSuccessorRaghuPersonal informationSpouseSudakshinaChildrenRaghuDynastySuryavamsha Contents 1 Legend 1 1 Meeting with Vasishtha 1 2 Killing of Virasena 1 3 Birth of Raghu 1 4 Life as a Royal Hermit 2 See also 3 References 4 External links 5 Further readingLegend editMeeting with Vasishtha edit One day Dilipa met the sage Vasishtha on the banks of the Ganga river Ganges Vasishtha taught Dilipa about all the sacred waters and explained to him how each were great This legend is found in the Padma Puraṇa 1 Killing of Virasena edit The Yuddha Kandam of the Ramavataram mentions the killing of Virasena in which Dilipa is involved Once an asura named Virasena attacked Kubera however the gods Shiva and Vishnu were unable to defeat him Vishnu told Kubera to seek the help of the king Dilipa who came to Kubera s mythical city of Alaka Dilipa fired arrow after arrow at Virasena but every drop of blood spilled caused the formation of a new Virasena To finish the unending battle Dilipa prayed to the goddess Rakteshwari who came and drank all the blood of Virasena allowing for his death 1 Birth of Raghu edit The Padma Puraṇa and Uttara Kaṇḍa of the Ramayaṇa mention the tale of the birth of Raghu Dilipa was a noble popular ruler who was married to Sudakshina the princess of Magadha however he had no progeny He and Sudakshina decided to go to the sage Vasishta in order to receive advice on how to obtain a child At Vasishta s ashrama he told the couple that the reason they had no children was because they had slighted the divine cow Kamadhenu He stated that once when Dilipa was visiting the god Indra he had passed Kamadhenu but paid no attention to her Kamadhenu took this as a personal insult and cursed Dilipa so that he would not have any children until he served and propiated Kamadhenu s daughter Nandini Vasishta told Dilipa and Sudakshina that Nandani had gone to Patala to attend a sacrifice of the god Varuna For the next twenty one days Dilipa and Sudakshina followed and attended on Nandini as she traversed Patala One morning Nandini went to graze in a forest and as usual Dilipa followed her However when Dilipa was focused on the beautiful wooden scenery a lion jumped out and attacked Nandini Dilipa aimed his bow and arrow at the lion to fire but he was paralysed The lion told Dilipa that he was a servant of the god Shiva and that he had been ordained to protect a divine deodar cedar tree that had been planted by Shiva s wife Parvati The lion stated that he was allowed to eat any animals that came near the deodar cedar tree and so was justified in eating Nandini Dilipa fell to his knees and bowed to the lion and begged the lion to eat him rather than Nandini Suddenly the lion disappeared and Nandini revealed that she had done this to test Dilipa After successfully propiating Nandini Dilipa and Sudakshina returned to the earthly realm and had a son named Raghu 1 2 Life as a Royal Hermit edit One day Dilipa pleased God so much that he realized how long he had to live He then left his royal duties to his ministers and spend the rest of his life in devotion and meditation He performed 100 sacrifices in which he made golden roads and was even visited by the god Indra This description is found in the Bhagavata Puraṇa and the Droṇa Parva of the Mahabharata where he is referred to as Khaṭvaṅga 1 See also editRamayanaReferences edit a b c d e f Mani Vettam 1975 Puraṇic Encyclopaedia A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puraṇic Literature Motilal Banarsidass pp 241 242 410 al Din Rashid Jahn K 2013 Rashid Al Din s History of India Collected Essays with Facsimiles and Indices De Gruyter External links editThe story of Dilipa MaharajaFurther reading editGōna Buddha Bhupati and Shanti Lal Nagar 2001 Sri Ranganatha Ramayana Page 33 Himanshu Shangari 2016 Pitra Dosh Ancestors are Calling Man Mohan Sharma 1986 The Mystery of Rupkund Page 111 Pyarelal 1956 Mahatma Gandhi The Last Phase Volume 2 Page 126 Puran Singh 2013 The Spirit of Oriental Poetry Page 130 James Lochtefeld 2010 God s Gateway Identity and Meaning in a Hindu Pilgrimage Place K V Singh 2015 Hindu Rites and Rituals Origins and Meanings Rasiklal J Parikh 1969 Report Committee for Gardens of Medicinal Plants Gujarat India Page 56 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dilipa amp oldid 1208903723, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
