Upamanyu (Sanskrit: उपमन्यु, romanized: Upamanyu, lit. 'zealous') is a rishi (sage) in Hinduism, best known for being a devotee of the deity Shiva,[1] and being the leader of the ganas (Gāṇamtya).
In the Shiva Purana, Upamanyu is stated to be the son of Sage Vyāghrapāda. Once, he drank his fill of milk at his uncle's ashrama, and urged his mother to offer him milk as well. Dejected that she could not offer her son milk because of their family's poverty, she offered him a milk substitute instead, which he rejected. Upamanyu's mother then told him to devote himself to Shiva, who would grant him what he wished. The boy resolved to perform a penance to Shiva to ask for an ocean of milk, to which his mother offered her consent. He travelled to the Himalayas, where he built a lingam and started to chant the Panchaksharam. He was harassed by a number of ghosts sent by Marichi, but was resolute. Upamanyu's penance was so powerful that he started to cause Devaloka to burn. The devas hastened to Vaikuntha to inform Vishnu, who in turn brought these tidings to Shiva. Shiva assumed the disguise of Indra and visited the boy, asking him to seek a boon of his choice. Upamanyu chose to be devoted to Shiva as his boon. Shiva asked Upamanyu to abandon him, and made a number of disparaging remarks against himself. Infuriated, Upamanyu chanted the Panchaksharam, cupped some ash, and hurled it at Shiva. The Aghorāstra he hurled was gently extinguished by Shiva, and the latter assumed his true form. Greatly pleased, Shiva offered his devotee all the milk he desired, and endowed him with sacred rites and knowledge.[3]
^See Refs: Trans of Rig Veda, III,113, Dr Ludwig; Alt-Indisches Leben, p 102, Dr H. Zimmer; History and Culture of Indian People, The Vedic Age, p 260, Dr R. C. Majumdar, Dr A. D. Pusalkar; Problems of Ancient India, 2000, p 6, K. D. Sethna; Some Kshatriya Tribes of Ancient India, 1924, p 231, Dr B. C. Law; Ancient Kamboja, People and the Country, 1981, Dr J. L. Kamboj; Purana, Vol VI, No 1, Jan 1964, p 212.13 etc.
^Shastri, J. L. (2014-01-01). The Siva Purana Part 3: Ancient Indian Tradition and Mythology Volume 3. Motilal Banarsidass. p. 1207. ISBN978-81-208-3870-3.
upamanyu, sanskrit, उपमन, romanized, zealous, rishi, sage, hinduism, best, known, being, devotee, deity, shiva, being, leader, ganas, gāṇamtya, affiliationrishitextspuranas, mahabharata, vedasparentsvyāghrapāda, father, said, father, ancestor, sage, kamboja, a. Upamanyu Sanskrit उपमन य romanized Upamanyu lit zealous is a rishi sage in Hinduism best known for being a devotee of the deity Shiva 1 and being the leader of the ganas Gaṇamtya UpamanyuAffiliationRishiTextsPuranas Mahabharata VedasParentsVyaghrapada father He is said to be the father or ancestor of the sage Kamboja Aupamanyava referred to in the Vamsa Brahmana 1 18 of the Sama Veda 2 Legend editIn the Shiva Purana Upamanyu is stated to be the son of Sage Vyaghrapada Once he drank his fill of milk at his uncle s ashrama and urged his mother to offer him milk as well Dejected that she could not offer her son milk because of their family s poverty she offered him a milk substitute instead which he rejected Upamanyu s mother then told him to devote himself to Shiva who would grant him what he wished The boy resolved to perform a penance to Shiva to ask for an ocean of milk to which his mother offered her consent He travelled to the Himalayas where he built a lingam and started to chant the Panchaksharam He was harassed by a number of ghosts sent by Marichi but was resolute Upamanyu s penance was so powerful that he started to cause Devaloka to burn The devas hastened to Vaikuntha to inform Vishnu who in turn brought these tidings to Shiva Shiva assumed the disguise of Indra and visited the boy asking him to seek a boon of his choice Upamanyu chose to be devoted to Shiva as his boon Shiva asked Upamanyu to abandon him and made a number of disparaging remarks against himself Infuriated Upamanyu chanted the Panchaksharam cupped some ash and hurled it at Shiva The Aghorastra he hurled was gently extinguished by Shiva and the latter assumed his true form Greatly pleased Shiva offered his devotee all the milk he desired and endowed him with sacred rites and knowledge 3 References edit Feller Danielle 2004 Sanskrit Epics Motilal Banarsidass Publ p 244 ISBN 978 81 208 2008 1 See Refs Trans of Rig Veda III 113 Dr Ludwig Alt Indisches Leben p 102 Dr H Zimmer History and Culture of Indian People The Vedic Age p 260 Dr R C Majumdar Dr A D Pusalkar Problems of Ancient India 2000 p 6 K D Sethna Some Kshatriya Tribes of Ancient India 1924 p 231 Dr B C Law Ancient Kamboja People and the Country 1981 Dr J L Kamboj Purana Vol VI No 1 Jan 1964 p 212 13 etc Shastri J L 2014 01 01 The Siva Purana Part 3 Ancient Indian Tradition and Mythology Volume 3 Motilal Banarsidass p 1207 ISBN 978 81 208 3870 3 See also editYajnavalkya Nachiketa Aurva Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Upamanyu amp oldid 1212568655, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
