आकथ

यन्त्रोपारोपितकोशांशः

Purana Encyclopedia

पृष्ठभागोऽयं यन्त्रेण केनचित् काले काले मार्जयित्वा यथास्रोतः परिवर्तयिष्यते। तेन मा भूदत्र शोधनसम्भ्रमः। सज्जनैः मूलमेव शोध्यताम्।

ĀKATHA : Son of Maṅkaṇa. He was a great devotee of Śiva and once when his house was burnt completely the idol of Śiva inside his house was partially destroyed. Worried much over this loss Ākatha was about to give a portion of his body also to the flames when Śiva appeared before him and blessed him. (Pātāla Khaṇḍa, Padma Purāṇa).


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*15th word in left half of page 87 (+offset) in original book.