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"After praying to Naaraayana, Nara, Sarasvathi and Vyaasa, then one should read the Jayam."

DEDICATED TO MY DEAR NIECE VYSHNAVI KRISHNA

MARUTHTHA

( The TH and TH in this name are pronounced like 'th'in 'with'. )

(Also, see the link 'usheerabeeja'.) Another person of the same name was mentioned by Bheeshma , quoting his saying when he was about to fight Parashuraama,but it is not clear if the two persons were the same.)

( The 'th' in this name is pronounced like 'th' in 'with' . Second TH too is pronounced in the same way.)

Maruththa was a king in the age of Thretha.He was reckoned as one of the famous sixteen great kings of ancient times. He was the tenth generation from the great Manu (named Dandadhara) of Kritha age. He was the son of Avikshith. The lineage goes down like this - Manu or Dandadhara,Prasandhi, Kshupa, Ikshvaaku, Vimsha, Vivimsha, Khaneenethra, Suvarshas also known as Karandhama, Avikshith and Maruththa.

Vyaasa twice told Yudhishthira about Maruththa. Once ( in Drona parva) while consoling him after Abhimanyu's killing and again (in Aashvamedhika parva) while telling him about the treasure left by braahmanas at the sacrifice of Maruththa.

Maruthth's father Avikshith too was a great performer of sacrifices. Sage Angiras was conductor of his sacrifices. Angiras had two sons, Brihaspathi and Samvartha. Brihaspathi became mentor to gods and Samvartha was selected by Maruththa as conductor of his sacrifices, after Brihaspathi rejected the same offer. Maruththa started his sacrifice where every item was made of gold. Indra and Brihaspathi tried to create a rift between Maruththa and Samvartha but Maruththa stood by his word and kept Samvartha as his chief conductor.

At last, Maruththa got better of the gods and he performed his sacrifice in a super-human celebration. The alms he gifted to the braahmanas were too huge that the recipients were to drop off a gigantic lot of their share , unable to carry it with them. The treasure remained there for many ages, unfound by any one. Vyaasa advised Yudhishthira to fetch that treasure for the intended Ashvamedha sacrifice, after offering due propitiations to Lord Shiva without whose grace it could not be touched at all.

"After praying to Naaraayana, Nara, Sarasvathi and Vyaasa, then one should read the Jayam."

DEDICATED TO MY DEAR NIECE VYSHNAVI KRISHNA