Atithi (9)--Notable Mortals Who Lived Through Most of the Four Eras

(This is an excerpt from my book “Four Eras of The Battling Gods & Mortals.” The book can be obtained from Amazon. The is also available at Kitab Ghar, Gaiety, Shimla. The Amazon link is given below):

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Opening Note : This write-up in installments, is intended to drive home the sole point, hitherto ignored by the historians with utter impunity, that Ramayan and Mahabharat periods were only couple of years apart, almost extending into each other. The study is based on the evidences from 18 Mahapuranas and 18 Uppuranas, along with other Ancient Indian scriptures. Here is the list of at least 106 notable personalities who were alive and present in these two epic periods and even beyond and prior to these periods.  I am confident that one day this truth will have to be accepted by savants of history and general public interested in the study of Ancient India.

Here is king Atithi, one among 116 mortals, who found references in the texts of   Puranas.  A careful, meticulous and sincere study of these ancient literary composition reveals that most of such notables not merely find references in, but they actively interacted with the other people living through periods of Ramayan & Mahabharat.

 

9. Atithi—He was the son of Kush, and grandson of Shri Ram. Vasisth asked him to do Bhishm-panchak vratt.[1]

On the day of Kartik Ekadashi Bhishm asked Arjun for water while he was lying on the deathbed of arrows. Arjun provided him water through piercing the ground with his arrow. So this vratt is earmarked in the name and honour of Bhishm.[2]

It becomes evident that Bhishm of Mahabharat who was in Dwapar, lived prior to or at least during the lifetime of Atithi, supposed to be born earlier in Treta.

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[1] Skand Puran, Gita Press, Gorakhpur, Vaishnav Khand: Kartikmaas Mahatmya, Adhyay 118.

[2] Skand Puran, Vaishnav Khand: Kartikmaas Mahatmya, Adhyay 32, Shlok 10.