खगम

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Puranic Encyclopaedia

KHAGAMA   A Brāhmaṇa. In [Mahābhārata] , there is a story which describes how this Brahmin Khagama changed another Brahmin to a serpent by cursing him. The Brahmin Khagama and Sahasrapāt were friends. Once Sahasrapāt made a snake of grass and terrified Khagama at Agnihotra (Burnt offering in the holy fire) Khagama instantly cursed Sahasrapāt to become a serpent. Sahasrapāt requested for liberation from the curse. Khagama said that he would resume his original form on the day he saw Ruru the son of Pramati. From that day onwards Sahasrapāt roamed about in several countries in the form of a serpent. Once Pramadvarā the wife of Ruru, died by snake-bite. Ruru cried over the death of his wife for a long time. According to the advice of a messenger from the Devas Ruru gave half of his life-time to his wife and she came to life again. But Ruru felt a bitter hatred against serpents and began their extermination. Once he met with Sahasrapāt. Instantly at the sight of Ruru, Sahasrapāt obtained his original form. [M.B. Ādi Parva, Chapter 11] .

प्राचीन चरित्रकोश

खगम n.  एक तपस्वी ब्राह्मण । यह एक बार अग्निहोत्र कार्य में निमग्न था । उस समय सहस्त्रपाद नामक एक मित्र ने विनोद से तृण का सर्प इसके ऊपर फेंका । इस कारण यह मूर्च्छित हो गया । सावधान होने के बाद इसने शाप दिया, ‘जिस प्रकार के सर्प तू होगा;। यह शाप सुन कर दुःख से विव्हल हो कर, मित्र ने दया की याचना की । तब खगम ने उःशाप दिया, “भृगुकुल में प्रमति को रुरु नामक पुत्र होगा । उससे भेंट होगी, तब तू शापमुक्त हो कर पूर्वस्वरुप को प्राप्त होगा” [म.आ.११] ।

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

ख—गम  mfn.  mfn. moving in the air, flying (said of गन्धर्वs and of missile weapons), [MBh. iii, 820 and 14983; xiv, 2188]

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ख—गम  m.  m. a bird, [Nal. i, 23]

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N. of a Brāhman, [MBh. i, 995.]

Shabda-Sagara

खगम  m.  ( -मः) A bird.
E. ख, and गम what goes.

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संस्कृतम् (Sanskrit) WN

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