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The Ikṣvāku dynasty (vaṃśa) - Verse 138

Brahmanda Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 63 · Verse 138

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Sanskrit Original

अर्द्धं शाकानां शिरसो मुण्डयित्वा व्यसर्जयत। यवनानां शिरः सर्वं कांबोजानां तथैव च।।

arddhaṃ śākānāṃ śiraso muṇḍayitvā vyasarjayat| yavanānāṃ śiraḥ sarvaṃ kāṃbojānāṃ tathaiva ca||

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Sūta explained:: He shaved half of the heads of Śakas and discharged them. He shaved off the heads of Yavanas and Kāmbojas completely. The Pāradas were compelled to keep their hairs dishevelled and the Pahlavas were made to grow their moustache and beard. All of them were deprived of the study of the Vedas and the utterance of the Vaṣaṭkāra Mantras, by that noble-souled king.