[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [Ancient Indian Historical Tradition](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922) › c31.19 # Ancient Indian Historical Tradition c31.19 Ancient Indian Historical Tradition c31.19 - **Language:** English ### [c31.19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922.c31.19) ³ MBh i, 75, 3153. Cf. Pad v, 17, 179; 19, 141. Developed into a long brahmanical fable, MBh v, 10 to 17, which calls him abrahmanya (14, 469) and a hater of brahmans (17, 556), and glorifies Agastya (an anachronism) who turned him into a snake for his impiety. Told briefly, MBh xii, 344, 13214–6: xiii, 99, 4753 to 100, 4806. Alluded to, MBh iii, 103, 8777: Lg i, 29, 28. Freed therefrom by Yudhiṣṭhira, MBh iii, 178, 12386 to 181, 12533: xiii, 100, 4800–3—a necessary supplementary fable. - [Previous: c31.18](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922.c31.18) - [Next: c31.20](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922.c31.20) - [Up: c31](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922.c31) ## Cites (3) - [Liṅgapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.linga.1.29.28) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Padmapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.padma) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922.c31.19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922.c31.19) · Pramāṇa