[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [The Purana Index](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951) › v1.c5.s3.601 # The Purana Index v1.c5.s3.601 The Purāṇa Index v1.c5.s3.601 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c5.s3.601](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v1.c5.s3.601) Uśanas (VIII)—the Vedavyāsa of the third dvāpara,¹ an author on Nītiśāstra,² on the efficacy of tapas,³ jealous of Bṛhaspati joined Candra in the Tārakāmaya war and acted as Pārṣṇigrāha.⁴ - [Previous: v1.c5.s3.600](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v1.c5.s3.600) - [Next: v1.c5.s3.602](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v1.c5.s3.602) - [Up: v1.c5.s3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v1.c5.s3) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v1.c5.s3.601](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v1.c5.s3.601) · Pramāṇa