[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) › v2.c7.s4.37 # The Purana Index v2.c7.s4.37 The Purāṇa Index v2.c7.s4.37 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c7.s4.37](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v2.c7.s4.37) Pañcajana (I)—an asura in the form of a conch in the Prabhāsa Son of Samhrāda and Kṛti, and father of Asiknī He seized the son of Sandīpana (or Sāndīpani) and devoured him Kṛṣṇa plunged into the sea and killing him removed the conch which covered his body¹ Killed in Pragjyotiṣa² - [Previous: v2.c7.s4.36](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v2.c7.s4.36) - [Next: v2.c7.s4.38](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v2.c7.s4.38) - [Up: v2.c7.s4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v2.c7.s4) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v2.c7.s4.37](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v2.c7.s4.37) · Pramāṇa