Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c4.1535

Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c4.1535

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BĀLADHI. An ancient hermit. He was powerful. He performed a severe penance for getting sons. The Devatās appeared and granted him a boon. Accordingly a son called Medhāvin was born to him. Once Medhāvin teased the great hermit Dhanuṣākṣa, who cursed him to death. (M.B., Vana Parva, Chapter 135).

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Mahābhārata — Vyāsa, Sanskrit