[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c4.1535 # 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 - **Language:** English ### [c4.1535](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.1535) 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). - [Previous: c4.1534](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.1534) - [Next: c4.1536](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.1536) - [Up: c4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4) ## Cites (1) - [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.1535](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.1535) · Pramāṇa