[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) › c4.1536 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c4.1536 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c4.1536 - **Language:** English ### [c4.1536](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.1536) BALĀHAKA I. (VALĀHAKA). A serpent famous in the Purāṇas. This serpent stays in the durbar hall of Varuṇa, worshipping him. (M.B., Sabhā Parva, Chapter 9, Stanza 9). - [Previous: c4.1535](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.1535) - [Next: c4.1537](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.1537) - [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.c4.1536](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.1536) · Pramāṇa