[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) › c4.1559 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c4.1559 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c4.1559 - **Language:** English ### [c4.1559](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.1559) BĀLAKṢA. An ancient king of Bhārata. While the Pāṇḍavas were living incognito in the kingdom of Virāṭa, Duryodhana and his brothers stole the cows of Virāṭa, in consequence of which there was a battle. The devas (gods) came in planes to see the fight between Arjuna and the teacher Kṛpa. It is mentioned in the Mahābhārata, Virāṭa Parva, Chapter 56, that the King Bālakṣa was there with the gods when they came to see the fight. - [Previous: c4.1558](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.1558) - [Next: c4.1560](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.1560) - [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.c4.1559](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.1559) · Pramāṇa