[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) › c4.21 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c4.21 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c4.21 - **Language:** English ### [c4.21](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.21) ACALA I. 1) General. Acala was the son of Subala, a King of Gāndhāra. He was Śakuni’s brother and a heroic Charioteer on the side of the Kauravas. (M.B. Udyoga Parva, Chapter 168, Verse 1). 2) Acala had also taken part in Yudhiṣṭhira’s Rājasūya. (A very expensive sacrifice—yāga—performed by an emperor.) (M.B. Sabhā Parva, Chapter 34, Verse 7). 3) Acala had a brother named Vṛṣaka. In the battle between the Kauravas and Pāṇḍavas, Arjuna killed Acala and Vṛṣaka. (M.B. Droṇa Parva, Chapter 30, Verse 11). 4) One night Vyāsa summoned the departed holy souls and Acala also was among them. (M.B. Āśvamedhika Parva, Chapter 32, Verse 12). - [Previous: c4.20](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.20) - [Next: c4.22](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.22) - [Up: c4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4) ## Linked texts (1) - [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.21](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.21) · Pramāṇa