[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) › c4.2561 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c4.2561 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c4.2561 - **Language:** English ### [c4.2561](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.2561) 2) Previous birth and kingship. In Padmapurāṇa, Part III, Chapter 10, there is a story stating how the seven sons of Kauśika, a hermit, became fishermen by a curse and how they got absolution and attainment of heaven by offering oblations to the manes. The story is given below. Brahmadatta was the rebirth of Pitṛvartti, one of those seven sons. - [Previous: c4.2560](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.2560) - [Next: c4.2562](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.2562) - [Up: c4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4) ## Cites (1) - [Padmapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.padma.3.10) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.2561](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.2561) · Pramāṇa