[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) › c4.842 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c4.842 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c4.842 - **Language:** English ### [c4.842](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.842) I shall tell you my ten names. Arjuna, Phālguna, Jiṣṇu, Kiriṭī, Śvetavāhana, Bhībhatsu, Vijaya, Kṛṣṇa, Savyasācī and Dhanañjaya......I am called Dhanañjaya, because even after having conquered all the lands and amassed wealth I stand in the centre of righteousness....I am called Vijaya because in fights with haughty opponents I always succeed......I am called Śvetavāhana because white horses are harnessed in war to my chariot decked with golden ornaments......I am called Phālguna because I was born in the month of Phālguna and under the star, Phālguna....I am kiriṭī because during my fight with the Daityas I put on my head crown glowing as Sun...I am called Bibhatsu by men and Devas because I never resort to revolting means during war...Devas and men call me Savyasācī because my hands are adept in using the bow, Gāṇḍīva....I am Arjuna because, in the world people are rare who possess such fair colour as I do, and moreover I do only white (just and ethical) acts....I am called Jiṣṇu, because I am unassailable and unconquerable, and I subjugate and conquer, and also because I am the son of Indra...My father gave me the tenth name of Kṛṣṇa because I was very attractive (Kṛṣṇa=attractive). \[Mahābhārata (Malayalam) \]. - [Previous: c4.841](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.841) - [Next: c4.843](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.843) - [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.c4.842](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.842) · Pramāṇa