[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) › c5.1314 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c5.1314 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c5.1314 - **Language:** English ### [c5.1314](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.1314) \*His reign.\* Within a short time Duṣyanta bacame the emperor of India. (Ādi Parva, Chapter 68, Verse 3). His empire extended up to the sea, and he became an object of envy for other rulers. Under his rule the four castes flourished in affluence. None was threatened with illness or by thieves. The seasons marched in due order, the clouds raining at the proper time etc. "Like the ocean not getting agitated, and putting up with everything with unique patience like the earth, Duṣyanta ruled the country" (Ādi Parva, Chapter 68). - [Previous: c5.1313](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.1313) - [Next: c5.1315](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.1315) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5) ## Cites (1) - [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.1314](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.1314) · Pramāṇa