[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) › c5.275 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c5.275 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c5.275 - **Language:** English ### [c5.275](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.275) DAŚĀVARA. An asura. Mention is made in Mahābhārata, Sabhā Parva, Chapter 9, Stanza 14 that this asura (demon) serves Varuṇa and stays in his palace. - [Previous: c5.274](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.274) - [Next: c5.276](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.276) - [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.c5.275](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.275) · Pramāṇa