[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) › c5.567 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c5.567 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c5.567 - **Language:** English ### [c5.567](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.567) DHĀRĀPĀLA. A king of ancient times. He ruled over a country named Vidiśā. There is a holy place where the rivers Vetasī and Vetravatī meet. Dharāpāla constructed a temple at the confluence. There is a story also for his doing so. - [Previous: c5.566](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.566) - [Next: c5.568](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.568) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.567](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.567) · Pramāṇa