[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) › c5.735 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c5.735 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c5.735 - **Language:** English ### [c5.735](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.735) DHARMASVA. A Brahmin. Once this Brahmin was coming home with water from the Gaṅges. On the way he saw Kāpakalpa, the servant of merchant Ratnākara, being killed by an ox. Though Kāpakalpa was a sinner, his end aroused pity in the heart of the Brahmin. So he sprinkled the Gaṅges-water on the body of Kāpakalpa, who instantly regained life and energy. The Brahmin who saw the power of Gaṅges-water began to worship the Gaṅges from that day onwards. It is mentioned in Padma Purāṇa, Kriyā Khaṇḍa, Chapter 7, that finally the Brahmin got a boon from the Gaṅges that only uttering the name of the Gaṅges should he meet with death. - [Previous: c5.734](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.734) - [Next: c5.736](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.736) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5) ## Cites (1) - [Padmapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.padma.7.7) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.735](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.735) · Pramāṇa