[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) › c5.88 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c5.88 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c5.88 - **Language:** English ### [c5.88](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.88) DAMANAKA II. A daitya (asura) Mahāviṣṇu in his incarnation as Matsya (Matsyāvatāra), killed this asura who was a dweller of the sea. Viṣṇu threw the body of the asura into the earth. By the touch of the Lord the body became fragrant and it was changed to a plant which is known as (Kozhunnu or Kozhuntu) Damanakam. (Skanda Purāṇa). - [Previous: c5.87](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.87) - [Next: c5.89](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.89) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5) ## Linked texts (1) - [Skandapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.88](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.88) · Pramāṇa