[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) › c5.960 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c5.960 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c5.960 - **Language:** English ### [c5.960](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.960) DIVIRATHA II. A king. He was the son of Dadhivāhana. In the course of Paraśurāma's extermination of Kṣatriyas, the sage Gautama rescued a son of Diviratha and gave shelter to him. (M.B. Śānti Parva, Chapter 49, Verse 80 - [Previous: c5.959](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.959) - [Next: c5.961](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.961) - [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.c5.960](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.960) · Pramāṇa