[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) › c7.1445 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c7.1445 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c7.1445 - **Language:** English ### [c7.1445](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.1445) 2) Birth and attainment of Boon. Jayadratha was born as a result of severe fasts and vows taken by his father. There was an ethereal voice at the birth of Jayadratha, “This child would become a very famous King. The head of him, who puts down the head of this child on the earth would break into a hundred pieces within a moment” His father was filled with joy when he heard this ethereal voice, and so he made Jayadratha King at a very young age and went to Samantapañcaka to perform penance. (M.B. Droṇa Parva, Chapter 146). - [Previous: c7.1444](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.1444) - [Next: c7.1446](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.1446) - [Up: c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7) ## Cites (1) - [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.1445](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.1445) · Pramāṇa