Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c7.2105

Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c7.2105

(i) Because Karṇa was born with an effulgence (Vasu) he was first given the name Vasuṣeṇa.