[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) › c7.2105 # 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 - **Language:** English ### [c7.2105](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.2105) (i) Because Karṇa was born with an effulgence (Vasu) he was first given the name Vasuṣeṇa. - [Previous: c7.2104](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.2104) - [Next: c7.2106](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.2106) - [Up: c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.2105](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.2105) · Pramāṇa