[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) › c7.2106 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c7.2106 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c7.2106 - **Language:** English ### [c7.2106](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.2106) (ii) Because he was born with Kuṇḍalas (ear-rings) in his Karṇas (ears) he was called Karṇa. (Chapter 302. Araṇya Parva). - [Previous: c7.2105](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.2105) - [Next: c7.2107](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.2107) - [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.c7.2106](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.2106) · Pramāṇa