[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) › c7.2565 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c7.2565 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c7.2565 - **Language:** English ### [c7.2565](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.2565) (3) Kratu came to save the Rākṣasas from the Rākṣasa sattra, (A great sacrificial fire meant for the Rākṣasas (giants) to jump into and die by themselves) performed by the hermit Parāśara. (M.B. Ādi Parva, Chapter 189, Stanza 9). - [Previous: c7.2564](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.2564) - [Next: c7.2566](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.2566) - [Up: c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.2565](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.2565) · Pramāṇa