Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c7.2648

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KṚŚA I. A friend of sage Śṛṅgī. Since Kṛśa underwent a lot of sacrifices for the protection of dharma (righteousness) his body became very Kṛśa (lean). Hence he was called Kṛśa. It was Kṛśa, who told Śṛṅgī about King Parīkṣit who had once thrown a dead snake round his (Śṛṅgī's) father's neck. (Ādi Parva, Chapters 41 and 42).