[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) › c7.28 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c7.28 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c7.28 - **Language:** English ### [c7.28](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.28) 2) He got his name. There is no record of his original name in any of the Purāṇas. He got his name Gālava later. There is a story about this both in Devibhāgavata and Harivaṃśa. It is as follows: - [Previous: c7.27](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.27) - [Next: c7.29](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.29) - [Up: c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.28](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.28) · Pramāṇa