[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) › c7.294 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c7.294 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c7.294 - **Language:** English ### [c7.294](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.294) 2) Birth. On the burning of the 'lac Palace' the Pāṇḍavas escaped through a tunnel and reached a forest. While they were sleeping on the ground, Hiḍimbā the Rākṣasa chief in the forest saw the Pāṇḍavas from the top of a tree, and he deputed his sister Hiḍimbī to bring over the Pāṇḍavas to him for food. - [Previous: c7.293](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.293) - [Next: c7.295](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.295) - [Up: c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.294](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.294) · Pramāṇa