[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) › c7.3267 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c7.3267 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c7.3267 - **Language:** English ### [c7.3267](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.3267) LAVAṆA I. A demon. He was the son of a demon called Madhu. Madhuvana on the banks of the river Kālindī was the abode of this demon. This demon was a great oppressor of the Devas and Śatrughna had to kill him. Śatrughna then constructed a beautiful city there and lived there. In recognition of the increasing prosperity of the city it was named Madhurā. After the death of Śatrughna his two sons lived there. (4th Skandha, Devī Bhāgavata). - [Previous: c7.3266](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.3266) - [Next: c7.3268](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.3268) - [Up: c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7) ## Cites (1) - [Devībhāgavata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.sakta.devibhagavata-vidyanatha-vidyatirtha.4) — Vidyānātha Vidyātīrtha, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.3267](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.3267) · Pramāṇa