[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) › c7.354 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c7.354 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c7.354 - **Language:** English ### [c7.354](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.354) GĪTAVIDYĀDHARA. A great musician among the gandharvas. When he found that sage Pulastya had no liking for music he teased the sage by making the sounds of a boar. The enraged sage cursed him and turned him into a boar. He got relief from the curse when Ikṣvāku killed him and Gītavidyādhara became his old self again. (Chapter 46, Sṛṣṭi Khaṇḍa, Padma Purāṇa). - [Previous: c7.353](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.353) - [Next: c7.355](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.355) - [Up: c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7) ## Cites (1) - [Padmapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.padma) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.354](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.354) · Pramāṇa