[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) › c7.376 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c7.376 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c7.376 - **Language:** English ### [c7.376](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.376) GOKARṆA. In the great battle Karṇa sent a serpent-missile against Arjuna. The serpent named Aśvasena was the power behind the missile and Gokarṇa was the mother of that serpent. (Śloka 42, Chapter 90, Karṇa Parva). - [Previous: c7.375](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.375) - [Next: c7.377](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.377) - [Up: c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7) ## Cites (1) - [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.376](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.376) · Pramāṇa