Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c7.39
Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c7.39
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7) Other details regarding Gālava.
(i) He was an intimate friend of King Pratīpa. (Śloka 13, Chapter 20, Harivaṃśa).
(ii) He was a shining member of the court of Yudhiṣṭhira. (Śloka 15, Chapter 4, Sabhā Parva).
(iii) He shone in the court of Indra. (Śloka 10, Chapter 7, Sabhā Parva).
(iv) He conducted a discussion with Nārada on the true nature of real prosperity. (Śloka 5, Chapter 287, Śānti Parva).
(v) On another occasion he spoke to Dharmaputra on the glory of the universe. (Śloka 52, Chapter 18, Anuśāsana Parva).
(vi) He swore before God to prove his innocence in the lotus-theft involving Agastya. (Śloka 37, Chapter 94, Anuśāsana Parva).
(vii) Śṛṅgava who married Vṛddhakanyā was a son of Gālava. (Śloka 14, Chapter 52, Śalya Parva). For details see under Viśvakarmā.
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- Mahābhārata — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- Harivaṃśa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit