[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) › c7.711 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c7.711 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c7.711 - **Language:** English ### [c7.711](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.711) HEMAKĀNTA. Son of King Kuśaketu of Vaṅga. He committed the sin of brahmahatyā as he killed the sage, Śatārcas. Later on he redeemed himself from the sin by giving water to Trita, a brahmin. (Skanda Purāṇa). - [Previous: c7.710](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.710) - [Next: c7.712](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.712) - [Up: c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.711](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.711) · Pramāṇa