[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) › c7.787 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c7.787 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c7.787 - **Language:** English ### [c7.787](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.787) HIRAṆYAHĀSTA. A son born to princess Vadhrimatī thanks to the blessing of the Aśvinīdevas. She was married by a eunuch. Sorrow-stricken at such a marriage the princess requested the Aśvinīdevas for children and they gave her a son, (Ṛgveda, Maṇḍala 1, Anuvāka 17, Sūkta 116) who was called Hiraṇyahasta. He became a sage and married the beautiful daughter of King Madirāśva. (Śānti Parva, Chapter 234, Verse 35). - [Previous: c7.786](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.786) - [Next: c7.788](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.788) - [Up: c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7) ## Cites (2) - [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Ṛgvedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.rg) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.787](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.787) · Pramāṇa