[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) › c7.923 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c7.923 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c7.923 - **Language:** English ### [c7.923](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.923) “Long ago a Brāhmaṇa’s wife gave birth to a boy. The boy was given the name Mataṅga. His father sent him in a chariot drawn by a donkey, in connection with a yāga which he wanted to perform. Mataṅga whipped the donkey mercilessly. Seeing this, the donkey’s mother said to Mataṅga—“You are not a Brāhmaṇa. Brāhmaṇas cannot be so cruel. You are a Caṇḍāla (a man of the lowest caste) born to your mother by a barber.” - [Previous: c7.922](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.922) - [Next: c7.924](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.924) - [Up: c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.923](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.923) · Pramāṇa