[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) › c7.996 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c7.996 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c7.996 - **Language:** English ### [c7.996](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.996) INDRADYUMNA I. A King born in the dynasty of Svāyambhuva Manu, and a king of the Pāṇḍya country. 1) Genealogy. Descended from Viṣṇu in this order:— Viṣṇu — Brahmā — Svāyambhuva Manu — Priyavrata — Agnīdhra — Nābhi — Ṛṣabha — Bharata — Sumati — Indradyumna. 2) Indradyumna turned into elephant. Indradyumna, a devotee of Viṣṇu handed over governance of the country to his children when he became old, and performed penance in the Malaya mountain. One day, when he was immersed in meditation Agastya came there. Naturally, Indradyumna did not notice Agastya’s arrival. Enraged at this the latter cursed Indradyumna and turned him into an elephant. Being told immediately about the curse by his servants Indradyumna sought redemption from the curse from Agastya himself. Redemption was granted thus: Indradyumna would roam in the forest for years as an elephant, a devotee of Viṣṇu and he would attain salvation when Lord Viṣṇu came down to the earth and patted the elephant on its back. Accordingly Indradyumna who was turned into an elephant roamed about in the forest for many years in the company of a herd of wild elephants. At last it arrived at Mount Trikūṭa. There was a lake there on the banks of which was sage Devala engaged in penance. Hūhū, the Gandharva had once come to this lake with a number of Apsarā women and they indulged in amorous sports, which Devala did not like. He cursed Hūhū and turned him into a crocodile, and the crocodile lived in the same lake. - [Previous: c7.995](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.995) - [Next: c7.997](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.997) - [Up: c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.996](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.996) · Pramāṇa