[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) › c7.998 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c7.998 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c7.998 - **Language:** English ### [c7.998](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.998) A Malayalam verse summarises the above story as follows :—Impelled by Agastya's curse the elephant went to the lake at Mount Trikūṭa, and suffered for 1000 years as the crocodile which caught hold of its hind leg did not loosen its grip. Then appeared on the scene the killer of Murāsura (Lord Viṣṇu) on his vehicle, Garuḍa, killed the crocodile with his discus and granted salvation to the elephant. - [Previous: c7.997](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.997) - [Next: c7.999](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.999) - [Up: c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.998](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.998) · Pramāṇa