[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) › c8.1006 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.1006 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c8.1006 - **Language:** English ### [c8.1006](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1006) After some time Vidyuddhvaja awoke from the swoon and lamented thus to those of his men who were around:—“My tapobala (strength resulting from penance) was of no use. I have decided to die fighting against Indra. I do not want to return to a country where my father is not alive. On hearing this his aged minister pointed out to his mistake in having used the Brahmāstra untimely. - [Previous: c8.1005](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1005) - [Next: c8.1007](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1007) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1006](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1006) · Pramāṇa