[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) › c8.1708 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.1708 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c8.1708 - **Language:** English ### [c8.1708](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1708) Pāñcālī's two previous births can be explained thus: Agnideva created Māyāsītā who in turn became Svargalakṣmī to be born as Pāñcālī. Māyāsītā was a part of Mahālakṣmī and so also Nālāyanī who became Pāñcālī was a part of Lakṣmī. Pāṇḍavas are known to be the sons of five gods and they used for the procreation of the Pāṇḍavas Indrāṃśa (part of Indra) thus making them all Indras. (Chapters 197 and 198, Ādi Parva). 2) Birth of Pāñcālī. Pāñcālī was born in the palace of Drupada, King of Pāñcāla. She had a brother named Dhṛṣṭadyumna. There is a story about their birth in the Purāṇas: - [Previous: c8.1707](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1707) - [Next: c8.1709](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1709) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8) ## Cites (1) - [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1708](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1708) · Pramāṇa