[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) › c8.1903 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.1903 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c8.1903 - **Language:** English ### [c8.1903](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1903) PĀRADA. An ancient place of Bhārata. Those who resided there were called Pāradas. The descendants of these people live in north Baluchistan. Pāradas gave Dharmaputra many valuable presents. (Chapter 51, Sabhā Parva). They followed Bhīṣma. (Chapter 87, Bhīṣma Parva). - [Previous: c8.1902](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1902) - [Next: c8.1904](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1904) - [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.c8.1903](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1903) · Pramāṇa