[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) › c8.1944 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.1944 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c8.1944 - **Language:** English ### [c8.1944](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1944) 6) The destruction of the Kṣatriyas. The most important event of his life was the total extermination of the Kṣatriya race. The Purāṇic belief is that he went round the world eighteen times to massacre the Kṣatriyas. - [Previous: c8.1943](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1943) - [Next: c8.1945](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1945) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1944](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1944) · Pramāṇa