[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) › c8.1989 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.1989 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c8.1989 - **Language:** English ### [c8.1989](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1989) Pāṇḍavas went for their mahāprasthāna after entrusting the administration to the care of Parīkṣit. The Mahābhārata battle was fought in the year 3138 B.C. Dharmaputra ruled for 36 years and so Parīkṣit must have taken charge of the administration in 3102 B. C. Parīkṣit ruled for 60 years and his son Janamejaya became king in 3042 B.C. It was this Janamejaya who conducted the famous Sarpasatra. - [Previous: c8.1988](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1988) - [Next: c8.1990](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1990) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1989](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1989) · Pramāṇa