[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) › c8.2099 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.2099 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c8.2099 - **Language:** English ### [c8.2099](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2099) PĀTĀLAKETU. A demon. This demon once carried away Madālasā, daughter of Viśvāvasu to Pātāla. Ṛtadhvajarāja defeated Pātālaketu and rescued Madālasā from Pātāla. (See under Ṛtadhvaja). - [Previous: c8.2098](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2098) - [Next: c8.2100](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2100) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2099](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2099) · Pramāṇa