[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) › c8.20 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.20 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c8.20 - **Language:** English ### [c8.20](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.20) MADHUŚAKTA. An Asura. During the time of the emperor Pṛthu, the earth was turned into a cow and people milked from her the things they wanted. Madhuśakta was the person who did the milking for the Asuras. - [Previous: c8.19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.19) - [Next: c8.21](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.21) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.20](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.20) · Pramāṇa