[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) › c8.2285 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.2285 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c8.2285 - **Language:** English ### [c8.2285](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2285) PĪTHARAKA (PĪTHARAKA). A prominent serpent born in the family of Kaśyapa. This was burnt to death in the Sarpasatra of Janamejaya. (Śloka 15, Chapter 57, Ādi Parva). - [Previous: c8.2284](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2284) - [Next: c8.2286](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2286) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2285](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2285) · Pramāṇa