[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) › c8.2438 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.2438 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c8.2438 - **Language:** English ### [c8.2438](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2438) PRAKĀLA. A serpent born of the family of Vāsuki. This serpent was burnt to death at the Sarpasatra of Janamejaya. (Chapter 57, Ādi Parva). - [Previous: c8.2437](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2437) - [Next: c8.2439](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2439) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8) ## Cites (1) - [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2438](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2438) · Pramāṇa