[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) › c8.267 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.267 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c8.267 - **Language:** English ### [c8.267](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.267) Vibhīṣaṇa was immensely pleased to hear the story of Lohajaṅgha and gave him immense wealth including many precious diamonds, golden replica of the emblem of Viṣṇu consisting of Śaṅkha, Cakra, Gadā and Padma and a small kite from the mountain of Svarṇamūla. Accepting all these Lohajaṅgha flew on the back of the kite back to Mathurā and alighted at a deserted place there. Keeping all his valuable articles in a secret place he took one diamond and selling it acquired some cash and with that purchased some ornamental dress for himself. At dusk he dressed himself and holding the emblem of Viṣṇu flew on the back of the kite to the house of Rūpiṇikā and addressing Rūpiṇikā in private said, "I am Viṣṇu. I have come to you for a union because you are virtuous". Hearing that Rūpiṇikā respectfully surrendered herself to him. Before dawn Lohajaṅgha left the house and flew back to the deserted place. Rūpiṇikā felt herself to be a goddess and did not speak to anybody in the morning. The mother was perplexed to find her daughter observing a vow of silence and questioned her. Rūpiṇikā then told her mother all that had happened on the previous night. Makaradamṣṭrā wanted to confirm the story of her daughter and so she kept awake that night to see what took place. She found Lohajaṅgha arriving as Viṣṇu on the back of Garuḍa and fully believing him to be Mahāviṣṇu was overjoyed at the fortune of her daughter and running to the her next morning said "Oh, dear daughter, by the grace of Śrī Nārāyaṇa you have become a goddess. How fortunate am I? You should do one thing for me. You must send me to heaven with this body of mine along with your husband-god." - [Previous: c8.266](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.266) - [Next: c8.268](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.268) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.267](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.267) · Pramāṇa