[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) › c8.2756 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.2756 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c8.2756 - **Language:** English ### [c8.2756](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2756) PURAÑJANA. A king. The story of this king was told to king Prācīnabarhis by Nārada to illustrate the truth that those who kill yajña cows on earth would surely suffer its consequences at one time or another. - [Previous: c8.2755](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2755) - [Next: c8.2757](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2757) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2756](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2756) · Pramāṇa