[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) › c8.897 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.897 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c8.897 - **Language:** English ### [c8.897](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.897) MITHU. A very valorous dānava. Once Bharata son of Ārṣiṣeṇa was making preparations for an aśvamedha on the banks of the river Sarasvatī with Upamanyu as his priest when Mithu came and took them both to Pātāla. Then Devāpi, son of Upamanyu, got his father and the King released from there by continuous worship of Śiva (Brahma Purāṇa—127. 56-57). - [Previous: c8.896](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.896) - [Next: c8.898](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.898) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8) ## Cites (1) - [Brahmapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.brahma.127.56) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.897](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.897) · Pramāṇa