Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.1148

Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.1148

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c9.1148

SAÑJĪVANAMAṆI. The jewel in the head of serpents. There is a tradition among the poets that this jewel is the basis of the serpent's life. There is a story in Mahābhārata, Aśvamedhika Parva, Chapter 30, Verse 42, stating how Babhruvāhana brought Arjuna to life by Sañjīvanamaṇi. (For details see under Babhruvāhana).

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Mahābhārata — Vyāsa, Sanskrit