[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) › c9.1554 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.1554 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.1554 - **Language:** English ### [c9.1554](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.1554) SĀTVIKA. A brahmin, who was turned into a Rākṣasa due to a curse after he had entered heaven. His story has been told by sage Śaunaka to Bharata, brother of Śrī Rāma. - [Previous: c9.1553](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.1553) - [Next: c9.1555](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.1555) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.1554](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.1554) · Pramāṇa