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# Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.1788

Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.1788

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### [c9.1788](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.1788)

This King is mentioned as the son of Viśvajit in Viṣṇu Purāṇa and Vāyu Purāṇa and as the son of Aśvajit in Matsya Purāṇa. It is mentioned in Mahābhārata, Śānti Parva, Chapter 26, that this King had written a treatise on justice (duties of a King).

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## Cites (4)

- [Matsyapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- [Vāyupurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- [Viṣṇupurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit

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