[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) › c9.2166 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.2166 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.2166 - **Language:** English ### [c9.2166](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.2166) ŚRÑJAYA II. A royal hermit. This royal hermit was the father of the mother of Ambā, the princess of Kāśī, and a friend of Paraśurāma. At the request of Ambā who had been forsaken by Sālva, Śrñjaya first approached Paraśurāma and then saw Bhīṣma and persuaded him to marry Ambā. (M.B. Udyoga Parva, Chapter 175, Stanzas 15 to 27). - [Previous: c9.2165](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.2165) - [Next: c9.2167](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.2167) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9) ## Linked texts (1) - [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.2166](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.2166) · Pramāṇa