[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) › c9.3297 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.3297 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.3297 - **Language:** English ### [c9.3297](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.3297) That night when Vasiṣṭha came to the āśrama he found Nandinī missing and he went in search of it. After some time the sage knew that Satyavrata had killed and eaten it. The enraged sage called Satyavrata to his side and cursed him thus "You will from today become a caṇḍāla. Three śaṅkus (sins) namely wrath of a father, abduction of another man's wife and consumption of cow's flesh will give you life-long trouble and thus you will earn a name, Triśaṅku (Three śaṅkus). Instantly Satyavrata became a caṇḍāla and started roaming about in the streets. - [Previous: c9.3296](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.3296) - [Next: c9.3298](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.3298) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.3297](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.3297) · Pramāṇa