[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) › c9.3411 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.3411 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.3411 - **Language:** English ### [c9.3411](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.3411) 3) Udayana to his father. The hermit Jamadagni who knew the past, present and the future performed all the rituals, necessary for a boy of Kṣatriya caste (kingly race) such as Caula, Upanayana etc. and gave him education in every branch of knowledge. Because of her love and regard for her son, Sahasrānīka inscribed in it, bangle with the name Sahasrānīka inscribed in it, which the other had been wearing so long. One day, while Udayana was walking through the forest, he saw a snake-charmer catching a snake. He felt sorry for the snake. So he gave the bangle to the snake-charmer and set the snake free. When the snake charmer was gone, the snake told Udayana its story. That serpent was Vasunemi, the elder brother of Vāsuki. Out of gratitude the serpent gave Udayana the famous Lute Ghoṣavatī and betels and taught the art of making garlands and marks on the forehead which would never fade. - [Previous: c9.3410](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.3410) - [Next: c9.3412](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.3412) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.3411](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.3411) · Pramāṇa