[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) › c9.359 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.359 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.359 - **Language:** English ### [c9.359](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.359) (v) Vasiṣṭhaśāpa. As Vasiṣṭha refused Rāvaṇa’s invitation to teach the Vedas etc. he took the former captive. When he was released from captivity by the solar King Kuvalayāśva, Vasiṣṭha cursed that Rāvaṇa and his family would be destroyed by those born in the solar dynasty. - [Previous: c9.358](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.358) - [Next: c9.360](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.360) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.359](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.359) · Pramāṇa