[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) › c9.3785 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.3785 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.3785 - **Language:** English ### [c9.3785](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.3785) (i) Vālmīki shines in the palace of Indra. (M.B. Sabhā Parva, Chapter 7, Stanza 16). (ii) Mention is made in Mahābhārata, Udyoga Parva, Chapter 83, Stanza 27, that Vālmīki met Śrī Kṛṣṇa who was going to Hastināpura as a messenger of the Pāṇḍavas. (iii) Sātyaki recited a poem composed by Vālmīki, after having killed Bhūriśravas in the Bhārata-battle. (M.B. Droṇa Parva, Chapter 143, Stanza 57). (iv) Vālmīki told Yudhiṣṭhira of the benefits of his devotion to Śiva. (M.B. Anuśāsana Parva, Chapter 18, Stanza 8). - [Previous: c9.3784](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.3784) - [Next: c9.3786](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.3786) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9) ## Cites (1) - [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.3785](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.3785) · Pramāṇa