[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) › c9.4055 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.4055 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.4055 - **Language:** English ### [c9.4055](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4055) VATSA I. Son of Pratardana the King of Kāśī. It is stated in Mahābhārata, Śānti Parva, Chapter 49, Stanza 79, that the name Vatsa was given to him because he was brought up in his childhood by calves of cows. - [Previous: c9.4054](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4054) - [Next: c9.4056](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4056) - [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.c9.4055](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4055) · Pramāṇa