[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) › c9.4218 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.4218 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.4218 - **Language:** English ### [c9.4218](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4218) VICAKHNU. An ancient King of India. He was a protagonist of non-killing. He was of opinion that liquor, alcoholic medicine, honey, flesh, etc. should be avoided. It is not ordained in the Vedas that these things should be used. (M.B. Śānti Parva, Chapter 265, Stanzas 3-12). - [Previous: c9.4217](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4217) - [Next: c9.4219](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4219) - [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.c9.4218](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4218) · Pramāṇa