[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) › c9.4385 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.4385 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.4385 - **Language:** English ### [c9.4385](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4385) VIKUṆḌALA. A Vaiśya who obtained heaven by bathing during the month Māgha in the waters of Kālindī. This Vaiśya was a deplorable sinner. Still the men of Kāla (Yama) sent Vikuṇḍala to heaven without minding his sins. This story occurs in Padma Purāṇa, Ādi Khaṇḍa, Chapter 30, as follows: - [Previous: c9.4384](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4384) - [Next: c9.4386](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4386) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9) ## Linked texts (1) - [Padmapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.padma) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4385](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4385) · Pramāṇa