Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.4512

Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.4512

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VIRAṆAKA. A nāga (serpent) born in the family of Dhṛtarāṣṭra. This nāga was burnt to death in the sacrificial fire of the serpent sacrifice performed by Janamejaya. (M.B. Ādi Parva, Chapter 57, Stanza 18).

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Mahābhārata — Vyāsa, Sanskrit