[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) › c9.4530 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.4530 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.4530 - **Language:** English ### [c9.4530](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4530) VIROHAṆA. A nāga (serpent) born in the family of Takṣaka. This serpent was burnt to death in the sacrificial fire of Janamejaya. (M.B. Ādi Parva, Chapter 57, Stanza 9). - [Previous: c9.4529](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4529) - [Next: c9.4531](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4531) - [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.c9.4530](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4530) · Pramāṇa