[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) › c9.4704 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.4704 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.4704 - **Language:** English ### [c9.4704](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4704) VIŚVAGAŚVA I. An ancient King in India. He was the son of emperor Pṛthu born in the dynasty of Ikṣvāku and the father of the King Adri. By giving alms of cows, he became famous. Viśvagaśva was a pure vegetarian. (M.B. Vana Parva, Chapter 20, Stanza 3; Anuśāsana Parva, Chapter 76, Stanza 25; Anuśāsana Parva, Chapter 115, Stanza 58). - [Previous: c9.4703](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4703) - [Next: c9.4705](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4705) - [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.c9.4704](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4704) · Pramāṇa