[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) › c9.4890 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.4890 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.4890 - **Language:** English ### [c9.4890](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4890) VRṢABHĀNU. A King. When Vṛṣabhānu was cleaning the ground for performing sacrifice, once, he got a girl named Rādhā. He brought her up as his own daughter (Padma: Brahma: 7). In Brahmavaivarta Purāṇa, Vṛṣabhānu is mentioned as the father of Rādhā. - [Previous: c9.4889](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4889) - [Next: c9.4891](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4891) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9) ## Cites (2) - [Padmapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.padma.4.7) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Brahmavaivartapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.brahmavaivarta) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4890](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4890) · Pramāṇa