[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) › c9.490 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.490 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.490 - **Language:** English ### [c9.490](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.490) 1) \*General information.\* Ṛṣabha was the son of King Nābhi by his wife Merudevī. One hundred sons were born to Ṛṣabha by his wife Jayantī. After entrusting his kingdom to Bharata, the eldest of his sons, Ṛṣabha went to the forest and did tapas in Pulaha's āśrama. - [Previous: c9.489](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.489) - [Next: c9.491](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.491) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.490](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.490) · Pramāṇa