Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.4917

Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.4917

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VRṢAPARVĀ II. An ancient royal hermit. It is stated in Mahābhārata, Vana Parva, Chapter 156, Stanza 15, that an ethereal voice was heard by the Pāṇḍavas, who were living in the forest, that they should visit this royal hermit. Accordingly the Pāṇḍavas visited the hermit and he received them cordially. This King rendered them various helps such as giving them directions for going through the forests. It is stated in Vana Parva, Chapter 177, that on the return journey also the Pāṇḍavas entered the hermitage of this hermit and received hospitality.

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Mahābhārata — Vyāsa, Sanskrit