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Gajakacchapa Akhyana (गजकच्छप-आख्यानम्) (view source)
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Gajakacchapa Akhyana (Samskrit : गजकच्छप-आख्यानम्) refers to the anecdote (akhyana) involving Gaja (गजः elephant) and Kacchapa (कच्छपः tortoise) in the Mahabharata (Adiparva Adhyaya 29). Maharshi Kashyapa advises his son Garuda to consume these animals on his way to get Amrtam to free his mother Vinata from bondage.<ref name=":1">Mani, Vettam. (1975). ''[https://archive.org/details/puranicencyclopa00maniuoft Puranic encyclopaedia : A comprehensive dictionary with special reference to the epic and Puranic literature.]'' Delhi:Motilal Banasidass. (Page 613 and 614)</ref>
{{ToBeEdited}}Gajakacchapa Akhyana (Samskrit : गजकच्छप-आख्यानम्) refers to the anecdote (akhyana) involving Gaja (गजः elephant) and Kacchapa (कच्छपः tortoise) in the Mahabharata (Adiparva Adhyaya 29). Maharshi Kashyapa advises his son Garuda to consume these animals on his way to get Amrtam to free his mother Vinata from bondage.<ref name=":1">Mani, Vettam. (1975). ''[https://archive.org/details/puranicencyclopa00maniuoft Puranic encyclopaedia : A comprehensive dictionary with special reference to the epic and Puranic literature.]'' Delhi:Motilal Banasidass. (Page 613 and 614)</ref>
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