A deva who is an attendant of the सुन्गोद् . सूर्य ( सुन्-गोद् ) rides in a one-wheeled chariot drawn by seven horses and he bears in his hands two lotuses. On his right side stands the attendant दण्डी with an ink-pot and a writing stick and on his left side stands the attendant पिङ्गल with a stick. Both these are demi god attendants of सूर्य . (Chapter 51, Agni Purāṇa) .

A prominent serpent born to the sage कश्यप of his wife कद्रू . [mh-1-35-9 ] Mahābhārata • Ādi parva .

A sage. He was a यज्वा (priest) in the सर्पसत्र of जनमेजय . [mh-1-53-6 ] Mahābhārata • Ādi parva .

A King of the यक्षस् . He is a friend of शिव . He acts as body-guard to शिव who spends his time in cremation grounds. This यक्ष gives happiness to all in the world. [mh-3-23-51 ] Mahābhārata • Vana parva .

A lion, who is a character in the book पञ्चतन्त्र . (See under Pañcatantra) .

A ब्रह्मिन् of very bad manners. This ब्रह्मिन् was killed by his own wife who was a prostitute. In their next birth पिङ्गल became a vulture and the prostitute, a parrot. Both had memories of their previous birth and the vulture ( पिङ्गल ) with vengeance killed the parrot. After that पिङ्गल was eaten one day by a tiger A ब्रह्मिन् residing on the shores of गङ्गा read to their souls the fifth chapter of गीता and they got salvation and entered पितृलोक (world of the Manes). (Chapter 40, Sṛṣṭi Khaṇḍa, Padma Purāṇa)

A राक्षस (demon). Once when this demon was going through a forest he met a forester. The latter got afraid and climbed up a शमी tree. Then a branch broke and it fell on the head of गणेश sitting beneath that tree. It was an act of worship and because of that both the forester and the demon were elevated. (Gaṇeśa Purāṇa) .