[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Literature, language and dating](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature) › [A History of Indian Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927) › v2.c19.s6.t4.246 # A History of Indian Literature v2.c19.s6.t4.246 A History of Indian Literature v2.c19.s6.t4.246 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c19.s6.t4.246](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s6.t4.246) ¹ He is said to have been named thus, owing to two blue spots, resembling eyes, on his cheeks. According to the legend, he became one-eyed in the following manner: In order to demonstrate that a golden statue of Maheśvara is not the god himself, he tore out the left eye of the statue; but, in order to show that he had not done this out of pride, he tore out one of his own eyes, when Maheśvara paid him a visit the next day. - [Previous: v2.c19.s6.t4.245](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s6.t4.245) - [Next: v2.c19.s6.t4.247](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s6.t4.247) - [Up: v2.c19.s6.t4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s6.t4) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s6.t4.246](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s6.t4.246) · Pramāṇa