[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [The Purana Index](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951) › v2.c7.s4.71 # The Purana Index v2.c7.s4.71 The Purāṇa Index v2.c7.s4.71 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c7.s4.71](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v2.c7.s4.71) Pañcamukha—a name of Brahmā for saying that, he saw the beginning of an effulgence of light in the form of a sthambha, which Mahesvara assumed, for not seeing it Siva—Bhairava removed one of Brahmā's faces, hence Caturmukha from that day onwards Pañcayāma—a son of Ātapa and grandson of the Vasu Vibhāvasu, it is on account of him that all creatures perform their functions - [Previous: v2.c7.s4.70](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v2.c7.s4.70) - [Next: v2.c7.s4.72](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v2.c7.s4.72) - [Up: v2.c7.s4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v2.c7.s4) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v2.c7.s4.71](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v2.c7.s4.71) · Pramāṇa