[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879) › c5.1261 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1261 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1261 - **Language:** English ### [c5.1261](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1261) NIDRĀ. ‘Sleep.’ Sometimes said to be a female form of Brahmā, at others to have been produced at the churning of the ocean. - [Previous: c5.1260](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1260) - [Next: c5.1262](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1262) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1261](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1261) · Pramāṇa