[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) › c5.180 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.180 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.180 - **Language:** English ### [c5.180](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.180) \*Kūrma or Tortoise.\*—In the Satapatha Brāhmaṇa it is said that “Prajāpati, having assumed the form of a tortoise (kūrma), created offspring. That which he created he made (akarot); hence the word Kūrma.” - [Previous: c5.179](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.179) - [Next: c5.181](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.181) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) ## Cites (1) - [Śatapathabrāhmaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha) — Yājñavalkya & Śāṇḍilya (Vedic teacher), Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.180](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.180) · Pramāṇa