[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c4.1293 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c4.1293 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c4.1293 - **Language:** English ### [c4.1293](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.1293) ĀJYAPA (S). A community of Pitṛs belonging to the dynasty of Pulaha. They are called so because they drink during yāgas the ghee made out of goats milk (Ājyam) (Matsya Purāṇa). They live in the land of Kardama Prajāpati. Their daughter Virajā is the wife of Nahuṣa. (Sṛṣṭi Khaṇḍa, Padma Purāṇa). - [Previous: c4.1292](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.1292) - [Next: c4.1294](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.1294) - [Up: c4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4) ## Cites (2) - [Padmapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.padma) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Matsyapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.1293](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.1293) · Pramāṇa