[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) › c4.1603 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c4.1603 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c4.1603 - **Language:** English ### [c4.1603](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.1603) BALI III. An incarnation of Śiva. Śiva incarnated in the hermitage of the Bālakhiyas in the mount of Gandhamādana during the period of Varāha Kalpa (Kalpa—one day of Brahmā or the period of 14 manus). It is seen in Śiva Purāṇa, Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa that Bali had four sons, called Sudhāmā, Kaśyapa, Vasiṣṭha and Virajas. - [Previous: c4.1602](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.1602) - [Next: c4.1604](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.1604) - [Up: c4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4) ## Cites (2) - [Śivapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.siva) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Śatapathabrāhmaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha) — Yājñavalkya & Śāṇḍilya (Vedic teacher), Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.1603](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.1603) · Pramāṇa