[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) › c4.2472 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c4.2472 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c4.2472 - **Language:** English ### [c4.2472](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.2472) 5) \*The loss of a head.\* Long ago Śiva plucked off a head of Brahmā. This story occurs in various purāṇas with slight changes. Two of them are given below:— - [Previous: c4.2471](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.2471) - [Next: c4.2473](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.2473) - [Up: c4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.2472](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.2472) · Pramāṇa