[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) › c4.2492 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c4.2492 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c4.2492 - **Language:** English ### [c4.2492](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.2492) (5) Kandarpa (Kāmadeva—Cupid). In Kathāsarit-sāgara, Lāvaṇakalambaka, Taraṅga, 6, it is mentioned that Cupid was born from the Egoism of Brahmā. - [Previous: c4.2491](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.2491) - [Next: c4.2493](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.2493) - [Up: c4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4) ## Cites (1) - [Kathāsaritsāgara](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.brhatkatha.kathasaritsagara) — Somadeva Bhaṭṭa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.2492](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.2492) · Pramāṇa