[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) › c4.2494 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c4.2494 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c4.2494 - **Language:** English ### [c4.2494](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.2494) (7) Bhṛgu. It is mentioned in Mahābhārata, Ādi Parva, Chapter 5, Stanza 8, that the hermit Bhṛgu was the son of Brahmā. - [Previous: c4.2493](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.2493) - [Next: c4.2495](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.2495) - [Up: c4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4) ## Cites (1) - [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.2494](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.2494) · Pramāṇa