[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) › c4.2628 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c4.2628 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c4.2628 - **Language:** English ### [c4.2628](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.2628) BṚHADBHĀSĀ. A daughter of the Sun. It is mentioned in the Mahābhārata, Vana Parva, Chapter 221, Stanza 9, that Bṛhadbhāsā was the wife of the Agni (fire) called Bhānu. - [Previous: c4.2627](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.2627) - [Next: c4.2629](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.2629) - [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.c4.2628](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.2628) · Pramāṇa