[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) › c4.3031 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c4.3031 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c4.3031 - **Language:** English ### [c4.3031](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.3031) About this time the devas made preparations to perform a yajña. All the devas except Mahāviṣṇu attended the yajña. Since he was the master of yajñas performed for purposes of the devas they could not begin it in his absence. So, Brahmā and others went in search of Viṣṇu to Vaikuṇṭha. But he was not to be found there. Then Brahmā and others found out with their eyes of knowledge where Viṣṇu was and they went to the place where he was sleeping. They waited there for a long time, yet Viṣṇu did not awake from sleep. When they had eaten away the end of the bow planted on the ground the cord binding the two ends of it would break, the bow would straighten up and the speedy movement of it would awaken Viṣṇu. - [Previous: c4.3030](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.3030) - [Next: c4.3032](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.3032) - [Up: c4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.3031](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.3031) · Pramāṇa