[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) › c4.3036 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c4.3036 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c4.3036 - **Language:** English ### [c4.3036](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.3036) the bow of Viṣṇu straightened up with a terrific sound. The devas were terror-stricken, the whole universe shook, the earth experienced a convulsion and the oceans too were shaken. Moreover, the head of Viṣṇu was severed from the body, rose high in the sky and fell into the sea. Brahmā, Śiva and others opened their eyes only to find the body of Viṣṇu lying thus without the head. - [Previous: c4.3035](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.3035) - [Next: c4.3037](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.3037) - [Up: c4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.3036](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.3036) · Pramāṇa