[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) › c4.485 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c4.485 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c4.485 - **Language:** English ### [c4.485](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.485) An explanation for this discrepancy may be seen in Viṣṇu Purāṇa, 3rd Section, Chapter 1. Now six Manvantaras have passed (See 'MANVANTARA'). This is the seventh Manvantara. Each Manvantara has a new Indra. According to this, different Indras have their own Airāvatas. This is the only explanation for this apparent contradiction. - [Previous: c4.484](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.484) - [Next: c4.486](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.486) - [Up: c4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4) ## Cites (1) - [Viṣṇupurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu*vulgate) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.485](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.485) · Pramāṇa