[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) › c4.868 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c4.868 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c4.868 - **Language:** English ### [c4.868](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.868) ARUṆA III. A sage in ancient India. A community of Ṛṣis was denoted by this name. Those Ṛṣis were called Aruṇas. The Ajas, Pṛṣnis, Sikatas, Ketus and Aruṇas—they attained Svarga by self study. (M.B., Śānti Parva, Chapter 26, Verse 7). - [Previous: c4.867](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.867) - [Next: c4.869](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.869) - [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.c4.868](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.868) · Pramāṇa