[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) › c4.899 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c4.899 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c4.899 - **Language:** English ### [c4.899](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.899) Arvāvasu did penance to the Sun for getting children. The Sun-God came down from his way in the sky and gave him through Aruṇa directions mentioned in the Kalpa (one of the six Śāstras or Sciences) regarding Saptami rituals. Arvāvasu observed them strictly and as a result he got children and wealth. This story is given in Bhaviṣya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva). - [Previous: c4.898](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.898) - [Next: c4.900](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.900) - [Up: c4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4) ## Cites (1) - [Bhaviṣyapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhavisya) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.899](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.899) · Pramāṇa