[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) › c5.1406 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c5.1406 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c5.1406 - **Language:** English ### [c5.1406](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.1406) ELLU. An oil seed. (Sesame). Ellu originated from the body of Kaśyapa. Because Ellu is born of the body of Kaśyapa, King of Ṛṣis, it is considered as divine to offer Ellu to anybody. (Śloka 10, Chapter 66, Anuśāsana Parva). - [Previous: c5.1405](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.1405) - [Next: c5.1407](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.1407) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5) ## Linked texts (1) - [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.1406](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.1406) · Pramāṇa