[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) › c5.468 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c5.468 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c5.468 - **Language:** English ### [c5.468](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.468) DEVI. (Mahāmāyā). Though Devī is without a beginning it is told how she became first visible to living beings. - [Previous: c5.467](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.467) - [Next: c5.469](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.469) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.468](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.468) · Pramāṇa