[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) › c5.473 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c5.473 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c5.473 - **Language:** English ### [c5.473](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.473) 2) \*Origin of Devī.\* Once King Janamejaya questioned Vyāsa about the birth of Devī to which he replied as follows:— - [Previous: c5.472](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.472) - [Next: c5.474](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.474) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.473](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.473) · Pramāṇa