[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) › c5.496 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c5.496 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c5.496 - **Language:** English ### [c5.496](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.496) (6) Puṣṭidevī. Wife of Gaṇapati. If this Devī ceased to exist men and women would become feeble, because she is the source of all strength. - [Previous: c5.495](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.495) - [Next: c5.497](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.497) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.496](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.496) · Pramāṇa