[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) › c5.499 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c5.499 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c5.499 - **Language:** English ### [c5.499](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.499) (9) Dhṛti. Consort of Kapila. Everybody worships her all the time. If the Devī ceased to exist the whole world would become timid and cowardly. - [Previous: c5.498](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.498) - [Next: c5.500](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.500) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.499](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.499) · Pramāṇa