[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) › c5.509 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c5.509 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c5.509 - **Language:** English ### [c5.509](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.509) (19-20-21) Buddhidevī, Medhādevī and Dhṛtidevī. These three Devīs are wives of Jñāna. If they ceased to exist the world would become steeped in ignorance and foolishness. - [Previous: c5.508](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.508) - [Next: c5.510](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.510) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.509](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.509) · Pramāṇa