[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) › c5.588 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c5.588 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c5.588 - **Language:** English ### [c5.588](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.588) (9) Mahāviṣṇu was born as a son of Dharmadeva. (See under Naranārāyaṇa). - [Previous: c5.587](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.587) - [Next: c5.589](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.589) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.588](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.588) · Pramāṇa