[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) › c5.841 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c5.841 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c5.841 - **Language:** English ### [c5.841](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.841) 2) The previous birth of Dhruva. Mahāviṣṇu appeared before Dhruva and revealed his previous birth. - [Previous: c5.840](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.840) - [Next: c5.842](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.842) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.841](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.841) · Pramāṇa