[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) › c7.1009 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c7.1009 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c7.1009 - **Language:** English ### [c7.1009](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.1009) 2) \*Son of Śiva.\* Though it was Mandodarī, Rāvaṇa's wife, who gave birth to Meghanāda (Indrajit) the Uttararāmāyaṇa refers to him as the son of Śiva in a story as follows:— - [Previous: c7.1008](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.1008) - [Next: c7.1010](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.1010) - [Up: c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.1009](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.1009) · Pramāṇa