[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) › c7.1332 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c7.1332 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c7.1332 - **Language:** English ### [c7.1332](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.1332) JANĀRDANA I. A synonym of Mahāviṣṇu (Śrī Kṛṣṇa). Because he made the Dasyus (Asuras—demons) tremble, Śrī Kṛṣṇa was called Janārdana. - [Previous: c7.1331](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.1331) - [Next: c7.1333](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.1333) - [Up: c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.1332](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.1332) · Pramāṇa