[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) › c7.1508 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c7.1508 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c7.1508 - **Language:** English ### [c7.1508](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.1508) JĪMŪTAKETU I. A synonym of Śiva. There is a story in the Purāṇas about how Śiva got the name Jīmūtaketu. - [Previous: c7.1507](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.1507) - [Next: c7.1509](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.1509) - [Up: c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.1508](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.1508) · Pramāṇa