[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) › c7.1561 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c7.1561 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c7.1561 - **Language:** English ### [c7.1561](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.1561) In Śaiva Purāṇas it is mentioned that this Goddess is one of the eight portions of Parāśakti. It was believed that the powers of this Goddess regulated human lives in various ways. - [Previous: c7.1560](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.1560) - [Next: c7.1562](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.1562) - [Up: c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.1561](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.1561) · Pramāṇa