[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) › c7.1660 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c7.1660 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c7.1660 - **Language:** English ### [c7.1660](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.1660) 1) Genealogy and birth of Yama. From Mahāviṣṇu were descended in the following order—Brahmā, Marīci, Kaśyapa, Sūrya (Sun), Yama (Kāla). - [Previous: c7.1659](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.1659) - [Next: c7.1661](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.1661) - [Up: c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.1660](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.1660) · Pramāṇa