[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) › c7.1997 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c7.1997 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c7.1997 - **Language:** English ### [c7.1997](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.1997) In the book ‘Periplus’ written in 60 A.D. there is a mention of Kanyākumārī. It says: “Pious persons at the fag end of their lives dedicate their lives to God and go to Kanyākumārī on a pilgrimage and stay there accepting an ascetic life. A divine lady bathed in the holy waters there grants you ‘darśana’.” - [Previous: c7.1996](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.1996) - [Next: c7.1998](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.1998) - [Up: c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.1997](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.1997) · Pramāṇa