[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) › c7.2008 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c7.2008 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c7.2008 - **Language:** English ### [c7.2008](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.2008) KAPĀLĪ II. Śiva. The Mahābhārata gives the following story regarding the reason for Śiva’s getting the name of Kapālī. - [Previous: c7.2007](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.2007) - [Next: c7.2009](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.2009) - [Up: c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7) ## Cites (1) - [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.2008](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.2008) · Pramāṇa