[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) › c7.2023 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c7.2023 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c7.2023 - **Language:** English ### [c7.2023](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.2023) 2) Kapila—incarnation of Viṣṇu. The Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa states that Kapila was the incarnation of Viṣṇu. In Chapter 93 there is this statement: “Bhagavān Nārāyaṇa will protect us all. The Lord of the universe has now been born in the world as Kapilācārya.” - [Previous: c7.2022](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.2022) - [Next: c7.2024](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.2024) - [Up: c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7) ## Cites (1) - [Brahmāṇḍapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.brahmanda) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.2023](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.2023) · Pramāṇa