Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c7.2200

Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c7.2200

KĀŚYAPI. (Earth). The earth came to be known as Kāśyapi as it had been given as a gift to Kaśyapa by Paraśurāma.