[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) › c7.255 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c7.255 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c7.255 - **Language:** English ### [c7.255](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.255) GAYĀTĪRTHA. The following story is told in the Agni Purāṇa about the origin of this very reputed sacred place at Gayā. - [Previous: c7.254](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.254) - [Next: c7.256](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.256) - [Up: c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7) ## Cites (1) - [Agnipurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.255](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.255) · Pramāṇa