[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) › c7.2843 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c7.2843 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c7.2843 - **Language:** English ### [c7.2843](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.2843) KRTYĀ (KRTYAKĀ) I. A Rākṣasī who is born when the black arts as enunciated in the Atharvaveda are practised to annihilate enemies. Kṛtyā may appear in male form too. Some of the activities of Kṛtyā are given below. - [Previous: c7.2842](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.2842) - [Next: c7.2844](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.2844) - [Up: c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.2843](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.2843) · Pramāṇa