[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) › c7.3327 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c7.3327 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c7.3327 - **Language:** English ### [c7.3327](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.3327) (iii) In the beginning Mahāviṣṇu in the form of a child lay on a leaf of the Banyan tree. Lying there the Lord began to think like this, "Who am I? Who created me? Why was I created? What should I do here?" At once from the sky came a voice which said:— - [Previous: c7.3326](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.3326) - [Next: c7.3328](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.3328) - [Up: c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.3327](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.3327) · Pramāṇa