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# Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c7.450

Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c7.450

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### [c7.450](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.450)

11) Dhruva. Thirteen crores of yojanas away from the saptarṣimaṇḍala there is a place called Viṣṇupada. Dhruva, son of Uttānapāda lives there in the company of Indra, Agni, Kaśyapa, Dharma and others. The Dhruvamandala remains there stationary like the supporting pillar of all the planets ever on the move. (See Dhruva; Devibhāgavata 8th Skandha; Viṣṇu Purāṇa, Part II).

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## Cites (2)

- [Devībhāgavatapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.sakta.devibhagavata) — Sanskrit
- [Viṣṇupurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit

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