[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) › c8.1282 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.1282 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c8.1282 - **Language:** English ### [c8.1282](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1282) NANDIKEŚA. The chief of the Bhūta Gaṇas (the attendants) of Śiva. For the story of how Nandikeśa once took the form of a monkey and cursed Rāvaṇa, see under Rāvaṇa. - [Previous: c8.1281](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1281) - [Next: c8.1283](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1283) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1282](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1282) · Pramāṇa