[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) › c8.164 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.164 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c8.164 - **Language:** English ### [c8.164](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.164) MAHĀTAPAS. A great sage. Varāha Purāṇa states that this sage advised King Suprabha to worship Viṣṇu. - [Previous: c8.163](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.163) - [Next: c8.165](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.165) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8) ## Linked texts (1) - [Varāhapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.varaha) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.164](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.164) · Pramāṇa