[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) › c8.1678 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.1678 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c8.1678 - **Language:** English ### [c8.1678](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1678) PAÑCADEVĪS. Durgā, Rādhā, Lakṣmī, Sarasvatī and Sāvitrī are the Pañcadevīs. They are different forms of nature. (See under Devī and Prakṛti). - [Previous: c8.1677](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1677) - [Next: c8.1679](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1679) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1678](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1678) · Pramāṇa