[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) › c8.1693 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.1693 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c8.1693 - **Language:** English ### [c8.1693](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1693) In the language of Yogic treatises the seven life-winds in the human head are called the ‘Saptasūryas’ (seven suns). Pañcakarṇavātsyāyana had a clear knowledge of these Saptasūryas and has given a vivid description of them. (Taittirīya Āraṇyaka). - [Previous: c8.1692](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1692) - [Next: c8.1694](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1694) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8) ## Cites (1) - [Taittirīyāraṇyaka](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.aranyaka.taittiriya) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1693](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1693) · Pramāṇa