[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) › c8.1795 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.1795 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c8.1795 - **Language:** English ### [c8.1795](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1795) Cirañjīvī continued:—“This is how the crows and owls became enemies. We have to fight the owls. It is impossible to serve mean people. I shall tell you a story of what would happen if one believes in mean people:—Once a brahmin decided to perform a Yāga to increase the prosperity of the land. - [Previous: c8.1794](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1794) - [Next: c8.1796](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1796) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1795](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1795) · Pramāṇa