[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) › c8.2022 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.2022 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c8.2022 - **Language:** English ### [c8.2022](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2022) PARUṢA. A Rākṣasa (demon). He was one among the twelve demons who supported Khara when the latter fought against Śrī Rāma. (Sarga 26, Araṇya Kāṇḍa, Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa). - [Previous: c8.2021](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2021) - [Next: c8.2023](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2023) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8) ## Cites (1) - [Vālmīkirāmāyaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana.valmiki) — Vālmīki, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2022](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2022) · Pramāṇa