[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) › c8.206 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.206 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c8.206 - **Language:** English ### [c8.206](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.206) Mahiṣāsura became the King of the Asuras. The alarmed Devas (gods) abandoned their posts of honour. All the worlds were plunged in darkness. (Vāmana Purāṇa, Chapter 17). - [Previous: c8.205](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.205) - [Next: c8.207](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.207) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8) ## Linked texts (1) - [Vāmanapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vamana) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.206](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.206) · Pramāṇa