[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) › c8.2077 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.2077 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c8.2077 - **Language:** English ### [c8.2077](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2077) PĀŚUBHŪMI. The country of Nepal. The place got the name of Paśubhūmi because it is located near the birth place of Paśupati (Śiva). (Chapter 30, Śloka 9, Sabhā Parva). - [Previous: c8.2076](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2076) - [Next: c8.2078](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2078) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8) ## Cites (1) - [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2077](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2077) · Pramāṇa