[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) › c8.2229 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.2229 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c8.2229 - **Language:** English ### [c8.2229](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2229) PINĀKA. The bow of Śiva. Pināka was formerly the three-forked spike of Śiva. Once it fell down from the hands of Śiva and on falling down took the shape of a bow. From then onwards it was used as a bow. See under Pāśupata. (Chapter 38, Sabhā Parva; Chapter 141, Anuśāsana Parva; Chapter 289, Śānti Parva). - [Previous: c8.2228](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2228) - [Next: c8.2230](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2230) - [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.c8.2229](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2229) · Pramāṇa