[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) › c8.2231 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.2231 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c8.2231 - **Language:** English ### [c8.2231](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2231) PINĀKĪ II. Śiva got this name because he wields the bow named Pināka. - [Previous: c8.2230](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2230) - [Next: c8.2232](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2232) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2231](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2231) · Pramāṇa