[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) › c8.2368 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.2368 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c8.2368 - **Language:** English ### [c8.2368](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2368) Obeying the instructions of Mahādevī, Rati abandoned her life and was born in the world of asuras. She grew up under the name Māyāvatī and became the wife of Śambara. - [Previous: c8.2367](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2367) - [Next: c8.2369](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2369) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2368](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2368) · Pramāṇa