[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) › c8.2381 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.2381 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c8.2381 - **Language:** English ### [c8.2381](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2381) PRAGHASĀ I. A rākṣasī (demoness). She was one among the several leading demonesses who sat around Sītā in Laṅkā to coax her into accepting Rāvaṇa as her husband. An ill-tempered woman, this demoness tried several methods to win Sītā to the side of Rāvaṇa. (Sarga 23, Sundara Kāṇḍa, Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa). - [Previous: c8.2380](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2380) - [Next: c8.2382](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2382) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8) ## Cites (1) - [Vālmīkirāmāyaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana.valmiki) — Vālmīki, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2381](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2381) · Pramāṇa