[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) › c8.276 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.276 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c8.276 - **Language:** English ### [c8.276](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.276) MAKṢOPETA. A daitya. This daitya whirls round along with an Āditya, known as Viṣṇu in the month of Kārttika. (November) (12th Skandha, Bhāgavata). - [Previous: c8.275](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.275) - [Next: c8.277](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.277) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8) ## Cites (1) - [Bhāgavatapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.276](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.276) · Pramāṇa