[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) › c8.441 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.441 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c8.441 - **Language:** English ### [c8.441](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.441) Māṇikyavācakar sat in his āśrama and composed divine songs. Once Śiva in the guise of a brahmin came there and copied the songs written by him. Even while he was reciting his divine songs to the devotees his soul left his body and merged with that of Śiva. - [Previous: c8.440](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.440) - [Next: c8.442](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.442) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.441](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.441) · Pramāṇa