[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) › c8.44 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.44 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c8.44 - **Language:** English ### [c8.44](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.44) MAGA (S). The brahmins residing in the island of Śāka are generally called Magas. The Brahmaparva of Bhaviṣya Purāṇa and the Sāmba Purāṇa speak about the Magas thus: - [Previous: c8.43](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.43) - [Next: c8.45](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.45) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8) ## Linked texts (2) - [Sāmbapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.samba) — Sanskrit - [Bhaviṣyapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhavisya) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.44](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.44) · Pramāṇa