[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) › c8.474 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.474 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c8.474 - **Language:** English ### [c8.474](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.474) MAṄKAṆA (MAṄKAṆA). A barber of Vārāṇasī who was a great devotee of Gaṇeśa. During the time of King Divodāsa II Śiva wanted to destroy the city of Kāśī and deputed his son Gaṇeśa (Nikumbha) for the same. - [Previous: c8.473](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.473) - [Next: c8.475](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.475) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.474](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.474) · Pramāṇa