[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) › c8.783 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.783 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c8.783 - **Language:** English ### [c8.783](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.783) MĀYĀSURA. An asura. He had a daughter named Somaprabhā. (Kathāsaritsāgara). - [Previous: c8.782](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.782) - [Next: c8.784](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.784) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8) ## Cites (1) - [Kathāsaritsāgara](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.brhatkatha.kathasaritsagara) — Somadeva Bhaṭṭa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.783](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.783) · Pramāṇa