[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) › c8.796 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.796 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c8.796 - **Language:** English ### [c8.796](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.796) MEDHĀ. One of the twentyfour daughters born to Dakṣaprajāpati of his wife Prasūti. Of these, thirteen daughters including Medhā were married by Dharmadeva. (Chapter 7, Viṣṇu Purāṇa). - [Previous: c8.795](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.795) - [Next: c8.797](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.797) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8) ## Linked texts (1) - [Viṣṇupurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.796](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.796) · Pramāṇa