[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) › c8.845 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.845 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c8.845 - **Language:** English ### [c8.845](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.845) Rāmāyaṇa states that Menā had two daughters of extraordinary beauty named Gaṅgā and Umā. They were both married by Śiva. - [Previous: c8.844](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.844) - [Next: c8.846](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.846) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.845](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.845) · Pramāṇa