[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) › c8.967 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.967 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c8.967 - **Language:** English ### [c8.967](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.967) Once the asuras defeated the Devas. Then Parameśvara and Mahāviṣṇu gave the Devas these four medicinal herbs. They planted them here and watered them from the Milk-sea. Around these precious plants stand guard the pārṣadas of Śiva and the Discus Sudarśana of Viṣṇu. (Yuddha Kāṇḍa, Kamba Rāmāyaṇa). - [Previous: c8.966](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.966) - [Next: c8.968](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.968) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.967](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.967) · Pramāṇa