[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) › c8.970 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.970 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c8.970 - **Language:** English ### [c8.970](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.970) MṚTYU. The goddess of Death. Agni Purāṇa gives details about the birth of Death. Hiṃsā was the wife of Adharma. They got a son named Anṛta and a daughter named Nikṛti. From them were born Bhaya, - [Previous: c8.969](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.969) - [Next: c8.971](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.971) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.970](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.970) · Pramāṇa