[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) › c8.972 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.972 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c8.972 - **Language:** English ### [c8.972](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.972) Mṛtyu has been described both as a god and goddess in Mahābhārata. The statements regarding Mṛtyu as a deva are as follows :- - [Previous: c8.971](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.971) - [Next: c8.973](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.973) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.972](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.972) · Pramāṇa