[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) › c8.978 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.978 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c8.978 - **Language:** English ### [c8.978](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.978) (2) Brahmā gave the work of destruction to Mṛtyu. When she got that work she wept aloud. (Śloka 21, Chapter 257, Śānti Parva). - [Previous: c8.977](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.977) - [Next: c8.979](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.979) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8) ## Cites (1) - [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.978](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.978) · Pramāṇa