[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) › c9.1328 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.1328 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.1328 - **Language:** English ### [c9.1328](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.1328) The father was describing a philosophy of life figuratively to his son, but the boy understood nothing. Then, as requested by the son, the father explained to him the meaning of the story as follows: - [Previous: c9.1327](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.1327) - [Next: c9.1329](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.1329) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.1328](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.1328) · Pramāṇa