[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) › c9.1476 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.1476 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.1476 - **Language:** English ### [c9.1476](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.1476) (i) In the battle between Indra and the asura called Sūrapadma the former deputed Śāstā for the protection of Śacidevī. (Skanda Purāṇa, Asura Kāṇḍa). - [Previous: c9.1475](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.1475) - [Next: c9.1477](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.1477) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.1476](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.1476) · Pramāṇa